Kristine McAlister "Kristy" Brown

Kristine McAlister "Kristy" Brown


Alston & Bird LLP

Recognized since 2017

Atlanta, Georgia

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Communications Law

Privacy and Data Security Law

Technology Law

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Kristy McAlister Brown is co-chair of the firm's Litigation & Trial Practice Group and leads the firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Litigation Practice Team. Ms. Brown focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on class actions and privacy and cyber litigation. She has defended putative class actions across the country and has a strong track record of defeating class certification—both at the trial and appellate levels. Ms. Brown is an experienced privacy and cyber litigator. She has defended class actions brought under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Telephone Consumer Protection Act, as well as class actions asserting deceptive trade practice claims based on privacy practices. Ms. Brown also has significant experience defending Federal Trade Commission and state attorney general investigations relating to privacy and business practice issues.

In addition to her privacy litigation experience, Ms. Brown has represented clients in complex commercial litigation involving many types of claims, including antitrust, deceptive trade practices, unfair competition, products liability and accountant’s liability. Ms. Brown’s clients have included several leading wireless service providers, a manufacturer of wireless telephones, a leading rent-to-own company, a leading home-improvement retailer, and a Big Four accounting firm.

Ms. Brown was recognized by BTI as a Client Service All-Star in 2014 and in 2020.

Location
  • One Atlantic Center
    1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 4900
    Atlanta, GA 30309-3424
Education
  • Vanderbilt University, J.D., graduated 1993
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BS, graduated 1990
Bar Admissions
  • Florida, State Bar of Florida
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
  • Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
Affiliations
  • Judicial clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1993-1994 - Member
Federal Clerkships
  • United States Court of Appeals

Alston & Bird LLP
Atlanta, Georgia

224 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

123 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Communications Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Privacy and Data Security Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Communications Law, Atlanta (2024)
  • Privacy and Data Security Law, Atlanta (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Communications Law
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Technology Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

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