Our Credentials

• Our 800 attorneys are in 10 major markets, representing world-class companies including UPS, The Dow Chemical Company, Bank of America, Delta Air Lines, Inc., Aflac Incorporated, Nokia, The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Twentieth Century Fox.
• The Best Lawyers in America 2012 features 121 of our attorneys.
• Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2011 recognizes nine Alston & Bird practices in its national rankings. They are Capital Markets: REITs; Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation); ERISA Litigation; Government: Government Relations; Healthcare: East Coast; International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337); Outsourcing; Privacy & Data Security; Tax: Corporate & Finance. Eighty-seven of our attorneys are included in the publication’s prestigious rankings.
• The American Lawyer's 2011 list of “Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies” recognized Alston & Bird among the top 10 law firms in the country.
• The BTI Consulting Group ranked Alston & Bird 5th in the U.S. on its first “Masters of the Deal” list. The ranking resulted from a survey of 150 major corporations about the law firms they use for corporate transactions.
• For 2010, FactSet Mergerstat ranked Alston & Bird #14 in the category of “Top US Advisors, Based on US Announced Deals” ranked by transaction value.
• The 2011 American Lawyer's “Corporate Scorecard” ranked Alston & Bird #8 as “Counsel to Investment Advisor” in the Mergers & Acquisitions category based on transaction value, and #11 as “Counsel to Bidder" in the Private Equity category based on transaction value.
• Alston & Bird named “Best Corporate Law Firm” in Atlanta as determined by general counsel and directors from an independent survey by FTI Consulting.
• Our 300 litigators have handled cases in all 50 states and are featured prominently in the BTI Litigation Outlook 2011. The report, based on feedback from over 300 general counsel, practice leaders and in-house litigation managers, cited Alston & Bird among the 32 firms nationally that clients would least like to see on the opposite side of the table; as one of the 24 firms most recommended by large corporate clients; and as a “Securities Litigation Standout”— one of a select group of law firms clients want most on their side in securities litigation.
• In Corporate Counsel's 2011 report of "Who Represents Corporate America," Alston & Bird's intellectual property practice as tied for 4th place.
• Alston & Bird ranked 2nd in the nation for the most new U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) cases in 2010 in “Welcome to Patent Law’s Hottest Venue” in the National Law Journal.
• International Tax Review described our tax practice as being “one of the best in North America.” Its “World Tax 2012” ranked Alston & Bird as a leading tax firm in both New York and Washington, D.C.

Our Culture

• Alston & Bird has been ranked on FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for 13 consecutive years, including placement in the top 25 for eight years, four of which were in the top 10.
• Alston & Bird ranked 5th on The 2012 BTI Client Service 30 among U.S. law firms in providing superior client service. The ranking resulted from interviews with approximately 240 corporate counsels at Fortune 1000 companies.
• Alston & Bird has been named by Working Mother magazine as one of the 2009 “50 Best Law Firms for Women.” Firms were evaluated according to workforce profile; family friendly benefits and policies; flexibility; leadership, compensation and advancement of women; and development and retention of women.
• In the 2012 “Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law firms,” Alston & Bird ranked 11th for overall diversity, 10th with respect to LGBT, 8th with respect to minorities and 16th with respect to women.