Alston & Bird’s COVID-19 Response & Relief Team can give insight and guidance to clients facing immediate questions and challenges about planning for or responding to the threat posed by the virus.
Eleven Alston & Bird attorneys have been named “IP Stars” by Managing Intellectual Property in its 2020 rankings of the world’s leading intellectual property (IP) practitioners and practices.
Press ReleaseMay 13, 2020
Maki DePalo, David Park Honored by Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Maki DePalo, partner in Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Group, and David Park, partner in the firm’s Financial Services & Products Group, were honored today by the Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association (GAPABA) at its “New Partners & Counsel Virtual Celebration.”
Press ReleaseMay 8, 2020
Four Alston & Bird Attorneys Recognized with JD Supra 2020 “Readers’ Choice Awards”
Four Alston & Bird attorneys have been recognized by JD Supra with its 2020 “Readers’ Choice Awards” for their thought leadership and reader engagement.
Press ReleaseMay 5, 2020
Stephanie Clouston Named a 2020 “Best Lawyer” by D Magazine
Stephanie Clouston, a partner in Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group, has been named one of Dallas’s top lawyers by D Magazine.
Press ReleaseMay 5, 2020
Chris Lightner, Aimee Pickett Sanders Elected to Atlanta Bar Association for 2020-2021 Term
Alston & Bird partner Chris Lightner has been elected secretary of the board of directors of the Atlanta Bar Association, where he is joined by associate Aimee Pickett Sanders, who was elected member-at-large on the board of directors of the association’s Bankruptcy Section, a position she held in 2019-2020.
Press ReleaseApril 30, 2020
Top Women Attorneys in Los Angeles: Courtney Wright, Jessica Sharron
Courtney Wright, partner in Alston & Bird’s Real Estate Finance & Investment Group, and Jessica Sharron, partner in the firm’s Construction & Government Contracts Group, have been named among the “2020 Top Women Attorneys in Los Angeles” by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
Press ReleaseApril 27, 2020
Alston & Bird Study Shows 33% Rise in 2019 Nordic-U.S. M&A Deals, 25% Increase in Value
Alston & Bird’s third annual study of M&A activity between the Nordic countries and the United States shows a significant increase in both deal numbers and deal value over the previous year.
April 23, 2020
Alston & Bird Widely Recognized in Chambers USA 2020
Alston & Bird has earned wide recognition in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Press ReleaseApril 22, 2020
Alston & Bird Launches Women in Cyber Network
Alston & Bird today announced the launch of the Women in Cyber™ network, a unique and innovative program that brings together private practice and in-house lawyers, cybersecurity practitioners, and information technology professionals to tackle the need for cross-functional engagement in addressing enterprise cybersecurity risk.
Press ReleaseApril 22, 2020
Alston & Bird Attorneys, Firm Recognized by USPTO for 2019 Patent Pro Bono Leadership
Three Alston & Bird attorneys and the firm itself have been recognized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for their leadership in assisting financially under-resourced inventors and small businesses.
Press ReleaseApril 1, 2020
Alston & Bird Named Among the Top 16 “CyberSavvy” Law Firms
Alston & Bird has earned national recognition among general counsel for its excellence in cybersecurity and data privacy in a new study by BTI Consulting Group.
Press ReleaseApril 16, 2020
Alston & Bird Adds Doug Taber as Finance Senior Counsel in New York
Alston & Bird has expanded its corporate debt advisory and restructuring capabilities with the addition of Doug Taber as senior counsel in the firm’s New York office.
Press ReleaseApril 15, 2020
Kim Peretti Named to Cybersecurity Docket’s 2020 “Incident Response 30”
Kim Peretti, Alston & Bird partner and co-chair of the firm’s Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response and National Security & Digital Crimes Teams, has been named to Cybersecurity Docket’s 2020 “Incident Response 30,” which recognizes the “30 best data breach response lawyers in the business.”
Press ReleaseApril 9, 2020
Hubei Grand Life Science & Technology Prevails in Multiple Patent Infringement Cases Before USPTO, ITC
Alston & Bird client Hubei Grand Life Science & Technology Co. Ltd. (HGL), a subsidiary of China Grand Enterprises Inc., scored a hat trick of victories before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The wins came on top of another victory secured by HGL in an earlier patent infringement investigation by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
Press ReleaseMarch 25, 2020
Elise Paeffgen Named to DCA Live’s 2020 “Emerging Women Leaders in Private Practice”
Elise Paeffgen, partner in Alston & Bird’s Health Care Group, has been named to DCA Live’s 2020 “Emerging Women Leaders in Private Practice,” which recognizes an elite group of upcoming women leaders within their law firms and the broader legal community in the Washington, D.C. region.
Press ReleaseMarch 24, 2020
Angela Payne James Rejoins Alston & Bird as Diversity & Inclusion Partner
Alston & Bird announced that Angela Payne James has rejoined the firm as partner in charge of Diversity & Inclusion. A former Alston & Bird partner, James returns to the firm from Goldman Sachs, where she was global chief of staff for the company’s Technology Division.
Press ReleaseMarch 24, 2020
Alston & Bird Adds Finance Partner James Fisher in London
Alston & Bird has expanded its London finance practice with the addition of James Fisher as partner. Fisher arrives from Reed Smith LLP, where he was a structured finance partner representing corporate trustees and agents on the full range of financial products, both cross-border and domestically.
Press ReleaseMarch 2, 2020
Alston & Bird Announces COVID-19 Coronavirus Task Force
Alston & Bird has formed a working group to advise clients on the business and legal implications of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Press ReleaseFebruary 13, 2020
Alston & Bird Recognized by Chambers Global 2020
Alston & Bird has been recognized in the 2020 edition of Chambers Global, with six practices and 13 lawyers cited for excellence.
Press ReleaseMarch 13, 2020
Alston & Bird Ranked Among Top 5 Counsel for Patent Litigation Defense: 2010-2019
Alston & Bird has been ranked among the top five most-active AmLaw 100 firms in defending patent cases over the past decade.
Press ReleaseMarch 13, 2020
OncoSec Defeats Shareholder’s Attempt to Enjoin $30 Million Transaction
Alston & Bird scored a decisive victory in Nevada state court last week by securing the dismissal with prejudice of a putative shareholder class action asserted against client OncoSec Medical Incorporated and its board of directors.
Press ReleaseMarch 11, 2020
Alston & Bird Advises on “Out-Of-Court Restructuring of the Year”
Alston & Bird has been recognized for its role in the workout of Black Box Corporation that was named “Out-of-Court Restructuring of the Year ($100MM or More)” by The M&A Advisor.
Press ReleaseMarch 2, 2020
Alston & Bird Welcomes Tripp O’Connor from Capgemini as New Chief Financial Officer
Alston & Bird announced today that Gerald (Tripp) O’Connor has joined as chief financial officer based in the firm’s Atlanta office.
Press ReleaseMarch 2, 2020
Derin Dickerson Named a Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow
Alston & Bird has selected Derin Dickerson, partner in the firm’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group, to be a member of the 2020 class of Fellows, a career development program sponsored by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD).
Press ReleaseFebruary 26, 2020
Alston & Bird Represents Underwriters in $500 Million Public Investment-Grade Notes Offering by Essex Portfolio
Alston & Bird acted as counsel to the underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered investment-grade notes offering totaling $500 million issued by Essex Portfolio L.P., the operating partnership of Essex Property Trust Inc., a publicly traded real estate investment trust that invests in multifamily residential properties on the U.S. West Coast.
Press ReleaseFebruary 25, 2020
CFPB Deputy Director Brian Johnson to Join Alston & Bird as Partner in Washington, D.C.
Alston & Bird is expanding its consumer financial services and public policy capabilities with the addition of Brian Johnson, deputy director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), who will join the firm in March as partner in Washington, D.C.
Alston & Bird client Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. simplified its operating structure by buying its manager, Preferred Apartment Advisors LLC, and its sub-manager, NMP Advisors LLC, for an aggregate purchase price of $154 million, plus up to $25 million of potential additional earnout consideration.
Alston & Bird has created an innovative technology-assisted solution to help financial institutions manage the transition risks on legacy transactions from the phase-out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) scheduled for the end of 2021.
February 24, 2020
Alston & Bird Defense Victory Named a 2019 “Top Verdict” by the Daily Journal
A California case that settled a key area of law concerning trade secret misappropriation has been named one of the state’s most significant verdicts by the Daily Journal and earned Alston & Bird a spot on its annual list of “Top Verdicts.”
Press ReleaseFebruary 21, 2020
Alston & Bird Earns Broad Recognition in 2020 World Trademark Review 1000
Alston & Bird has been recognized as a global leader in trademark law in the 2020 edition of the World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals.
Press ReleaseFebruary 20, 2020
Alston & Bird Named a Fortune Best Workplace for 21st Consecutive Year
Alston & Bird has been honored yet again by Fortune magazine in its annual survey of America’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” – marking 21 years in a row that the firm has earned national recognition as a champion of corporate culture and workplace excellence.
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