Alston & Bird has earned wide recognition in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
The firm achieved National and Band 1 rankings in 19 practices, respectively. Additionally, 40 individual lawyers are ranked as National, Band 1, Senior Statesmen, and Up & Coming.
In all, Chambers USA awarded Alston & Bird 33 practice rankings and 88 leading lawyer rankings.
Alston & Bird practices receiving National rankings are:
- Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
- ERISA Litigation
- Government: Government Relations
- Health Care
- International Trade
- International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
- Privacy & Data Security
- REITs
- Tax: Corporate & Finance
In addition, 10 practices earned Band 1 rankings:
- Antitrust (Georgia)
- Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory (Georgia)
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Georgia)
- Corporate/M&A (Georgia)
- Health Care (Georgia)
- Intellectual Property (North Carolina)
- Labor & Employment (Georgia)
- Litigation: General Commercial (Georgia)
- Real Estate (Georgia)
- Tax (Georgia)
Alston & Bird attorneys who are ranked Nationally include:
- Michael J. Agoglia (Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance – Litigation)
- Sean A. Atkins (Energy: Electricity – Regulatory & Litigation)
- Thomas E. Crocker (International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions)
- Jonathan M. Fee (International Trade: Customs)
- Jason Goode (REITs)
- James A. Harvey (Outsourcing)
- H. Douglas Hinson (ERISA Litigation)
- Kenneth G. Jaffe (Energy: Electricity – Regulatory & Litigation)
- Robert C. Jones (Government: Government Relations)
- Kimberly Kiefer Peretti (Privacy & Data Security)
- Laura S. Pruitt (Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer – Compliance)
- Timothy P. Selby (Investment Funds: Hedge Funds)
- Rosemarie A. Thurston (REITs)
- Jamie D. Underwood (International Trade: Intellectual Property – Section 337)
- Jason Waite (International Trade: Customs)
- Kenneth G. Weigel (International Trade: Customs and International Trade – Export Controls & Economic Sanctions)
Alston & Bird lawyers ranked in Band 1 are:
- Randall L. Allen (Georgia – Antitrust)
- Rick D. Blumen (Georgia – Banking & Finance)
- Mark T. Calloway (North Carolina – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
- John L. Coalson, Jr. (Georgia – Tax)
- Dennis J. Connolly (Georgia – Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
- Michael (Mike) S. Connor (North Carolina – Intellectual Property)
- Patrick J. Flinn (Georgia – Intellectual Property)
- Kenneth G. Jaffe (Nationwide – Energy: Electricity: Regulatory & Litigation)
- Mark C. Kanaly (Georgia – Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory)
- Sam K. Kaywood, Jr. (Georgia – Tax)
- Michael T. Petrik (Georgia – Tax)
- Mark C. Rusche (Georgia – Real Estate)
- Eileen M.G. Scofield (Georgia – Immigration)
- John I. Spangler, III (Construction – Georgia)
- Grant T. Stein (Georgia – Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
- John C. Weitnauer (Georgia – Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
- Benjamin T. White (Georgia – Tax)
Additional Alston & Bird lawyers recognized as leading individuals by Chambers USA are:
- Michael D. McCoy (North Carolina - Intellectual Property) and J. Thomas Kilpatrick (Georgia – Labor & Employment), who earned the distinction of Senior Statesmen.
- Meaghan Goodwin Boyd (Georgia - Environment ), Deborah Cazan (Georgia – Construction), and Lesley Solomon (Nationwide - REITs), who are highlighted as Up & Coming lawyers.
Since 1999, Chambers & Partners has been researching the U.S. legal profession, identifying the leading lawyers and law firms. Chambers USA 2017’s rankings are determined through interviews with thousands of lawyers and their clients nationally. The results are audited independently and are based on a range of professional qualities most valued by clients.
Click here to see the complete list of our ranked attorneys by practice group. To view the profiles of all the listed lawyers, please click on the individual’s name to the right.