For the eighth consecutive year, Alston & Bird has been recognized as a global leader in patent law in the 2019 edition of the Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals.
In the editorial accompanying the rankings, the publication noted:
“Alston & Bird is perfectly set up to serve Fortune 500 companies; it has people who can interface well at all levels, from the C-Suite to in-house counsel to engineers and inventors, and does an excellent job assigning the right people to the right tasks.”
Alston & Bird earned four practice rankings in this year’s report and 19 individual lawyer rankings.
Ranked practices are:
- California: Prosecution – Recommended
- Georgia: Firms – Gold
- New York: Litigation – Bronze
- North Carolina: Firms – Gold
Ranked attorneys are:
- Keith Broyles: (Georgia) Litigation – Gold
- Romy Celli: (California) Prosecution – Recommended
- Natalie Clayton: (New York) Litigation – Bronze
- Mike Connor: (North Carolina) Litigation – Recommended
- Jason Cooper: (Georgia) Prosecution – Recommended
- Christopher Douglas: (North Carolina) Prosecution – Recommended
- Brian Ellsworth: (North Carolina) Prosecution – Recommended
- Patrick Flinn: (Georgia) Litigation – Gold
- Jonathan Gordon: (California) Transactions – Recommended
- Guy Gosnell: (North Carolina) Prosecution – Recommended
- Robert Lee: (Georgia) Litigation – Bronze
- Joe Liebeschuetz: (California) Prosecution – Recommended
- Chris Lightner: (Georgia) Prosecution – Recommended
- Shane Nichols: (Georgia) Litigation – Silver
- Thomas Parker: (New York) Litigation – Bronze
- Scott Pivnick: (Washington, D.C.) Litigation – Bronze
- Ben Pleune: (North Carolina) Litigation – Recommended
- Bruce Rose: (North Carolina) Litigation – Recommended
- David Teske: (Georgia) Litigation – Bronze
IAM Patent 1000 is the world’s most extensive guide to leading private practice patent professionals and firms in key jurisdictions globally. Firm rankings are based on the depth of experience, market presence, and level of work they are typically engaged in. Individual rankings are based on feedback from peers and clients with knowledge of their practice and the market where they operate.