Two hundred Alston & Bird attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, including 20 attorneys who earned first-year honors. The lawyers span the firm’s nine U.S. offices and represent 68 practice areas.
In addition, Best Lawyers also recognized 13 Alston & Bird attorneys as “Lawyers of the Year.”
Ranked for the first time are the following Alston & Bird attorneys:
- Brian Boone: Appellate Practice (Charlotte)
- Jennifer Butler: Health Care Law (Washington, D.C.)
- Natalie Clayton: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice (New York)
- Emily Costin: Litigation – ERISA (Washington, D.C.)
- James Croker: Tax Law (Washington, D.C.)
- David Frist: Litigation – Intellectual Property (Atlanta)
- Karen Gelernt: Securitization and Structured Finance Law (New York)
- Jason Goode: Securities / Capital Markets Law (Atlanta)
- Scott Harty: Tax Law (Atlanta)
- Andrew Howard: Government Contracts (Los Angeles)
- Edward Kang: Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Washington, D.C.)
- Soren Lindstrom: Corporate Law (Dallas)
- Clay Massey: Litigation – Environmental (Atlanta)
- Spencer Pryor: Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Atlanta)
- Christopher Riley: Litigation – Banking and Finance (Atlanta)
- Jonathan Rose: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Washington, D.C.)
- Jeffrey Rosenfeld: Food and Beverage Law (Los Angeles)
- Cliff Stanford: Banking and Finance Law (Atlanta)
- Valarie Williams: Antitrust Law (Atlanta)
The following Alston & Bird attorneys were named “Lawyers of the Year,” reflecting a broad spectrum of experience, from strong up-and-comers to partners capping a long and distinguished career:
- Blas Arroyo: Litigation – Intellectual Property (Charlotte)
- Cathy Burgess: Food and Beverage Law (Washington, D.C.)
- Edward Casey: Litigation – Land Use and Zoning (Los Angeles)
- Dennis Connolly: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Atlanta)
- Mary Gill: Litigation – Securities (Atlanta)
- Guy Gosnell: Patent Law (Charlotte)
- Jim Harvey: Information Technology Law (Atlanta)
- Douglas Hinson: Litigation – ERISA (Atlanta)
- Scott Ortwein: Securities Regulation (Atlanta)
- Bruce Rose: Litigation – Patent (Charlotte)
- Patrick Sargent: Securitization and Structured Finance Law (Dallas/Fort Worth)
- Robert Stone: Health Care Law (Atlanta)
- Mark Williamson: Tax Law (Atlanta)
Please see here for a complete list of Alston & Bird attorneys recognized in this year’s Best Lawyers.
First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is the world’s oldest peer-review attorney guide. For the 2020 edition, attorneys cast more than 8.3 million votes on the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same legal practice and geographical regions. Best Lawyers lists are published in top-tier publications such as The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.