Texas Lawyer | Alston & Bird Launches in Fort Worth, Takes 6-Lawyer Team from Thompson & Knight

Alston & Bird is featured for opening an office in Fort Worth and expanding its Dallas office; Rob Vartabedian and Conrad Hester are noted for joining the Fort Worth office; Mitchell Griffith is noted for joining the Dallas office; and Darren Hauck, Dan Diffley, and Justin Howard are quoted.

Alston & Bird is featured for opening an office in Fort Worth and expanding its Dallas office; Rob Vartabedian and Conrad Hester are noted as new Fort Worth partners; Mitchell Griffith is noted as a new partner in the Dallas office; and Richard Hays is quoted.

Alston & Bird has been named one of the top places to work by the Dallas Business Journal, marking the second time the firm has been featured in the publication’s annual list of the “100 Best Places to Work in North Texas.” 

Alston & Bird has bolstered its patent litigation capabilities with the addition of Ted Stevenson as a partner in the firm’s Dallas office. Arriving from McKool Smith, Stevenson is a first-chair trial lawyer and registered patent attorney who focuses on intellectual property and competition cases for a marquee list of companies in the telecommunications and technology industries worldwide.

Alston & Bird has been named one of the top places to work in Dallas by the Dallas Business Journal, marking the first time the firm has been featured in the publication’s annual survey of the “100 Best Places to Work in North Texas.”