Law360 | IP Hires: McKool Smith, Barnes & Thornburg, Orrick

Ted Stevenson is quoted on joining the firm as a patent litigation partner in the Dallas office, and John Haynes is also quoted.

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.

Ted Stevenson is noted for joining the firm as a patent litigation partner in the Dallas office, John Haynes and Darren Hauck are quoted on his joining, and Mike Newton is mentioned.