For the eleventh consecutive year, Alston & Bird has been recognized as a global leader in patent law by Intellectual Asset Management in its annual IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals.
Alston & Bird is noted in the report as “the sole occupant of the gold tier” in North Carolina and a “force to be reckoned with.” In Georgia, the firm is described by IAM as “a one-stop shop for patent services” with “abundant experience litigating in federal district courts, the International Trade Commission, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.”
In addition to Alston & Bird’s 20 individually ranked lawyers, referred to as “eminent IP minds” with a “blend of expertise,” the firm earned three practice rankings across the United States.
Ranked practices are:
- Georgia: Firms – Gold
- North Carolina: Firms – Gold
- New York: Litigation – Bronze
Ranked attorneys are:
- Dane Baltich: (Georgia) Prosecution – Recommended
- Keith Broyles: (Georgia) Litigation – Gold
- Natalie Clayton: (New York) Litigation – Bronze
- Mike Connor: (North Carolina) Litigation – Recommended
- Jason Cooper: (Georgia) Prosecution – Recommended
- Christopher Douglas: (North Carolina) Prosecution – Recommended; (National) – Recommended
- Brian Ellsworth: (North Carolina) Prosecution – Recommended
- Guy Gosnell: (North Carolina) Prosecution – Recommended
- John Haynes: (Georgia) Litigation – Bronze
- Ryan Koppelman: (California) – Bronze
- Robert Lee: (Georgia) Litigation – Bronze
- Chris Lightner: (Georgia) Prosecution – Recommended
- Mike Newton: (California) – Bronze
- Scott Pivnick: (Washington, D.C.) – Bronze
- Ben Pleune: (North Carolina) Litigation – Recommended
- Bruce Rose: (North Carolina) Litigation – Recommended
- Bryan Skelton: (North Carolina) Prosecution – Recommended; (North Carolina) Transactions – Recommended
- Scott Stevens: (North Carolina) Litigation – Recommended
- Ted Stevenson: (Texas) Litigation – Gold
- David Teske: (Georgia) Prosecution – Recommended; (Georgia) Transactions – Recommended
IAM Patent 1000 is the most extensive and trusted guide to the world’s leading private practice patent firms and professionals in key jurisdictions.