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Alston & Bird advised GoldState Music, a leading music rights investment platform, on raising $500 million in strategic capital, including a structured capital facility co-led by private equity firms Northleaf Capital Partners and Ares Management. Based in Florida, GoldState Music invests in music rights, emerging music technology, and enterprises in need of growth and expansion capital. This transaction underscores the ability of the Alston & Bird’s Investment Funds Group to provide proactive, holistic, and cutting-edge investment management expertise, ensuring clients like GoldState Music are well positioned in the ever-evolving marketplace.

Alston & Bird represented T-Mobile and Ericsson against Plaintiff General Access, who sought $253M for alleged infringement of two patents directed to base station equipment in T-Mobile’s network. On April 11, an Eastern District of Texas jury issued a complete defense verdict finding no infringement of either patent and awarding no damages.

Alston & Bird has been honored among the top 40 of Fortune magazine’s annual survey of America’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” the only law firm that has earned this national recognition for 26 consecutive years. 

As states’ unclaimed property and escheat laws proliferate and continue to evolve, Alston & Bird has developed AlstonUP, a comprehensive legislation-tracking website application to inform users about each new state-level proposal.

Alston & Bird’s Intellectual Property Group has been named as a finalist in the “Department of the Year, Specialty Practice Intellectual Property” recognition in Daily Report’s 2025 Southeastern Legal Awards.

Alston & Bird has been ranked the No. 1 best-performing firm overall representing complainants and respondents in Section 337 investigations conducted by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).