Robert Long is the chair of Alston & Bird’s Securities Litigation Group, a Chambers-USA-recognized group in New York, California, and Georgia. He advises and defends boards, senior management, and their companies regarding corporate governance, fiduciary duties, and securities liability. His expertise includes securities class actions, derivative suits, merger disputes, internal investigations, and regulatory actions by government agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission. He is also an experienced trial lawyer.
Chambers USA recognizes Robert as a Band One Securities Litigator in Georgia. The Best Lawyers in America® has listed him for many years, as has Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Litigators in America.” In a recent survey, clients praised Robert, stating that his “level of service, knowledge, communication, and understanding of the various issues involved is outstanding.” They describe him and his team as “outstanding lawyers and business partners” and that Robert “has a good disposition in terms of being a lawyer in the courtroom and in talking to government officials.”
Robert frequently publishes and speaks on securities, corporate governance, and director and officer liability, including at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and the University of Georgia School of Law.
Robert graduated from Stanford Law School, where he was an editor for the Stanford Law Review and Class of 2000 co-president. He began private practice following a federal district court clerkship.
