One hundred and forty-four Alston & Bird attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The publication is universally regarded as among the few definitive guides to legal excellence, and its rankings are based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers are not allowed to pay a fee to be listed in Best Lawyers and, thus, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
In addition, 17 Alston & Bird attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year” by the publication. These include:
Randall L. Allen – Atlanta Litigation - Antitrust
William M. Atkinson – Charlotte Patent Law
Dennis J. Connolly – Atlanta Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jasper L. Cummings, Jr. – Raleigh Tax Law
Lee A. DeHihns III – Atlanta Environmental Law
Patrick J. Flinn – Atlanta Litigation - Intellectual Property
Richard W. Grice – Atlanta Equipment Finance Law
James A. Harvey – Atlanta Information Technology Law
Gary C. Ivey – Charlotte Securities Regulation
Larry C. Jones – Charlotte Litigation - Intellectual Property
John L. Latham – Atlanta Litigation - Securities
William Scott Ortwein – Atlanta Securities/Capital Markets Law
Sharon F. Rubalcava – Los Angeles Environmental Law
Eileen M.G. Scofield – Atlanta Immigration Law
T. Michael Tennant – Atlanta Land Use & Zoning Law
Jane F. Thorpe – Atlanta Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
John C. Weitnauer – Atlanta Litigation - Bankruptcy
In addition, 17 Alston & Bird attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year” by the publication. These include:
Randall L. Allen – Atlanta Litigation - Antitrust
William M. Atkinson – Charlotte Patent Law
Dennis J. Connolly – Atlanta Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jasper L. Cummings, Jr. – Raleigh Tax Law
Lee A. DeHihns III – Atlanta Environmental Law
Patrick J. Flinn – Atlanta Litigation - Intellectual Property
Richard W. Grice – Atlanta Equipment Finance Law
James A. Harvey – Atlanta Information Technology Law
Gary C. Ivey – Charlotte Securities Regulation
Larry C. Jones – Charlotte Litigation - Intellectual Property
John L. Latham – Atlanta Litigation - Securities
William Scott Ortwein – Atlanta Securities/Capital Markets Law
Sharon F. Rubalcava – Los Angeles Environmental Law
Eileen M.G. Scofield – Atlanta Immigration Law
T. Michael Tennant – Atlanta Land Use & Zoning Law
Jane F. Thorpe – Atlanta Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
John C. Weitnauer – Atlanta Litigation - Bankruptcy