More than 145 Alston & Bird Lawyers Highlighted; 13 Honored as “Lawyers of the Year”
One hundred and forty-seven Alston & Bird lawyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers In America. The lawyers span the firm’s eight U.S. offices and represent more than 60 different practice areas.
In addition, 13 Alston & Bird lawyers are named “Lawyers of the Year” by the publication:
| William M. Atkinson | Litigation - Intellectual Property (Charlotte) |
| Adam J. Biegel | Litigation – Antitrust (Atlanta) |
| Kirk T. Bradley | Patent Law (Charlotte) |
| Mark T. Calloway | Criminal Defense: White Collar (Charlotte) |
| John L. Coalson, Jr. | Tax Law (Atlanta) |
| Steven M. Collins | Litigation – Banking & Finance (Atlanta) |
| Jasper L. Cummings, Jr. | Litigation – Tax (Raleigh) |
| Todd R. David | Litigation – Securities (New York) |
| Judson Graves | Litigation – First Amendment (Atlanta) |
| Larry C. Jones | Trademark Law (Charlotte) |
| J. Thomas Kilpatrick | Employment Law – Management (Atlanta) |
| Matthew P. McGuire | Litigation – Banking & Finance (Raleigh) |
| Benjamin T. White | Non-Profit/Charities Law (Atlanta) |
Nine Alston & Bird lawyers are ranked for the first time this year by Best Lawyers:
| Jeffrey A. Belkin | Litigation – Construction (Atlanta) |
| Edward J. Casey | Land Use and Zoning (Los Angeles) |
| Stephen Cerniglia | Real Estate Law (New York) |
| Justin R. Howard | Mergers and Acquisitions (Atlanta) |
| Kate K. Moseley | Corporate (Dallas) |
| A. Shane Nichols | Litigation – Intellectual Property (Atlanta) |
| S. Benjamin Pleune | Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent (Charlotte) |
| Beverlee E. Silva | Litigation – Environmental (Atlanta) |
| M. Scott Stevens | Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent (Charlotte) |
First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey in which more than 50,000 leading attorneys cast more than 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Best Lawyers lists are re-published in top-tier business and legal publications such as The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The American Lawyer.