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Alston & Bird has been ranked in seven practice areas in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 United States.

Fifteen Alston & Bird attorneys have been named “IP Stars” by Managing IP in its 2025 rankings of the world’s leading intellectual property practitioners and practices.

Alston & Bird has once again been ranked among America’s top adoption-friendly workplaces, marking 19 consecutive years that the firm has been recognized nationally as a leader in employee adoption benefits.

Alston & Bird represented Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida, the holding company for Seacoast National Bank, in its $710.8 million acquisition of Villages Bancorporation, parent company of Florida-based Citizens First Bank. The transaction structure includes a unique combination of cash, common stock, and non-voting preferred stock and represents Seacoast’s largest transaction to date.

Alston & Bird secured a unanimous decision from the New York Appellate Division, First Department, affirming the claim by MSI Management Services former CEO Teri Martin that retirement did not cause the forfeiture of her shares in the company’s stock.