Alston & Bird LLP

Type: Private - Partnership
On the web: http://www.alston.com

One of the South's leading law firms, Alston & Bird groups its 80-plus practices into four main areas: corporate and finance, intellectual property, litigation, and tax. The firm's intellectual property practice group is one of the nation's largest. Overall, Alston & Bird has about 800 attorneys, policy advisers, and patent agents. The firm serves a wide range of domestic and international clients, which have included Bank of America, Duke University, General Electric, and UPS. Besides its Atlanta home base, Alston & Bird has offices in California, North Carolina, New York, Texas, and Washington, DC. The firm traces its roots to a law practice founded in 1893.

Officers:
Managing Partner: Richard R. Hays
Interim CFO and Executive Administrator, New York: Richard G. Levinson
CIO: Robert Marburger

Competitors:
Kilpatrick Townsend
King & Spalding
Sutherland Asbill