Alston & Bird

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Alston & Bird LLP
Alston & Bird LLP logo.svg
Headquarters One Atlantic Center
Atlanta, Georgia
United States
No. of offices13 [1]
No. of attorneys829 [2]
No. of employees1,627
Major practice areas Corporate law, litigation, intellectual property, tax law
Key peopleRichard R. Hays (Chairman and Managing Partner)
Revenue$1.02 billion (2021) [2]
Profit per equity partner$3,075,000 (2021) [2]
Date founded1893;131 years ago (1893)
Company type LLP
Website alston.com

Alston & Bird LLP is an American multinational law firm with over 800 lawyers in 13 offices throughout the United States, Europe, the UK, [3] and Asia. The firm provides legal services to both domestic and international clients who conduct business worldwide. [4] Alston & Bird has advised companies including Amazon.com, The Coca-Cola Company, Microsoft, Bank of America, Starbucks, Toyota, Dell, UPS, and Nokia. Since 2000, Fortune has ranked the firm in the 100 Best Companies to Work For list. [5] The firm's core practices include intellectual property, complex litigation, corporate and tax, with national industry focusing on energy and sustainability, health care, financial services, and public policy. [6]

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History

Through the roots of the Alston, Miller & Gaines’ predecessor firms, the merger with Jones, Bird and Howell formed Alston & Bird on December 1, 1982. [7] Expansion beyond Georgia began with the establishment of an office in Washington, D.C., followed by the 1997 merger with intellectual property-focused Bell Seltzer Park & Gibson (Charlotte and Raleigh), Walter, Conston, Alexander & Green in 2001 (New York), and Crews, Shepherd & McCarty LLP in 2007 (Dallas). [7]

In August 2008, the firm opened a Silicon Valley office with attorneys from the national firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. [8] The next month, Alston & Bird acquired Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava and MacCuish LLP (which had a total of ~100 lawyers), launching in Los Angeles and Ventura County to reach nine offices nationwide. [9] In March 2017, the firm opened its San Francisco office. [10] In September 2019, the firm opened their London office. [3]

Today, the firm is headquartered in Midtown Atlanta in One Atlantic Center. [11]

In February 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Deputy Director, Brian Johnson, left the agency to become a partner at Alston & Bird LLP. [12]

Offices

The firm has offices in Atlanta, New York City, Washington, D.C., Brussels, Charlotte, Raleigh, Dallas, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. [1]

Compensation

In June 2016, Alston & Bird announced that it would raise attorney salaries to match market rates set earlier that month by the New York–based law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore. [13] Firm bonuses range from $15,000 to $100,000, depending on service years and merit-based reviews. [14]

Political contributions

According to OpenSecrets, Alston & Bird was one of the top law firms contributing to federal candidates during the 2012 election cycle, donating $1.26 million, 53% to Democrats. [15] Since 1990, Alston & Bird contributed $5.1 million to federal campaigns. [16]

The New York Times reported that a $1 million contribution was made through Alston & Bird to Project Veritas in 2019. [17]

Notable cases

Notable attorneys

Notable alumni

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