Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
No. of offices	22
No. of attorneys	650
Major practice areas	Intellectual Property, [1] Construction, Native American, Corporate, and Banking
Date founded	1860 (San Francisco, California)
Company type	Limited liability partnership
Website	ktslaw.com

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is an American multinational law firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm has twenty-two ^[2] offices, including U.S. offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Washington State, and the District of Columbia, and has presence via international offices in Japan, Beijing, ^[3] Shanghai, and Sweden. The firm is particularly known ^[4] for its intellectual property practice. Clients have included Google in litigation related to its Google Print product, ^[5] and Sony in its suit against 21-year-old hacker George Hotz for jailbreaking the PS3. ^[6]

History

In 1997, the firms Kilpatrick & Cody (founded, 1874 in Atlanta), and Petree Stockton (founded 1918 in Winston-Salem), merged to form Kilpatrick Stockton LLP. ^[7]

On January 1, 2011, Kilpatrick Stockton, ^[8] and Townsend and Townsend and Crew ^[9] (founded in 1860) merged to form Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

In 2011, the firm assisted Sony in its lawsuit against George Hotz and some people associated with the group fail0verflow for "jailbreaking" the PlayStation 3. This included the attempted subpoena of Hotz's webhost to gather information about visitors to the site, as well as attempted subpoenas of YouTube, Twitter, Blogger and PayPal. ^{[14] [15]}

Key people

• Ches McDowell is an attorney and former lobbyist with Kilpatrick, Townsend, & Stockton hired by Binance, to lobby US President Trump to consider pardoning their former CEO, Changpeng Zhao ^[16] .

Partners

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton has over 250 ^[17] partners. The firm's most notable partners include the following:

• Miles J. Alexander was the recipient of the International Trademark Association's 2002 President's Award. ^[18]
  • Alexander was honored in 'The Best Lawyers in America 2006' for his prowess in the fields of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust Law, Corporate Law, and Intellectual Property Law. ^[19]
• James Cain is a Former US Ambassador to Denmark and Former President of the NHL Team, Carolina Hurricanes
• Joseph M. Beck is known for representing clients in high-profile cases.
  • Beck is lead counsel for Google in the Google Print case, and he has represented the family of Martin Luther King Jr. in intellectual property matters.
  • Beck also defended the musical group OutKast in 1999, when OutKast was sued by Rosa Parks over one of the group's most successful radio singles, which bore Parks' name as its title. ^[20]
  • In 2006, Beck was honored as one of 'The Best Lawyers in America' in the fields of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Entertainment Law, and Intellectual Property Law. ^{[19] [21]}
• William H. Brewster was named one of 'The Best Lawyers in America 2006' in the field of Intellectual Property Law. ^{[19] [22]}
• Adam Charnes served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy at the United States Department of Justice. He also served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and to Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. ^[23]
• Keith Harper is one of the United States' leading Native American attorneys, and is no longer with the firm as of 2020. ^{[24] [25]}
  • Harper has been involved in the Cobell v. Kempthorne case since its inception. He first represented the plaintiffs while working at the Native American Rights Fund, before he joined Kilpatrick Stockton. ^[26]
  • Harper is a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, ^[27] and serves as an appellate judge on the court of the Mashantucket Pequots|Mashantucket Pequo Tribal Nation. ^[28]
• J. Henry Walker IV serves as the firm Chairman. ^[29]
• David M. Zacks is a past chairman of the American Cancer Society. ^[30]
  • Zacks was named one of 'The Best Lawyers in America 2006' in the fields of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Health Care Law, and Personal Injury Litigation. ^{[19] [31]}

High-profile clients

• 20th Century Fox ^[32]
• Adidas ^[33]
• Apple ^[34]
• AT&T ^[33]
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association ^[35]
• DaimlerChrysler ^[36]
• Delta Air Lines ^[33]
• DuPont ^[37]
• Facebook ^[33]
• Google ^[38]
• Hanesbrands ^[39]
• Krispy Kreme ^[40]
• Levi Strauss & Co. ^[41]
• Office Depot ^[42]
• Oracle ^[33]
• PepsiCo, Inc. ^[43]
• Premera ^[35]
• Sony ^[44]
• Visa ^[45]
• Wells Fargo ^[46]
• Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ^[44]

References

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2. "Kilpatrick Expands To Chicago, Phoenix With 14 Attorneys". Law360.
3. "Kilpatrick Launches Beijing Office to Expand Global Trademark Practice".
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7. "History". Kilpatrick Stockton LLP. Archived from the original on 2010-09-14. Retrieved 1 October 2020. The predecessor firms of Kilpatrick & Cody, founded in 1874 in Atlanta, and Petree Stockton, founded in 1918 in Winston-Salem, merged their established traditions of service in early 1997 to form Kilpatrick Stockton LLP. Today, the firm serves international and multinational clients. Kilpatrick Townsend has been representing clients overseas since 1980, when our first European office opened.
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15. Judge Illston Alters Some of Her Order; Issues Referred to Magistrate - Updated 2Xs ^{[ usurped ]}, Pamela Jones, Groklaw, February 10, 2011, retrieved from Groklaw.net on 2011 03 06
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24. Thomas, David (July 16, 2020). "1 Week After SCOTUS Win, Jenner Expands Native American Law Practice". The American Lawyer . Retrieved 1 October 2020.
25. Edwards, Ben. "Jenner & Block hires team of eight from Kilpatrick Townsend to bolster Native American law practice". globallegalpost.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020. The new hires include six lawyers and two government relations advisers, including partners Keith Harper, Charles Galbraith and Robert Harmala.
26. "Ambassador (ret.) Keith M. Harper | Watson Institute". Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
27. "Cherokee citizen Keith Harper is an inspiration for our next seven generations". Native Times. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
28. "Harper is April's Alumnus of the Month". NYU Law. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
29. "Henry Walker, '86, Elected Firm Chair". Mercer Law. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
30. "ACS :: American Cancer Society Announces National Officers". 28 October 2006. Archived from the original on 28 October 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
31. "Zacks, David M." Kilpatricktownsend.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
32. "9th Circ. Declines To Defrost 'Ice Age' TM Row With Fox - Law360" . Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
33. "Kilpatrick Pushes Past $1M in Profit Per Partner - Daily Report" . Retrieved 23 May 2018.
34. "Brand Battles: PGA Tour, 'Game Of Thrones,' MPAA - Law360" . Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
35. "BCBS Antitrust Judge Out Of Patience, But Not GIFs - Law360" . Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
36. "General Error". Bna.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
37. "DuPont Again Dodges Secrets Suit Over Recyclable Banners - Law360" . Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
38. "Google, Samsung Win Challenge Of Image Sharing Patent - Law360" . Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
39. "Hanesbrands Sues Over Alleged Champion TM Infringement - Law360" . Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
40. "Brand Battles: Wal-Mart, Kellogg's, Sony - Law360" . Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
41. "Levi Strauss Sues French Designer Over Jean Tabs - Law360" . Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
42. "9th Circ. Revives Office Depot's Coverage Battle With AIG - Law360" . Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
43. "NLRB Pares Down Pepsi Beverage Co. Bargaining Unit - Law360" . Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
44. "Rainmaker Q&A: Kilpatrick Townsend's James Gilliland - Law360" . Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
45. "PTAB Lets Credit Card Patent Claims Stand Under Alice - Law360" . Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
46. "High Court Won't Review Wells Fargo ATM Patent Row - Law360" . Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

External links

• Official website
• Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton companies grouped at OpenCorporates
• Disability Advocates Group
• Cohen and Marzban Law Firm