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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]
Headquarters | One Atlantic Center Atlanta, Georgia United States |
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No. of offices | 13[1] |
No. of attorneys | 829[2] |
No. of employees | 1,627 |
Major practice areas | Corporate law, litigation, intellectual property, tax law |
Key people | Richard R. Hays (Chairman and Managing Partner) |
Revenue | $1.02 billion (2021)[2] |
Profit per equity partner | $3,075,000 (2021)[2] |
Date founded | 1893 |
Company type | LLP |
Website | alston.com |
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]
The firm has offices in Atlanta, New York City, Washington, D.C., Brussels, Charlotte, Raleigh, Dallas, Fort Worth, London, Los Angeles, Beijing, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley.[1]
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]
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]
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