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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]
History
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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
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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]
Compensation
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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
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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
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Notable attorneys
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Notable alumni
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Philip H. Alston, Jr. , U.S. Ambassador to Australia and to Nauru , confidant of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter , and founder of Alston & Bird[26] [27]
Chaz Beasley , member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Sean Bedford , former American football center for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Michael Lawrence Brown , United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Craig Carpenito , current United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey
Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General of Georgia
Tom Daschle , United States senator from South Dakota from 1987 to 2005.[28]
Bob Dole , former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate from Kansas [29]
Daisy Hurst Floyd , former dean of Walter F. George School of Law of Mercer University
Keith Gottfried , 19th General Counsel for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bobby Jones , winner of the 1930 Grand Slam , founder of the Masters Tournament and Augusta National Golf Club ,[30] former Alston & Bird partner, as well as founding partner of one of Alston & Bird's predecessor firms (Jones, Bird, and Howell); the firm continues to represent the Bobby Jones brand and monitors trademark issues for the family[31]
Blanche Lincoln , former U.S. Senator from Arkansas
Karol Mason , Assistant Attorney General under the Obama administration
Robert McCallum Jr. , former Associate Attorney General of the United States and former United States Deputy Attorney General
Earl Pomeroy , former U.S. Representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district
Tom Scully , former senior official in the administrations of Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush [32] [33]
Leah Ward Sears , former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
Francis Shackelford , former General Counsel of the Army
Frank E. Sheeder III , former President of the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)
Peter Swire , Professor of Law at Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology
Anne Tompkins , former United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Thomas Walker , former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Joe Whitley , the first General Counsel for the United States Department of Homeland Security
Todd Zywicki , Professor of Law at George Mason University School of Law
See also
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References
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^ a b Hobbs, Meredith. "Alston Launches London Office, Boosting Payments, Finance Practices" . Law.com . ALM Media Properties, LLC. Retrieved 18 September 2019 .
^ "Alston & Bird LLP | Member firm for USA, Georgia" . LexMundi . Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2019 .
^ "100 Best Companies to Work For 2018" . Fortune . Retrieved 2018-02-16 .
^ "Alston & Bird LLP" . Great Place to Work . Great Place to Work Institute. Retrieved 2 July 2018 .
^ a b "Alston & Bird LLP" . U.S. News & World Report . Law Firms. Retrieved 2 July 2018 .
^ Slater, Dan (31 July 2008). "Akin to Shutter Offices in Taipei, Silicon Valley; Lawyers to Alston & Bird" . The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 2 July 2018 .
^ King, Jonatha (1 August 2008). "Weston Benshoof Law Firm Merges With Atlanta Law Firm" . Noozhawk . Malamute Ventures LLC. Retrieved 2 July 2018 .
^ Wolfe, Eli (23 March 2017). "Daily Journal Staff Writer" . Esquire Legal Search . Esquire Inc. Retrieved 2 July 2018 .
^ "Alston & Bird LLP" . Chambers and Partners . Chambers & Partners. Retrieved 2 July 2018 .
^ "CFPB's No. 2 to leave agency for law firm" . American Banker . 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-03-03 .
^ Castro-Pagan, Carmen (15 August 2016). "After the $180K Salary Bump, What About Benefits in Big Law?" . Bloomberg Law . he Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Retrieved 2 July 2018 .
^ "Alston & Bird" . glassdoor . Glassdoor, Inc. Retrieved 2 July 2018 .
^ "Lawyers & Lobbyists: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups" . OpenSecrets .
^ "Organizations: Alston & Bird" . OpenSecrets.org . OpenSecrets .
^ Mazzetti, Mark; Goldman, Adam (7 March 2020). "Erik Prince Recruits Ex-Spies to Help Infiltrate Liberal Groups" . The New York Times . Retrieved 8 March 2020 .
^ "Executive Profile" . Bloomberg . Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2 July 2018 .
^ "PURCHASE AGREEMENT Between NEXTWAVE TELECOM INC., NEXTWAVE PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS INC., NEXTWAVE PARTNERS INC., NEXTWAVE POWER PARTNERS INC. and CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC" . Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved 2 July 2018 .
^ "Schedule 14A" . U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission . g86948r4defm14a.txt: SEC. Retrieved 11 July 2018 .{{cite web }}
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^ "IndyMac Bank Announces Agreement to Acquire Financial Freedom Holdings Inc.; The Recognized Industry Leader in the Reverse Mortgage Market" . BusinessWire . Business Wire, Inc. Retrieved 2 July 2018 .
^ Amanda Bronstad, "Judge Agrees to Expand Plaintiffs Committees in Toyota MDL," The National Law Journal , 17 May 2010.
^ "Keith R. Blackwell" .
^ "Joseph H. Hunt" .
^ "Byung J. "BJay" Pak" .
^ "Philip Henry Alston Jr. (1911-1988)" . U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Retrieved 29 June 2022 .
^ Panter, Lona (1 September 2016). "UGA law school names inaugural Philip H. Alston, Jr. Distinguished Law Fellows" . UGA Today . University of Georgia . Retrieved 29 June 2022 .
^ Lee, Christopher (2005-03-14). "Daschle Moving to K Street" . Washington Post . ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved 2018-02-16 .
^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (5 December 2021). "Bob Dole, Old Soldier and Stalwart of the Senate, Dies at 98" . The New York Times . Retrieved 29 June 2022 .
^ "Bobby Jones' Law Partner Reminisces About Golf Great | Law.com" . Law.com . Retrieved 2018-09-25 .
^ "HMX Group To Manufacture And Sell Bobby Jones Golf Equipment Designed By Jesse Ortiz - The Golf Wire" . The Golf Wire . 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2018-09-25 .
^ Smith Named Acting Administrator At Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
^ "Scully joins Washington law firm Alston and Bird" . Modern Healthcare . December 18, 2003.
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alston_%26_Bird&oldid=1210363522 "
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