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nameAlston & Bird LLP
logoAlston & Bird LLP logo.svg
headquartersOne Atlantic Center
Atlanta, Georgia, US
num_offices13
num_attorneys935
num_employees1,681
practice_areasCorporate law, litigation, intellectual property, tax law
revenue$1.33 billion (2025)
date_founded
company_typeLLP
homepage
key_peopleRichard R. Hays (Chairman and Managing Partner)
profit_per_equity_partner$4,086,000 (2025)
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Alston & Bird LLP is an American multinational law firm with over 900 lawyers in 13 offices throughout the United States, Europe, and the UK. The firm provides legal services to both domestic and international clients who conduct business worldwide. 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. 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.

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. 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).

In August 2008, the firm opened a Silicon Valley office with attorneys from the national firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. 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. In March 2017, the firm opened its San Francisco office. In September 2019, the firm opened their London office. In July 2024, the firm opened offices in Chicago and Century City with three partners joining from Sidley Austin.

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

Offices

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

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. Firm bonuses range from $15,000 to $100,000, depending on service years and merit-based reviews.

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. Since 1990, Alston & Bird contributed $5.1 million to federal campaigns.

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

Notable cases

Notable attorneys

Notable alumni

References

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