Alston & Bird LLP, USA, Georgia

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Founded in 1893, Alston & Bird LLP is a major U.S. full-service law firm with an extensive national and international practice. The firm has 800 lawyers with offices in Atlanta, Georgia; New York City; Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles, Silicon Valley and Ventura County, California; Dallas, Texas; Charlotte and the Research Triangle in North Carolina; and Brussels, Belgium, offering services in virtually every practice area from antitrust to wealth planning. We have lawyers and support staff who are fluent in German, Chinese, Spanish, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Turkish and Hindi.

Alston & Bird LLP’s international group is a multidisciplinary team of lawyers focused on business investment, intellectual property, tax, finance, regulatory, immigration, insolvency, customs and litigation matters. The group has structured deals and handled disputes around the globe—from Latin America and Europe to Asia and the Middle East.

The international litigation practice offers a wealth of litigation and arbitration experience, particularly with clients from Europe, South America and Japan. Our lawyers are recognized leaders in the international litigation field and have hands-on involvement in relevant business, trade and government organizations.

The firm’s international trade and regulatory team offers wide-ranging expertise in the diverse regulatory and strategic issues facing companies that do business internationally. Several distinguished lawyers recognized as among the best in the field lead our team, including individuals who have held senior positions in the departments of State, Treasury and Justice and the executive office of the President. We have significant experience working with U.S. regulatory bodies at both the staff and political levels of the departments of Commerce, Defense, State, Transportation, Justice and Treasury; the Customs Service; the U.S. Trade Representative; the International Trade Commission; Congress; and the courts.

The intellectual property practice provides a full range of services, including patentability and prosecution, litigation, patent maintenance and counseling regarding infringement avoidance. In Corporate Counsel’s 2012 report of “Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies,” Alston & Bird’s intellectual property practice tied for first place, based on court and USPTO filings of the Fortune 50.

For businesses seeking to enter or expand markets in the United States, we provide full support in all facets of the legal and regulatory requirements associated with operating a business. As one of the largest, and certainly one of the most respected law firms in Georgia, we have assisted numerous companies through issues related to finance, workforce management, protection of intellectual property, corporate governance, litigation, arbitration, and mergers, acquisitions and dispositions.

The firm enjoys a reputation for excellence. Alston & Bird LLP has been ranked by Fortune magazine as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” 13 years in a row, making it the only law firm to have achieved such a record.

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