Alston & Bird’s Intellectual Property Group was named “Litigation Department of the Year” for Intellectual Property by Daily Report at the annual Southeastern Legal Awards on May 1, 2025.
The publication selected Alston & Bird because of its “intellectual property team’s work with multinational clients across a variety of industries.” The team “achieved two clean sweep jury verdicts in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in 2024 and took on numerous high-profile, business-critical cases for clients including Honeywell International, Signify, Skechers, and Chick-fil-A.”
In addition, three Alston & Bird partners from multiple practice areas have been named to the “On the Rise” class of 2025, which recognizes the region’s top lawyers under the age of 40.
- Zack Higbee (North Carolina), partner in Alston & Bird’s Intellectual Property Group.
- Kelsey Kingsbery (North Carolina), partner in Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group.
- Elaine Tapp (Georgia), partner in Alston & Bird’s Corporate & Finance Practice Group.
The Southeastern Legal Awards recognize some of the region’s greatest attorneys and firms along with the rising stars of the industry. The attorneys honored are talented litigators, dealmakers, visionaries, pioneers, and irreplaceable mentors deserving of recognition. Honorees were selected by Daily Report’s editorial staff, with the assistance of a panel of lawyers.