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Emily Fitzgerald Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Emily Fitzgerald, senior associate in Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group, is now Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. This accomplishment reflects Emily’s substantial appellate experience, including representing a variety of clients before the U.S. Supreme Court, Texas Supreme Court, and various federal and state courts of appeal. Emily also has extensive trial and arbitration experience before various courts and tribunals.
Alston & Bird Broadens Mass and Toxic Torts
Alston & Bird has enhanced its mass tort and toxic tort practices with the addition of two new partners. Kara McCall, who advises businesses facing toxic tort and products liability litigation, and Beth Chiarello, who defends class actions and mass tort cases on behalf of Fortune 500 companies, will reside in the firm’s Chicago office.
Alston & Bird Bolsters M&A and Private Equity Practice with Two Partners in New York
Alston & Bird has strengthened its leading Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity teams with the addition of two partners in the firm’s New York office.
Emily Fitzgerald Named a 2025 Best Lawyer Under 40 by D Magazine
Emily Fitzgerald, senior associate in Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group, has been named one of Dallas’s “Best Lawyers Under 40” by D Magazine for her appellate specialty.
Alston & Bird Earns Equality 100 Award in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2025 Corporate Equality Index
Alston & Bird has again earned a top rating of 100 percent on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI), an annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation that measures commitment to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) workplace equality, earning the designation as recipient of the “Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion.”
Alston & Bird Elects 20 New Partners
Alston & Bird announces the election of 20 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2025. The new partners span seven offices and seven practice groups.
Alston & Bird Tops Atlanta Business Chronicle’s ‘Atlanta’s 50 Largest Law Firms’
Alston & Bird has been recognized as the largest law firm in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle for the fifth consecutive year.
Alston & Bird Represents Professor in Pro Bono Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Hunter College
Alston & Bird partnered with Lawfare to file a lawsuit, on behalf of the school’s chair of its Jewish Studies department, against CUNY Hunter College for failing to take appropriate action to address antisemitism on campus. The suit, filed on behalf of The Chair in Jewish Studies and Director of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at Hunter College describes a campus engulfed by vitriolic protests and antisemitic materials, creating an environment where Plaintiff felt compelled to hide her Jewish identity. The lawsuit was covered by The New York Post.
Alston & Bird Advises Homrich Berg on Acquisition of $6.4 Billion WMS Partners
Alston & Bird advised Homrich Berg, an Atlanta-based independent wealth management firm, in its acquisition of WMS Partners, a $6.4 billion multifamily office and registered investment adviser based in Towson, MD, which will become part of HB Family Office.
Tiffany Li Qu Honored by Leadership Council on Legal Diversity with a 2024 Atlas Award
Tiffany Li Qu, associate in Alston & Bird’s State & Local Tax Group, has been named a 2024 Atlas Award winner after the successful completion of the 2024 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Pathfinder Program, which trains high-performing, early-career attorneys in critical professional development strategies.
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