One hundred and eighty-one Alston & Bird attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. The lawyers span the firm’s nine U.S. offices and represent more than 60 practice areas.
Ranked for the first time are the following Alston & Bird attorneys:
- George Abney: Tax Law (Atlanta)
- Meaghan Boyd: Environmental Law (Atlanta)
- Cathy Burgess: Food and Beverage Law (Washington, D.C.)
- Tara Castillo: Securitization and Structured Finance Law (Washington, D.C.)
- Gerard Catalanello: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (New York)
- Jonathan Edwards: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Atlanta)
- Mark Harris: Securitization and Structured Finance Law (Dallas)
- Brian Harvel: Tax Law (Atlanta)
- Robert Long: Litigation – Securities (Atlanta)
- Dawnmarie Matlock: Health Care Law (Atlanta)
- Paul Monnin: Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Atlanta)
- Michael Parisi: Banking and Finance Law (Atlanta)
- Carolyn Smith: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Washington, D.C.)
Best Lawyers also recognized the following Alston & Bird attorneys as “Lawyers of the Year,” reflecting a broad spectrum of lawyers, from strong up-and-comers to partners capping a long and distinguished career:
- Blas Arroyo: Litigation – Patent (Charlotte)
- Jack Cummings, Jr.: Litigation and Controversy – Tax (Raleigh)
- Richard "Skip" Fulton: Litigation – Environmental (Atlanta)
- Michele Glessner: Patent Law (Charlotte)
- David Keating: Technology Law (Atlanta)
- Benjamin Pleune: Litigation – Intellectual Property (Charlotte)
- David Stewart: Litigation – Intellectual Property (Atlanta)
- Michael Thimmig: Securitization and Structured Finance Law (Dallas)
- Mark Williamson: Trusts and Estates (Atlanta)
Please see here for a complete list of Alston & Bird attorneys recognized in this year’s Best Lawyers.
First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is the world’s oldest peer-review attorney guide. For the 2019 edition, attorneys cast more than 7.8 million votes on the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same legal practice and geographical regions. Best Lawyers lists are published in top-tier publications such as The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.