Alston & Bird has been honored once again by Patexia Inc. as a market leader representing respondents and complainants in Section 337 investigations conducted by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
In its 2023 ITC Section 337 Intelligence Report identifying the top 100 ITC law firms and attorneys, Patexia ranks Alston & Bird the No. 2 best performing firm overall and No. 4 most active firm overall.
The report evaluates the activity and performance of over 380 law firms and 4,768 attorneys across more than 400 ITC cases filed under Section 337 between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2022.
Among the report’s other highlights, Alston & Bird also ranks among the:
- Top 5 best performing law firms representing complainants
- Top 5 best performing law firms representing respondents
- Top 10 most active law firms representing complainants
- Top 10 most active law firms representing respondents
Additionally, the report identifies the following Alston & Bird attorneys among the best in handling ITC cases:
- Michael Deane – ranked among the top 100 most active attorneys representing complainants and top 100 best performing attorneys representing complainants.
- David Frist – ranked among the top 100 most active attorneys representing complainants and top 100 best performing attorneys representing complainants.
- John Haynes – ranked among the top 75 most active attorneys representing complainants; top 75 best performing attorneys representing complainants; and the top 100 best performing attorneys overall.
- Stephen Lareau – ranked among the top 100 best performing attorneys overall.
- John McGrath – ranked among the top 50 best performing attorneys overall; the top 75 best performing attorneys representing complainants; the top 100 most active attorneys overall; the top 100 most active attorneys representing complainants; and top 100 best performing attorneys representing respondents.
- Scott Stevens – ranked among the top 10 best performing attorneys overall; top 10 best performing attorneys representing respondents; and the top 100 most active attorneys overall.
- Ted Stevenson – ranked among the top 100 most active attorneys representing complaints and top 100 best performing attorneys representing complainants.
- Adam Swain – ranked among the top 5 most active attorneys overall; top 10 most active attorneys representing respondents; top 25 most active attorneys representing complainants; top 25 best performing attorneys overall; top 25 best performing attorneys representing respondents; and top 25 best performing attorneys representing complainants.
The report is the most recent by Patexia identifying Alston & Bird as a leader in intellectual property litigation. Founded in 2010, Patexia Inc. is an intellectual property community and information service. The 2023 ITC Intelligence Report is based on data obtained from public sources, including the ITC’s Electronic Document Information System, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records), as well as self-reported by attorneys on the Patexia website.