For the twelfth consecutive year, Alston & Bird has been recognized as a global leader in patent law by Intellectual Asset Management in its annual IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals.
The report describes Alston & Bird as “by far the best” with the ability to “handle any issue, including providing help internationally,” and “a top choice for IP matters in the United States.”
In addition to Alston & Bird’s 21 individually ranked lawyers, the firm earned three practice rankings across the United States.
Ranked practices are:
- Georgia: Firms – Gold
- North Carolina: Firms – Gold
- New York: Litigation – Bronze
Ranked attorneys are:
- Dane Baltich: (Georgia) Prosecution – Recommended
- Keith Broyles: (Georgia) Litigation – Gold
- Natalie Clayton: (New York) Litigation – Bronze
- Mike Connor: (North Carolina) Litigation – Recommended
- Jason Cooper: (Georgia) Prosecution – Recommended
- Chris Douglas: (North Carolina) Prosecution – Recommended; (National) – Recommended
- Brian Ellsworth: (North Carolina) Prosecution – Recommended
- Guy Gosnell: (North Carolina) Prosecution – Recommended
- John Haynes: (Georgia) Litigation – Silver
- Matthew Howell: (Georgia) Litigation – Bronze
- Ryan Koppelman: (California) – Bronze
- Bob Lee: (Georgia) Litigation – Bronze
- Chris Lightner: (Georgia) Prosecution – Recommended
- Mike Newton: (California) – Bronze
- Scott Pivnick: (Washington, D.C.) – Bronze
- Ben Pleune: (North Carolina) Litigation – Recommended
- Bruce Rose: (North Carolina) Litigation – Recommended
- Bryan Skelton: (North Carolina) Prosecution – Recommended; (North Carolina) Transactions – Recommended
- Scott Stevens: (North Carolina) Litigation – Recommended
- Ted Stevenson: (Texas) Litigation – Gold
- David Teske: (Georgia) Prosecution – Recommended; (Georgia) Transactions – Recommended
IAM Patent 1000 is the most extensive and trusted guide to the world’s leading private practice patent firms and professionals in key jurisdictions.