Alston & Bird has been ranked the No. 1 best-performing firm overall representing complainants and respondents in Section 337 investigations conducted by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
In its 2025 ITC Section 337 Intelligence Report identifying the top 100 ITC law firms and attorneys, Patexia ranks Alston & Bird the No. 1 best-performing firm overall and No. 5 most active firm overall. The leaders of the firm’s Section 337 practice, Adam Swain and Scott Stevens, have been called out as leading individuals: Adam as the No. 1 best-performing attorney representing complainants, and both Scott and Adam ranking among the top 5 best-performing ITC attorneys overall.
The report evaluates the activity and performance of 357 law firms and 4,375 attorneys across more than 400 ITC cases filed under Section 337 between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2024.
Among the report’s other highlights, Alston & Bird also ranks:
- No. 1 best-performing law firm representing complainants
- No. 2 best-performing law firm representing respondents
- No. 2 most active law firm representing complainants
- Top 15 most active law firm representing respondents
Additionally, the report identifies the following Alston & Bird attorneys among the best in handling ITC cases:
- Adam Swain – ranked among the top 5 best-performing attorneys overall and among the top 5 most active attorneys overall, the top 5 most active attorneys representing complainants, the top 5 best-performing attorneys representing complainants, the top 10 best-performing attorneys representing respondents, and the top 25 most active attorneys representing respondents.
- Scott Stevens – ranked among the top 5 best-performing attorneys overall, the top 10 best-performing attorneys representing complainants, the top 50 best-performing attorneys representing respondents, the top 100 most active attorneys overall, and the top 100 most active attorneys representing complainants.
- John Haynes – ranked among the top 5 most active attorneys representing complainants, the top 20 best-performing attorneys representing complainants, the top 50 most active attorneys overall, and the top 50 best-performing attorneys overall.
- Stephen Lareau – ranked among the top 20 best-performing attorneys overall, the top 20 best-performing attorneys representing complainants, the top 20 most active attorneys representing complainants, the top 50 most active attorneys overall, and the top 50 best-performing attorneys representing respondents.
- Ted Stevenson – ranked among the top 10 most active attorneys representing complainants, the top 20 best-performing attorneys representing complainants, and the top 40 most active attorneys overall.
- Shri Abhyankar – ranked among the top 50 most active attorneys representing complainants and the top 100 best-performing attorneys representing complainants.
- Kirk Bradley – ranked among the top 25 best-performing attorneys overall, the top 50 best-performing attorneys representing respondents, and the top 100 attorneys representing complainants.
- Madeline Byrd – ranked among the top 100 most active attorneys representing complainants.
- Jennifer Cieluch – ranked among the top 100 best-performing attorneys representing complainants.
- Michael Deane – ranked among the top 100 best-performing attorneys representing complainants.
- Katie Donald – ranked among the top 100 best-performing attorneys overall and the 100 best-performing attorneys representing complainants.
- Philip Ducker – ranked among the top 100 best-performing attorneys representing complainants.
- David Frist – ranked among the top 25 most active attorneys representing complainants, the top 50 best-performing attorneys representing complainants, and the 100 most active attorneys overall.
- Shawn Gannon – ranked among the top 25 most active attorneys representing complainants and the top 100 best-performing attorneys representing complainants.
- Sloane Kyrazis – ranked among the top 25 most active attorneys representing complainants and the top 100 best-performing attorneys representing complainants.
- Bryan Lutz – ranked among the top 100 most active attorneys representing complainants and the top 100 best-performing attorneys representing complainants.
- Katherine Rubschlager – ranked among the top 50 best-performing attorneys representing complainants and the top 75 best-performing attorneys overall.
- Nick Tsui – ranked among the top 100 best-performing attorneys representing complainants.
- Karlee Wroblewski – ranked among the top 100 most active 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 2025 ITC Intelligence Report is based on data obtained from public sources, including the ITC’s Electronic Document Information System, U.S. 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.