Century City

Alston & Bird was featured in the Los Angeles Times for strengthening the firm’s presence in Southern California in 2024 with the opening of a new office in Century City and a relocation of our downtown Los Angeles office to a stunning new space. The firm’s already strong intellectual property practice was also noted for its growth with the additions of partners Erik Carlson, Theresa Conduah, Olivia Kim, and Edward Poplawski to its offices in Southern California in 2024.

Alston & Bird has been honored as one of the nation’s top law firms in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers. The firm received 25 national tier-one practice rankings and 101 metropolitan tier-one practice rankings across all U.S. offices.

Alston & Bird has strengthened and expanded its presence in Southern California with the opening of a new office in Century City and the move to a stunning new space in Downtown Los Angeles. Partner-in-charge Jeff Rosenfeld recently spoke with The Recorder about the firm’s strategic growth and ambitions in the region.

Alston & Bird has again achieved Mansfield Rule Certification, a rigorous, year-long certification program that aims to boost and sustain diversity in law firm leadership by broadening the pool of women lawyers, LGBTQ+ lawyers, and underrepresented racial and/or ethnic lawyers who are considered for senior lateral attorney job openings, firm governance opportunities, equity partner promotions, other firm leadership positions, and client interface opportunities. The firm is recognized on the list of “trendsetters,” which is reserved for firms that have achieved certification and remained committed for two to four years.

Corporate Control Alert – a service of The Deal that provides analysis of key Delaware case law, trends in dealmaking, activism, and regulation – has ranked Alston & Bird third among counsel to financial advisors on U.S. M&A transactions with a value of $100 million or more announced between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2024.