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Alston & Bird [Adam Silver] One of Atlanta’s top firms, Alston & Bird offers attorneys the chance to work with high-caliber clients, a top-rated pro bono program, and a work atmosphere that is consistently rated as one of the best in the nation.
Though Atlanta is known as the cradle of
the firm earned the recognition. Actually, the
Coca-Cola and CNN, the city is also host to
firm was ranked as high as second overall,
one of the country’s top law firms: Alston &
and was deemed the best law firm to work at
Bird. The state motto of Georgia is “Wisdom,
by a large margin. Several benefits include
Justice, and Moderation,” and the middle vir-
easily negotiable work schedules, prodigious
tue is epitomized by Alston, quite simply the
maternity leave, highly praised child care
region’s premier firm. Alston is headquar-
facilities, and the always popular and often
tered in Atlanta, although its nearly 700 at-
necessary massage therapy.
torneys are spread out in offices in Charlotte and Research Triangle, North Carolina; New York; and the District of Columbia.
Alston gives back to its attorneys, and Alston’s attorneys give back to their community. The firm is routinely recognized for
Alston can trace its roots back over 100
its pro bono activity and such projects as
years. The son of the founder was Philip H.
the Legal Aid Fellowship. In this area, it is
Alston, Jr., who was a partner at the firm for
once again the top firm in Atlanta by a mile,
over 30 years and the U.S. Ambassador to
having received the Atlanta Bar Association’s
Australia during the Carter administration.
Law Firm Service Award an unprecedented
Alston’s political connections endure to this
amount of the times. The Pro Bono Commit-
day. Former senator Bob Dole, apparently
tee is chaired by partner Judson Graves, who
tired of running for president and plugging
had represented Mrs. Dale Earnhardt and
Viagra, recently joined the firm as Special
was selected as one of the top ten litigators
Counsel.
in the country in a 2000 issue of the National
Law Journal. While it may get less press than firms anchored in New York City, Alston is a large
Though the firm has a rich and extensive his-
firm and has a long list of big name clients:
tory, it is no dinosaur. Alston prides itself on
Wachovia, NASCAR, UPS, AFLAC, Delta,
its exceptional technical capabilities, which
Reebok, WebMD, etc. Alston features almost
allow attorneys a great deal of liberty in
every sort of practice area, including a bus-
interacting with each other as well as clients.
tling litigation department, a mergers and
The firm is considered to be among the most
acquisitions record rated highly by Merger-
technologically advanced in the legal world.
stat, and a sizable IP group. Alston & Bird may not have quite the cache Alston offers the foremost opportunity for
that its northern-based rivals do, but the
lawyers in the Southeast; but beyond the
firm is far and away the tops in the South and
exciting professional climate is a genial
is continually gaining in national attention,
environment. Alston was named one of
prestige and quality. It has the rare privilege
the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by
of offering challenging work in a positive,
Fortune. It was the fifth year in a row that
social atmosphere.
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