Alston & Bird

What Alston & Bird does

Alston & Bird LLP is a full-service international law firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 1895 with over 90 years of patent litigation history. The firm operates 11 U.S. offices plus a London office opened in 2019, employing 1,001–5,000 people including more than 1,000 lawyers. Alston & Bird is structured as a privately held limited liability partnership owned by its equity partners, with Richard R. Hays serving as Chairman and Managing Partner.

The firm delivers legal services across six core practice areas — Corporate & Finance, Global Services, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Regulatory & Specialty, and Tax — and serves industry verticals including Artificial Intelligence, Finance & Financial Services, Health Care & Life Sciences, Real Estate, Technology & Telecom, Insurance, Natural Resources & Energy, Food & Beverage, and Transportation & Logistics. Notable specialized practices include structured and warehouse finance (named IMN SFR Law Firm of the Year three consecutive years), patent litigation (top-5 Patexia 2026 ranking), and tax. Recent representative matters include advising on $140B+ in M&A deal value across 175+ transactions in 2025, securing a complete defense verdict for GoPro in a decade-long patent case, and representing Seacoast Banking in its $710.8 million acquisition of Villages Bancorporation.

The business model is partner-led and relationship-driven, with revenue generated from hourly billing, flat fees, and alternative fee arrangements on complex multi-year engagements for enterprise clients. The firm achieved its 11th consecutive year of revenue growth in 2025 at +8%, supported by higher demand, billing rates, and headcount expansion. Third-party validation is broad — 84 Chambers USA 2026 practice rankings, 172 Chambers-recognized attorneys, 131 Best Law Firms Tier-1 rankings, and recognition in 13 Chambers Global practice areas and 26 attorneys in 2026. The firm recorded 57,189 pro bono hours in 2025.

Name

Alston & Bird

Legal name

Alston & Bird LLP

Website

https://alston.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1895

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Alston & Bird is a full-service international law firm headquartered in Atlanta, with 11 U.S. offices and a London office. It serves enterprise clients across technology, finance, healthcare, and real estate, with 84 Chambers-ranked practices and 11 consecutive years of revenue growth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness (Valuation-Related) (BPAHANAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs) (BPAHAOAG)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Corporate transactions
• Intellectual property
• Structured finance
• Health care regulatory

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Alston & Bird generates revenue primarily through fees charged for legal services including corporate transactions, litigation, regulatory advice, IP protection, tax counsel, and other legal representations. The firm achieved its 11th consecutive year of revenue growth in 2025, with revenue increasing 8% driven by higher demand, billing rates, and expanded headcount.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Alston & Bird is a full-service international law firm that delivers legal counsel across Corporate & Finance, Global Services, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Regulatory & Specialty, and Tax practice areas, serving enterprises, financial institutions, health care organizations, and technology companies through 11 U.S. offices and an international office in London. The firm advises on M&A, structured finance, patent litigation, health care regulatory compliance, and government investigations, billing clients through hourly rates, flat fees, and alternative fee arrangements.

Product overview

Alston & Bird is a full-service international law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services organized into six core practice areas: Corporate & Finance, Global Services, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Regulatory & Specialty, and Tax. The firm serves clients across key industry sectors including Artificial Intelligence, Finance & Financial Services, Food & Beverage, Health Care & Life Sciences, Insurance, Natural Resources & Energy, Real Estate, Technology & Telecom, and Transportation & Logistics. In 2025, the firm advised on over 175 M&A deals valued at $140B+ and recorded 57,189 pro bono hours. The firm operates 11 U.S. offices and an international office in London, with 172 attorneys recognized by Chambers USA 2026 across 84 practice rankings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate & Finance Full-service corporate and finance legal practice covering mergers and acquisitions, private equity, structured finance, securitization, and capital markets transactions for large corporations and financial institutions.
• Global Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Secured complete defense victory for GoPro in 11+ year patent case with all claims held invalid and $0 liability for client
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Harbor Group InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Alston & Bird signed a 170,000-square-foot, 15-year lease with Harbor Group International at its 51 West 52nd Street property (Black Rock tower) in Manhattan, marking the firm's expansion of its New York footprint by over 30 percent.
• Seacoast Banking Corporation of FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 June 2026Alston & Bird represented Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida in its $710.8 million acquisition of Villages Bancorporation, the bank's largest transaction to date.
• Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026Alston & Bird serves as legal counsel to Hilton Grand Vacations on multiple transactions including a $1 billion warehouse facility, a $300 million term note securitization, and the acquisition of the remaining 75% ownership interest in BRE Ace LLC (Elara resort in Las Vegas).
• Vistance NetworkscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2026Alston & Bird represented Vistance Networks, a global provider of intelligent network solutions, in the $1.7 billion sale of its RUCKUS Networks business to Belden Inc.
• RESICAP LPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2026Alston & Bird represented RESICAP LP in its $89 million sale of ResiBuilt Homes LLC (a leading build-to-rent developer) to Invitation Homes Inc.
• Pamlico CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 January 2026Alston & Bird represented Pamlico Capital in its growth investment in CalcFocus, a leading provider of cloud-native policy administration and illustration solutions to the individual and group life, health, and annuity insurance markets.
• Cerity PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2025Alston & Bird provided legal advisory services in connection with Cerity Partners' merger with Graypoint, an Albany, NY-based advisory firm.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Sidley Austin: Global Am Law 10 firm with comparable depth in M&A, IP litigation, healthcare regulatory, and structured finance. A direct competitor for the largest enterprise clients and high-stakes matters where A&B also competes.
• DLA Piper: Global full-service firm with overlapping corporate, finance, IP, and litigation practices. Alston & Bird recently recruited structured finance partners from DLA Piper in London, making it a direct competitor on both talent and mandates.
• Holland & Knight: Full-service firm of similar headcount and Am Law 50 stature with broad practice mix spanning corporate, litigation, healthcare, and regulatory. Comparable in size, geographic spread, and middle-market to enterprise client focus.
• McDermott Will & Emery: Am Law 50 firm with similar size and a healthcare, transactional, and litigation-heavy practice mix closely mirroring Alston & Bird's industry vertical emphasis. Comparable on partner headcount and national platform.
• Hogan Lovells: Global full-service firm with strong healthcare, life sciences, finance, and technology practices that overlap with Alston & Bird's industry verticals. Comparable in offering breadth and cross-border transactional capability.
• King & Spalding: Atlanta-headquartered Am Law 50 full-service firm with comparable practice breadth across M&A, litigation, healthcare, finance, and IP. Direct competitor for talent and clients in the Southeast and on national matters; nearly identical positioning to Alston & Bird.
• Jones Day: One of the largest Am Law firms globally, with a full-service platform covering M&A, litigation, regulatory, IP, and tax that directly overlaps A&B's practice areas. A primary competitor on enterprise and government matters.

Broad incumbents

• Latham & Watkins: Larger Am Law 10 firm competing across the same core practices — M&A, finance, IP, litigation — but with materially deeper bench and broader geographic coverage. Sets the upper-bound competitive benchmark for A&B's top mandates.
• Kirkland & Ellis: The largest Am Law firm by revenue, with dominant PE, M&A, and litigation practices. While its PE/transactional focus differs in mix, it competes with A&B for the same Fortune 500 and PE sponsor clients on large-cap matters.

Emerging players

• Troutman Pepper: Am Law 100 firm formed via the 2020 Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton merger, with significant overlap in healthcare regulatory, finance, and litigation. A direct and growing competitor for A&B's mid-market and healthcare clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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