
Insights: News Kilpatrick Townsend Achieves Top-Tier Recognition from <em>Chambers USA 2020</em> April 24, 2020 *Number of Band 1 Practice Areas Increase* ATLANTA (April 24) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that the firm once again earned outstanding recognition in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. In total, Kilpatrick Townsend is represented in 17 categories, earning rankings in every state where it has an office (as well as the District of Columbia), and has attorneys claiming 52 spots on the prestigious list. The firm’s Corporate, Intellectual Property, and Litigation Departments continued their long tradition of exceptional rankings in numerous areas. Kilpatrick Townsend is now ranked Band 1 for Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (USA-Nationwide) making it one of only two firms in the country ranked at the highest level in the top three major trademark rankings: Chambers USA 2020, World Trademark Review 1000 2020, and Managing IP Stars 2020. Also, two new overall practice rankings for the firm in the 2020 edition include Intellectual Property (USA-Nationwide) and Intellectual Property (California). Kilpatrick Townsend is tied for the most attorneys recognized for Native American Law (USA-Nationwide). The firm is the only Band 1 firm for Intellectual Property in Georgia and Colorado, and has the only Band 1 attorneys recognized for Intellectual Property in North Carolina. Kilpatrick Townsend also has the most attorneys recognized for Intellectual Property in Georgia and North Carolina and is tied for the most in Colorado. The firm’s Construction Practice continues to be a rankings powerhouse with national and state recognition, including having the only construction attorney in Georgia named a Star Individual. In addition to the Chambers USA 2020 rankings, Kilpatrick Townsend was one of only eight firms recently ranked in Global Chambers 2020 for Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secrets (USA) and the firm’s Stockholm office received impressive rankings for its Real Estate Practice in Chambers Europe 2020. Below are additional highlights from this year’s Chambers USA. For more, please click here. Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys earned 11 Band 1 and/or Star Individual rankings in their respective practice areas: • Todd Meyers: Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Georgia) • Brian Corgan: Construction o Star Individual (Georgia) o Band 1 (USA-Nationwide) • Randall F. Hafer: Construction (Georgia) • Alan McConnell: Environment (North Carolina) • Darin J. Gibby: Intellectual Property (Colorado) • David E. Sipiora: Intellectual Property (Colorado) • William H. Brewster: Intellectual Property (Georgia) • Charles Calkins: Intellectual Property (North Carolina) • Steven Gardner: Intellectual Property (North Carolina) • Lynn E. Fowler: Tax (Georgia) Seven Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys are ranked nationally in their practice areas: • Barry Benjamin: Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory • Brian Corgan: Construction • Charles Galbraith: Native American Law • Keith Harper: Native American Law • Catherine Munson: Native American Law • Rob Roy Smith: Native American Law • James Steinberg: Outsourcing Five Kilpatrick Townsend practice areas are ranked Band 1: • Construction (Georgia) • Intellectual Property (Colorado) • Intellectual Property (Georgia) • Intellectual Property (North Carolina) • Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (USA-Nationwide) Six Kilpatrick Townsend practice areas are ranked nationally: • Construction • Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A • Intellectual Property • Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (1) • Native American Law • Retail Snapshot of the Kilpatrick Townsend practice areas appearing in the state/District of Columbia rankings (does not include national rankings referenced above). California Intellectual Property Life Sciences Colorado Intellectual Property (1) District of Columbia Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets Georgia Bankruptcy/Restructuring Construction (1) Corporate/M&A Environment Intellectual Property (1) Labor & Employment Litigation: General Commercial Tax New York Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets North Carolina Environment Intellectual Property (1) Litigation: General Commercial Real Estate North Carolina: Raleigh, Greensboro & Surrounds Corporate/M&A Texas Construction Washington* Intellectual Property The following Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys, along with the practice areas in which they are recognized, are named to this year’s Chambers USA. Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory Barry Benjamin Bankruptcy/Restructuring Alfred Lurey (Senior Statesperson) Todd Meyers (1) Construction Brian Corgan (Star Individual) and (1) William Dorris Patrick Gaas Randall F. Hafer (1) Lee Mann Lawrence M. Prosen Corporate/M&A W. Benjamin Barkley W. Stanley Blackburn (Senior Statesperson) Richard Cicchillo G. William Joyner III David Stockton Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Mark D. Wincek Environment Stephen R. Berlin Jeffrey J. Davidson Alan McConnell (1) Susan Richardson Todd Roessler Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A The practice area is recognized. Intellectual Property Miles Alexander (Senior Statesperson) William H. Brewster (1) William Bryner Charles Calkins (1) Theodore H. Davis Jr. Thomas D. Franklin Steven Gardner (1) Darin J. Gibby (1) R. Charles Henn Jr. Wab P. Kadaba Tina Williams McKeon David E. Sipiora (1) Mitchell G. Stockwell Roger Wylie Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets David Mayberry Dennis Wilson Life Sciences The practice area is recognized. Labor & Employment Randall D. Avram Thomas H. Christopher Susan W. Pangborn Diane L. Prucino Litigation: General Commercial Susan Cahoon Richard J. Keshian Gwendolyn Payton Native American Law Charles Galbraith Keith Harper Catherine F. Munson Rob Roy Smith Outsourcing James Steinberg Real Estate David Fricke Ford Robertson Retail The practice area is recognized. Tax Lynn E. Fowler (1) Rankings assessed key qualities in the legal field, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client. -- A Star* ranking is given to attorneys with exceptional recommendations in their field.* -- A Senior Statesperson is an attorney who, by virtue of close links with major clients, remains pivotal to the firm’s success. -- (1) Denotes a Band 1 ranking -- * Denotes that practice is represented in the Ranked Individuals section About Chambers and Partners Chambers and Partners Publishing, based in London, produces the annual Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. For the current US directory, thousands of interviews were conducted covering the entire country and were carried out by a team of over 50 full-time researchers over a period of six months. For more information, visit: https://chambers.com/ *** Related People Alfred S. Lurey Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6360 alurey@ktslaw.com Brian G. Corgan Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6217 bcorgan@ktslaw.com William E. Dorris Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6104 bdorris@ktslaw.com Patrick E. Gaas Houston, TX t 281.809.4076 pgaas@ktslaw.com R. Lee Mann III Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6502 lmann@ktslaw.com W. Benjamin Barkley Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6569 bbarkley@ktslaw.com W. Stanley Blackburn Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6400 sblackburn@ktslaw.com Richard Cicchillo, Jr. Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6111 rcicchillo@ktslaw.com G. William Joyner III Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7342 wijoyner@ktslaw.com David A. Stockton Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6444 dstockton@ktslaw.com Mark D. Wincek Washington, DC t 202.508.5801 mwincek@ktslaw.com Stephen R. Berlin Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7304 sberlin@ktslaw.com Alan H. McConnell Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1798 amcconnell@ktslaw.com Susan H. Richardson Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6330 srichardson@ktslaw.com Todd S. Roessler Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1726 troessler@ktslaw.com William M. Bryner Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7482 bbryner@ktslaw.com Charles W. Calkins Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7315 ccalkins@ktslaw.com Theodore H. Davis Jr. Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6534 tdavis@ktslaw.com Steven Gardner Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7483 sgardner@ktslaw.com Darin J. Gibby Denver, CO t 303.571.4000 dgibby@ktslaw.com Wab Kadaba Atlanta, GA t 404.532.6959 wkadaba@ktslaw.com David E. Sipiora Denver, CO t 303.405.8525 dsipiora@ktslaw.com Mitchell G. Stockwell Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6214 mstockwell@ktslaw.com Roger D. Wylie Seattle, WA t 206.516.3092 rwylie@ktslaw.com J. David Mayberry New York, NY t 212.775.8830 dmayberry@ktslaw.com Dennis L. Wilson Los Angeles, CA t 310.777.3740 dwilson@ktslaw.com Thomas H. Christopher Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6385 tchristopher@ktslaw.com Susan W. Pangborn Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6305 spangborn@ktslaw.com Diane L. Prucino Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6479 dprucino@ktslaw.com Susan A. Cahoon Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6325 scahoon@ktslaw.com Richard J. Keshian Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7322 rkeshian@ktslaw.com Gwendolyn C. Payton Seattle, WA t 206.626.7714 gpayton@ktslaw.com Catherine F. Munson Washington, DC t 202.824.1435 cmunson@ktslaw.com Rob Roy Edward Stuart Smith Seattle, WA t 206.224.2868 rrsmith@ktslaw.com James Steinberg Dallas, TX t 214.922.7144 jsteinberg@ktslaw.com David R. Fricke Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1753 dfricke@ktslaw.com B. Ford Robertson Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1772 frobertson@ktslaw.com Lynn E. Fowler Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6653 lfowler@ktslaw.com

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Kilpatrick Townsend Achieves Top-Tier Recognition from <em>Chambers USA 2020</em>

April 24, 2020

Number of Band 1 Practice Areas Increase

ATLANTA (April 24) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that the firm once again earned outstanding recognition in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. In total, Kilpatrick Townsend is represented in 17 categories, earning rankings in every state where it has an office (as well as the District of Columbia), and has attorneys claiming 52 spots on the prestigious list. The firm’s Corporate, Intellectual Property, and Litigation Departments continued their long tradition of exceptional rankings in numerous areas.

Kilpatrick Townsend is now ranked Band 1 for Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (USA-Nationwide) making it one of only two firms in the country ranked at the highest level in the top three major trademark rankings: Chambers USA 2020, World Trademark Review 1000 2020, and Managing IP Stars 2020. Also, two new overall practice rankings for the firm in the 2020 edition include Intellectual Property (USA-Nationwide) and Intellectual Property (California).

Kilpatrick Townsend is tied for the most attorneys recognized for Native American Law (USA-Nationwide). The firm is the only Band 1 firm for Intellectual Property in Georgia and Colorado, and has the only Band 1 attorneys recognized for Intellectual Property in North Carolina. Kilpatrick Townsend also has the most attorneys recognized for Intellectual Property in Georgia and North Carolina and is tied for the most in Colorado. The firm’s Construction Practice continues to be a rankings powerhouse with national and state recognition, including having the only construction attorney in Georgia named a Star Individual.

In addition to the Chambers USA 2020 rankings, Kilpatrick Townsend was one of only eight firms recently ranked in Global Chambers 2020 for Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secrets (USA) and the firm’s Stockholm office received impressive rankings for its Real Estate Practice in Chambers Europe 2020.

Below are additional highlights from this year’s Chambers USA. For more, please click here.

Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys earned 11 Band 1 and/or Star Individual rankings in their respective practice areas:

•  Todd Meyers: Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Georgia)
•  Brian Corgan: Construction
o  Star Individual (Georgia)
o  Band 1 (USA-Nationwide)
•  Randall F. Hafer: Construction (Georgia)
•  Alan McConnell: Environment (North Carolina)
•  Darin J. Gibby: Intellectual Property (Colorado)
•  David E. Sipiora: Intellectual Property (Colorado)
•  William H. Brewster: Intellectual Property (Georgia)
•  Charles Calkins: Intellectual Property (North Carolina)
•  Steven Gardner: Intellectual Property (North Carolina)
•  Lynn E. Fowler: Tax (Georgia)

Seven Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys are ranked nationally in their practice areas:

•  Barry Benjamin: Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
•  Brian Corgan: Construction
•  Charles Galbraith: Native American Law
•  Keith Harper: Native American Law
•  Catherine Munson: Native American Law
•  Rob Roy Smith: Native American Law
•  James Steinberg: Outsourcing

Five Kilpatrick Townsend practice areas are ranked Band 1:

•  Construction (Georgia)
•  Intellectual Property (Colorado)
•  Intellectual Property (Georgia)
•  Intellectual Property (North Carolina)
•  Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (USA-Nationwide)

Six Kilpatrick Townsend practice areas are ranked nationally:

•  Construction
•  Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A
•  Intellectual Property
•  Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (1)
•  Native American Law
•  Retail

Snapshot of the Kilpatrick Townsend practice areas appearing in the state/District of Columbia rankings (does not include national rankings referenced above).

California
Intellectual Property
Life Sciences

Colorado
Intellectual Property (1)

District of Columbia
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets

Georgia
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Construction (1)
Corporate/M&A
Environment
Intellectual Property (1)
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Tax

New York
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets

North Carolina
Environment
Intellectual Property (1)
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate

North Carolina: Raleigh, Greensboro & Surrounds
Corporate/M&A

Texas
*Construction

Washington
Intellectual Property

The following Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys, along with the practice areas in which they are recognized, are named to this year’s Chambers USA.

Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
Barry Benjamin

Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Alfred Lurey (Senior Statesperson)
Todd Meyers (1)

Construction
Brian Corgan (Star Individual) and (1)
William Dorris
Patrick Gaas
Randall F. Hafer (1)
Lee Mann
Lawrence M. Prosen

Corporate/M&A
W. Benjamin Barkley
W. Stanley Blackburn (Senior Statesperson)
Richard Cicchillo
G. William Joyner III
David Stockton

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Mark D. Wincek

Environment
Stephen R. Berlin
Jeffrey J. Davidson
Alan McConnell (1)
Susan Richardson
Todd Roessler

Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A
The practice area is recognized.

Intellectual Property
Miles Alexander (Senior Statesperson)
William H. Brewster (1)
William Bryner
Charles Calkins (1)
Theodore H. Davis Jr.
Thomas D. Franklin
Steven Gardner (1)
Darin J. Gibby (1)
R. Charles Henn Jr.
Wab P. Kadaba
Tina Williams McKeon
David E. Sipiora (1)
Mitchell G. Stockwell
Roger Wylie

Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
David Mayberry
Dennis Wilson

Life Sciences
The practice area is recognized.

Labor & Employment
Randall D. Avram
Thomas H. Christopher
Susan W. Pangborn
Diane L. Prucino

Litigation: General Commercial
Susan Cahoon
Richard J. Keshian
Gwendolyn Payton

Native American Law
Charles Galbraith
Keith Harper
Catherine F. Munson
Rob Roy Smith

Outsourcing
James Steinberg

Real Estate
David Fricke
Ford Robertson

Retail
The practice area is recognized.

Tax
Lynn E. Fowler (1)

Rankings assessed key qualities in the legal field, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client.

-- A Star ranking is given to attorneys with exceptional recommendations in their field.

-- A Senior Statesperson is an attorney who, by virtue of close links with major clients, remains pivotal to the firm’s success.

-- (1) Denotes a Band 1 ranking

-- * Denotes that practice is represented in the Ranked Individuals section

About Chambers and Partners

Chambers and Partners Publishing, based in London, produces the annual Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. For the current US directory, thousands of interviews were conducted covering the entire country and were carried out by a team of over 50 full-time researchers over a period of six months. For more information, visit: https://chambers.com/

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