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Record-Breaking Recognition for Kilpatrick Townsend in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021

ATLANTA (August 20) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP announced today that a record-breaking 162 Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys have recently been honored by their peers in The Best Lawyers in America 2021. To see the 26 Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys recognized in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, click here.

Highlights from The Best Lawyers in America 2021 include: 

  • Kilpatrick Townsend as the Top-Listed firm in the nation for the total number of attorneys listed for Trademark Law. This is the eighth-consecutive year the firm has earned this prestigious recognition. 
  • Kilpatrick Townsend as the Top-Listed firm in Georgia for the total number of attorneys listed for Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law; Technology Law; and Trademark Law.
  • Kilpatrick Townsend as the Top-Listed firm in Winston-Salem for the total number of attorneys listed for Litigation – Intellectual Property.
  • Kilpatrick Townsend had 11 attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year” for their respective practice areas and offices. Attorneys who received this designation are listed below, along with the city and area for which they were honored. 

Attorneys were selected for inclusion in this edition of Best Lawyers® based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey that has been developed and refined for over 36 years. 

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John W. Alden

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Atlanta, GA

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Miles J. Alexander

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Hayley R. Ambler

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Olivia Maria Baratta

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Atlanta, GA

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Louis Barbieri, III

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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W. Benjamin Barkley

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Colin M. Bernardino

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Thomas J. Biafore

Partner

Atlanta, GA

tbiafore@ktslaw.com

W. Stanley Blackburn

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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James F. Bogan III

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Brent W. Brougher

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Joel D. Bush

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Christopher P. Bussert

Senior Counsel

Atlanta, GA

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Susan A. Cahoon

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Joel Cartee

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Thomas H. Christopher

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Richard Cicchillo, Jr.

Partner

Atlanta, GA

rcicchillo@ktslaw.com

Gregory K. Cinnamon

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Thomas M. Clyde

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Michael J. Cochran

Partner

Atlanta, GA

mcochran@ktslaw.com

Farah F. Cook

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Brian G. Corgan

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Theodore H. Davis Jr.

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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William E. Dorris

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Kristin J. Doyle

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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David M. Eaton

Partner

San Francisco, CA

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Lynn E. Fowler

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Joshua S. Ganz

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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C. Allen Garrett Jr.

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Randall F. Hafer

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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R. Charles Henn Jr.

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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D. Clay Holloway

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Brenda O. Holmes

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Stephen E. Hudson

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Christine P. James

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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John Jett

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Alicia Grahn Jones

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Wab Kadaba

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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M. Andrew Kauss

Senior Counsel

Atlanta, GA

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Russell A. Korn

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Tywanda Harris Lord

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Alfred S. Lurey

Senior Counsel

Atlanta, GA

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R. Lee Mann III

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Scott L. Marrah

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Tina Williams McKeon, Ph.D.

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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George L. Murphy, Jr.

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Jon Neiditz

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Susan W. Pangborn

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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William R. Poplin, Jr.

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Judith A. Powell

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Diane L. Prucino

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Michael W. Rafter

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Keith L. Richardson

Partner

Atlanta, GA

krichardson@ktslaw.com

Susan H. Richardson

Counsel

Atlanta, GA

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Dean W. Russell

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Jennifer Stobie Schumacher

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Gary R. Sheehan, Jr.

Counsel

Atlanta, GA

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Burleigh L. Singleton

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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John F. Sandy Smith

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Caroline W. Spangenberg

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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David A. Stockton

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Mitchell G. Stockwell

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Daniel B. Swaja

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Virginia S. Taylor

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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James A. Trigg

Partner

New York, NY

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Michael W. Tyler

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Rex R. Veal

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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William J. Vesely, Jr.

Retired Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Kathryn H. Wade, Ph.D.

Counsel

Atlanta, GA

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J. Henry Walker IV

Chair

Atlanta, GA

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Amanda M. Witt

Partner

Atlanta, GA

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Joseph H. Huff

Partner

Augusta, GA

jhuff@ktslaw.com

Mark H. Reeves

Partner

Augusta, GA

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R. Perry Sentell III

Partner

Augusta, GA

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C. Todd Burbank

Partner

Charlotte, NC

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Lois Wagman Colbert

Partner

Washington, DC

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Tiffani D. Otey

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

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Cole B. Ramey

Partner

Dallas, TX

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James Steinberg

Retired Partner

Dallas, TX

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W. Alan Wright

Counsel

Dallas, TX

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Eugene J. Bernard, Ph.D.

Retired Partner

Denver, CO

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Darin J. Gibby

Partner

Denver, CO

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David E. Sipiora

Retired Partner

Denver, CO

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Patrick E. Gaas

Partner

Houston, TX

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Daniel F. Shank

Retired Partner

Houston, TX

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William L. Shaffer

Partner

San Diego, CA

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Susan M. Spaeth

Chief Legal Officer

Menlo Park, CA

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Barry M. Benjamin

Partner

New York, NY

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Lisa Pearson

Partner

New York, NY

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Joseph Petersen

Partner

Menlo Park, CA

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Rob Potter

Partner

New York, NY

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Joseph S. Dowdy

Partner

Raleigh, NC

jdowdy@ktslaw.com

John R. Erwin

Partner

Raleigh, NC

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David R. Fricke

Partner

Raleigh, NC

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Steven J. Levitas

Retired Partner

Raleigh, NC

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John C. Livingston

Partner

Raleigh, NC

jlivingston@ktslaw.com

Alan H. McConnell

Retired Partner

Raleigh, NC

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B. Ford Robertson

Partner

Raleigh, NC

frobertson@ktslaw.com

Carl E. Sanders

Partner

Raleigh, NC

csanders@ktslaw.com

Martha L. Sewell

Partner

Raleigh, NC

msewell@ktslaw.com

Clay C. Wheeler

Partner

Raleigh, NC

cwheeler@ktslaw.com

Nancy L. Stagg

Partner

San Diego, CA

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Paul C. Haughey

Retired Partner

San Francisco, CA

phaughey@ktslaw.com

A. James Isbester

Retired Partner

San Francisco, CA

jisbester@ktslaw.com

Anthony J. Malutta

Partner

San Francisco, CA

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Steven D. Moore

Partner

San Francisco, CA

smoore@ktslaw.com

Kenneth A. Weber, Ph.D.

Retired Partner

San Francisco, CA

kweber@ktslaw.com

John R. Neeleman

Partner

Seattle, WA

jneeleman@ktslaw.com

Rob Roy Edward Stuart Smith

Partner

Seattle, WA

rrsmith@ktslaw.com

Roger D. Wylie

Firm Managing Partner

Seattle, WA

rwylie@ktslaw.com

Christina M. Gattuso

Partner

Washington, DC

cgattuso@ktslaw.com

J. David Mayberry

Retired Partner

New York, NY

dmayberry@ktslaw.com

Catherine F. Munson

Partner

Washington, DC

cmunson@ktslaw.com

Constance K. Robinson

Retired Partner

Washington, DC

crobinson@ktslaw.com

Mark L. Stember

Partner

Washington, DC

mstember@ktslaw.com

Mark D. Wincek

Partner

Washington, DC

mwincek@ktslaw.com

John C. Alemanni

Partner

Raleigh, NC

jalemanni@ktslaw.com

Stephen R. Berlin

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

sberlin@ktslaw.com

Susan H. Boyles

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

sboyles@ktslaw.com

Mark D. Boynton

Counsel

Winston-Salem, NC

mboynton@ktslaw.com

William M. Bryner

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

bbryner@ktslaw.com

Charles W. Calkins

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

ccalkins@ktslaw.com

Adam H. Charnes

Partner

Dallas, TX

acharnes@ktslaw.com

Matias Ferrario

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

mferrario@ktslaw.com

Steven Gardner

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

sgardner@ktslaw.com

Chad D. Hansen

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

chadhansen@ktslaw.com

G. William Joyner III

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

wijoyner@ktslaw.com

Richard J. Keshian

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

rkeshian@ktslaw.com

George L. Little, Jr.

Retired Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

glittle@ktslaw.com

Laura C. Miller

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

lamiller@ktslaw.com

Michael A. Myers

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

mamyers@ktslaw.com

Cynthia B. Rothschild, Ph.D.

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

crothschild@ktslaw.com

Jeffrey T. Skinner

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

jskinner@ktslaw.com

Jason M. Wenker

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

jwenker@ktslaw.com

Darin L. Brown

Partner

Denver, CO

dlbrown@ktslaw.com