Insights: NewsKilpatrick Townsend Earns Top Rankings in 2023 Legal 500 USATLANTA (June 12) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that the firm has earned top rankings in the 2023 Legal 500 US, an annual, comprehensive, research-based analysis of law firms in over 150 jurisdictions around the world. Kilpatrick Townsend is recognized in numerous practice areas, with several garnering Tier 1 rankings, the top ranking awarded by Legal 500. The publication also singles out 55 Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys for their accomplishments and work from the past year with 15 receiving specific ranking designations. The firm and its attorneys are recognized in the following areas: Construction – Tier 1 “The team understands what the ultimate business goal is and always has that in mind. It makes partnering with them easy because they understand what we are trying to accomplish and help us get there.” “The members of the construction group are all specialists in delay-related concepts, claims, defenses, as well as other aspects commonly part of construction disputes. This team has a great way of managing enormous amounts of factual information and documentation and distilling that down to information critical to the litigation or dispute.” Recognized Construction attorneys include:
Trademarks: Litigation – Tier 1 Recognized Trademarks: Litigation attorneys include:
Trademarks: Non-Contentious (including Prosecution, Portfolio Management, and Licensing) – Tier 1 “Marc Lieberstein -- supremely competent, great communication and negotiation skills and extremely accessible when timelines are short.” Recognized Trademarks: Non-Contentious attorneys include:
Copyright Recognized Copyright attorneys include:
Patents: Prosecution (including Re-Examination and Post-Grant Proceedings) “A key strength of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP lies in the strategic use of published U.S. Examiner data at the per-examiner level to assess probabilities of successful outcomes for different prosecution strategies.” “William Shaffer and David Raczkowski show great professionalism and moral ethics and are incredibly responsive.” Recognized Patents: Prosecution attorneys include:
M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500m) “Great team. All very sharp, lots of deal experience, and fantastic service. Our lead corporate attorneys are great and pull in other specialist across the firm seamlessly.” “Rich Cicchillo and Kelsey Donnalley -- Very knowledgeable and great service…make you feel like you are their most important client. They negotiate hard but are also pragmatic to deliver results and keep deals moving.” Recognized M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500m) attorneys include:
Outsourcing “Farah Cook makes time for her clients, she explains the legal issues and the impact on the business, which empowers the client to make decisions regarding the contract.” “Kilpatrick’s technology practice has a deep bench capable of handling all types of IT transactions and issues. We have relied on them to manage a wide variety of matters, all with differing complexities. The lawyers are always able to handle them to our complete satisfaction.” Recognized Outsourcing attorneys include:
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