Kilpatrick Townsend Attorneys Earn Record Number of Rankings in 2023 Chambers USA


Insights: News Kilpatrick Townsend Attorneys Earn Record Number of Rankings in 2023 <em>Chambers USA</em> June 2, 2023 *13 Firm Attorneys Ranked for First Time* ATLANTA (June 2) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced that the firm earned a record number of recognitions in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. In total, Kilpatrick Townsend is represented in 38 categories, earning rankings in every state where it had an office during the research period (as well as the District of Columbia), and has attorneys claiming 90 spots on the prestigious list. Kilpatrick Townsend clients provided glowing feedback on the firm's practice areas and attorneys, ranging from, “They are very professional, fast and provide sophisticated advice without getting lost in the legalese,” to “The Kilpatrick team does an excellent job of understanding specific issues and providing tailored solutions based on our needs,” to “The lawyers go out of their way to understand our business. It makes an enormous difference!” A client added, “Kilpatrick provides exceptional customer service. The team is extremely client-centric and listens very well, and its response time is amazing,” with another stating, "The Kilpatrick team works well together. Each one understands their individual role and then comes together to produce a fully baked, organized work product. They strive to be an external team member for their client and ensure that they understand the product and goals of the client.” Below are additional highlights from this year’s Chambers USA Guide. Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys earned 12 Band 1 and/or Star Individual rankings in their respective practice areas: Todd Meyers: Bankruptcy/Restructuring Brian Corgan: Construction (Star Individual) Randall Hafer: Construction William Dorris: Construction Lois Colbert: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Sterling Perkinson: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Alan McConnell: Environment Charles Calkins: Intellectual Property Darin Gibby: Intellectual Property Wab Kadaba: Intellectual Property William Brewster: Intellectual Property Jennifer Arkowitz: IP: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets: Transactional Seven Kilpatrick Townsend practice areas are ranked Band 1: Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (New York) Construction (Georgia) Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (North Carolina) Intellectual Property (Colorado) Intellectual Property (Georgia) Intellectual Property (North Carolina) Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (USA-Nationwide) Nine Kilpatrick Townsend practice areas are ranked nationally: Construction Environment Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A Government Contracts: Highly Regarded Intellectual Property Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (Band 1) Native American Law Outsourcing Retail Related People Jennifer D. Arkowitz Atlanta, GA t 404.685.6748 jarkowitz@ktslaw.com Sonia Baldia Washington, DC t 202.508.5840 sbaldia@ktslaw.com W. Benjamin Barkley Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6569 bbarkley@ktslaw.com John T. Bergin Washington, DC t 202.481.9942 jbergin@ktslaw.com Stephen R. Berlin Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7304 sberlin@ktslaw.com Susan H. Boyles Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7417 sboyles@ktslaw.com William M. Bryner Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7482 bbryner@ktslaw.com Joel D. Bush Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6074 jbush@ktslaw.com Charles W. Calkins Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7315 ccalkins@ktslaw.com Eric M. Charity Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6017 echarity@ktslaw.com Richard Cicchillo, Jr. Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6111 rcicchillo@ktslaw.com Michael J. Cochran Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6307 mcochran@ktslaw.com Lois Wagman Colbert Washington, DC t 202.508.5809 lcolbert@ktslaw.com Brian G. Corgan Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6217 bcorgan@ktslaw.com Theodore H. Davis Jr. Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6534 tdavis@ktslaw.com William E. Dorris Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6104 bdorris@ktslaw.com Matias Ferrario Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7475 mferrario@ktslaw.com Lynn E. Fowler Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6653 lfowler@ktslaw.com David R. Fricke Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1753 dfricke@ktslaw.com Patrick E. Gaas Houston, TX t 281.809.4076 pgaas@ktslaw.com Joshua S. Ganz Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6184 jganz@ktslaw.com Steven Gardner Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7483 sgardner@ktslaw.com Brian R. Gaudet Houston, TX t 281.809.4082 bgaudet@ktslaw.com Darin J. Gibby Denver, CO t 303.571.4000 dgibby@ktslaw.com Chad D. Hansen Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7308 chadhansen@ktslaw.com R. Charles Henn Jr. Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6572 chenn@ktslaw.com John Jett Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6020 jjett@ktslaw.com G. William Joyner III Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7342 wijoyner@ktslaw.com Wab Kadaba Atlanta, GA t 404.532.6959 wkadaba@ktslaw.com Richard J. Keshian Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7322 rkeshian@ktslaw.com Craig C. Largent, Ph.D. Menlo Park, CA t 650.463.7618 clargent@ktslaw.com John C. Livingston Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1768 jlivingston@ktslaw.com Alfred S. Lurey Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6360 alurey@ktslaw.com Dario A. Machleidt Seattle, WA t 206.224.2857 dmachleidt@ktslaw.com R. Lee Mann III Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6502 lmann@ktslaw.com J. David Mayberry New York, NY t 212.775.8830 dmayberry@ktslaw.com Alan H. McConnell Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1798 amcconnell@ktslaw.com Larry W. McFarland Los Angeles, CA t 310.777.3750 lmcfarland@ktslaw.com Tina Williams McKeon, Ph.D. Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6103 tmckeon@ktslaw.com Catherine F. Munson Washington, DC t 202.824.1435 cmunson@ktslaw.com Jon Neiditz Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6004 jneiditz@ktslaw.com Susan W. Pangborn Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6305 spangborn@ktslaw.com Lisa Pearson New York, NY t 212.775.8725 lpearson@ktslaw.com R. Sterling Perkinson Raleigh, NC t 919.788.1664 sperkinson@ktslaw.com Diane L. Prucino Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6479 dprucino@ktslaw.com Cole B. Ramey Dallas, TX t 214.922.7126 cramey@ktslaw.com Gautam Y. Reddy Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6029 greddy@ktslaw.com Jeffrey S. Reed New York, NY t 212.775.8792 jsreed@ktslaw.com Susan H. Richardson Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6330 srichardson@ktslaw.com Hillary D. Rightler Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6584 hrightler@ktslaw.com B. Ford Robertson Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1772 frobertson@ktslaw.com Todd S. Roessler Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1726 troessler@ktslaw.com Paul M. Rosenblatt Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6321 prosenblatt@ktslaw.com Martha L. Sewell Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1781 msewell@ktslaw.com Aarti Shah Washington, DC t 202.481.9937 ashah@ktslaw.com Mansi H. Shah Menlo Park, CA t 650.752.2445 mhshah@ktslaw.com Gary R. Sheehan, Jr. Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6192 gsheehan@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 A. Stockton Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6444 dstockton@ktslaw.com Mitchell G. Stockwell Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6214 mstockwell@ktslaw.com Gunjan R. Talati Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6503 gtalati@ktslaw.com Renae Bailey Wainwright Atlanta, GA t 404.532.6947 rwainwright@ktslaw.com J. Henry Walker IV Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6050 hwalker@ktslaw.com Jason M. Wenker Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7416 jwenker@ktslaw.com Clay C. Wheeler Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1717 cwheeler@ktslaw.com Dennis L. Wilson Los Angeles, CA t 310.777.3740 dwilson@ktslaw.com Mark D. Wincek Washington, DC t 202.508.5801 mwincek@ktslaw.com Roger D. Wylie Seattle, WA t 206.516.3092 rwylie@ktslaw.com Kollin J. Zimmermann Los Angeles, CA t 310.777.3755 kzimmermann@ktslaw.com

13 Firm Attorneys Ranked for First Time

ATLANTA (June 2) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced that the firm earned a record number of recognitions in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. In total, Kilpatrick Townsend is represented in 38 categories, earning rankings in every state where it had an office during the research period (as well as the District of Columbia), and has attorneys claiming 90 spots on the prestigious list.

Kilpatrick Townsend clients provided glowing feedback on the firm's practice areas and attorneys, ranging from, “They are very professional, fast and provide sophisticated advice without getting lost in the legalese,” to “The Kilpatrick team does an excellent job of understanding specific issues and providing tailored solutions based on our needs,” to “The lawyers go out of their way to understand our business. It makes an enormous difference!”

A client added, “Kilpatrick provides exceptional customer service. The team is extremely client-centric and listens very well, and its response time is amazing,” with another stating, "The Kilpatrick team works well together. Each one understands their individual role and then comes together to produce a fully baked, organized work product. They strive to be an external team member for their client and ensure that they understand the product and goals of the client.”

Below are additional highlights from this year’s Chambers USA Guide.

Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys earned 12 Band 1 and/or Star Individual rankings in their respective practice areas:

Todd Meyers: Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Brian Corgan: Construction (Star Individual)
Randall Hafer: Construction
William Dorris: Construction
Lois Colbert: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Sterling Perkinson: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Alan McConnell: Environment
Charles Calkins: Intellectual Property
Darin Gibby: Intellectual Property
Wab Kadaba: Intellectual Property
William Brewster: Intellectual Property
Jennifer Arkowitz: IP: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets: Transactional

Seven Kilpatrick Townsend practice areas are ranked Band 1:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (New York)
Construction (Georgia)
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (North Carolina)
Intellectual Property (Colorado)
Intellectual Property (Georgia)
Intellectual Property (North Carolina)
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (USA-Nationwide)

Nine Kilpatrick Townsend practice areas are ranked nationally:

Construction
Environment
Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A
Government Contracts: Highly Regarded
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (Band 1)
Native American Law
Outsourcing
Retail

Related People

Jennifer D. Arkowitz

Atlanta, GA

t 404.685.6748

jarkowitz@ktslaw.com

Sonia Baldia

Washington, DC

t 202.508.5840

sbaldia@ktslaw.com

W. Benjamin Barkley

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6569

bbarkley@ktslaw.com

John T. Bergin

Washington, DC

t 202.481.9942

jbergin@ktslaw.com

Stephen R. Berlin

Winston-Salem, NC

t 336.607.7304

sberlin@ktslaw.com

Susan H. Boyles

Winston-Salem, NC

t 336.607.7417

sboyles@ktslaw.com

William M. Bryner

Winston-Salem, NC

t 336.607.7482

bbryner@ktslaw.com

Joel D. Bush

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6074

jbush@ktslaw.com

Charles W. Calkins

Winston-Salem, NC

t 336.607.7315

ccalkins@ktslaw.com

Eric M. Charity

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6017

echarity@ktslaw.com

Richard Cicchillo, Jr.

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6111

rcicchillo@ktslaw.com

Michael J. Cochran

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6307

mcochran@ktslaw.com

Lois Wagman Colbert

Washington, DC

t 202.508.5809

lcolbert@ktslaw.com

Brian G. Corgan

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6217

bcorgan@ktslaw.com

Theodore H. Davis Jr.

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6534

tdavis@ktslaw.com

William E. Dorris

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6104

bdorris@ktslaw.com

Matias Ferrario

Winston-Salem, NC

t 336.607.7475

mferrario@ktslaw.com

Lynn E. Fowler

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6653

lfowler@ktslaw.com

David R. Fricke

Raleigh, NC

t 919.420.1753

dfricke@ktslaw.com

Patrick E. Gaas

Houston, TX

t 281.809.4076

pgaas@ktslaw.com

Joshua S. Ganz

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6184

jganz@ktslaw.com

Steven Gardner

Winston-Salem, NC

t 336.607.7483

sgardner@ktslaw.com

Brian R. Gaudet

Houston, TX

t 281.809.4082

bgaudet@ktslaw.com

Darin J. Gibby

Denver, CO

t 303.571.4000

dgibby@ktslaw.com

Chad D. Hansen

Winston-Salem, NC

t 336.607.7308

chadhansen@ktslaw.com

R. Charles Henn Jr.

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6572

chenn@ktslaw.com

John Jett

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6020

jjett@ktslaw.com

G. William Joyner III

Winston-Salem, NC

t 336.607.7342

wijoyner@ktslaw.com

Wab Kadaba

Atlanta, GA

t 404.532.6959

wkadaba@ktslaw.com

Richard J. Keshian

Winston-Salem, NC

t 336.607.7322

rkeshian@ktslaw.com

Craig C. Largent, Ph.D.

Menlo Park, CA

t 650.463.7618

clargent@ktslaw.com

John C. Livingston

Raleigh, NC

t 919.420.1768

jlivingston@ktslaw.com

Alfred S. Lurey

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6360

alurey@ktslaw.com

Dario A. Machleidt

Seattle, WA

t 206.224.2857

dmachleidt@ktslaw.com

R. Lee Mann III

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6502

lmann@ktslaw.com

J. David Mayberry

New York, NY

t 212.775.8830

dmayberry@ktslaw.com

Alan H. McConnell

Raleigh, NC

t 919.420.1798

amcconnell@ktslaw.com

Larry W. McFarland

Los Angeles, CA

t 310.777.3750

lmcfarland@ktslaw.com

Tina Williams McKeon, Ph.D.

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6103

tmckeon@ktslaw.com

Catherine F. Munson

Washington, DC

t 202.824.1435

cmunson@ktslaw.com

Jon Neiditz

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6004

jneiditz@ktslaw.com

Susan W. Pangborn

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6305

spangborn@ktslaw.com

Lisa Pearson

New York, NY

t 212.775.8725

lpearson@ktslaw.com

R. Sterling Perkinson

Raleigh, NC

t 919.788.1664

sperkinson@ktslaw.com

Diane L. Prucino

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6479

dprucino@ktslaw.com

Cole B. Ramey

Dallas, TX

t 214.922.7126

cramey@ktslaw.com

Gautam Y. Reddy

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6029

greddy@ktslaw.com

Jeffrey S. Reed

New York, NY

t 212.775.8792

jsreed@ktslaw.com

Susan H. Richardson

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6330

srichardson@ktslaw.com

Hillary D. Rightler

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6584

hrightler@ktslaw.com

B. Ford Robertson

Raleigh, NC

t 919.420.1772

frobertson@ktslaw.com

Todd S. Roessler

Raleigh, NC

t 919.420.1726

troessler@ktslaw.com

Paul M. Rosenblatt

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6321

prosenblatt@ktslaw.com

Martha L. Sewell

Raleigh, NC

t 919.420.1781

msewell@ktslaw.com

Aarti Shah

Washington, DC

t 202.481.9937

ashah@ktslaw.com

Mansi H. Shah

Menlo Park, CA

t 650.752.2445

mhshah@ktslaw.com

Gary R. Sheehan, Jr.

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6192

gsheehan@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 A. Stockton

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6444

dstockton@ktslaw.com

Mitchell G. Stockwell

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6214

mstockwell@ktslaw.com

Gunjan R. Talati

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6503

gtalati@ktslaw.com

Renae Bailey Wainwright

Atlanta, GA

t 404.532.6947

rwainwright@ktslaw.com

J. Henry Walker IV

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6050

hwalker@ktslaw.com

Jason M. Wenker

Winston-Salem, NC

t 336.607.7416

jwenker@ktslaw.com

Clay C. Wheeler

Raleigh, NC

t 919.420.1717

cwheeler@ktslaw.com

Dennis L. Wilson

Los Angeles, CA

t 310.777.3740

dwilson@ktslaw.com

Mark D. Wincek

Washington, DC

t 202.508.5801

mwincek@ktslaw.com

Roger D. Wylie

Seattle, WA

t 206.516.3092

rwylie@ktslaw.com

Kollin J. Zimmermann

Los Angeles, CA

t 310.777.3755

kzimmermann@ktslaw.com

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Kilpatrick Townsend Attorneys Earn Record Number of Rankings in 2023 <em>Chambers USA</em>

Related People

Jennifer D. Arkowitz

Sonia Baldia

W. Benjamin Barkley

John T. Bergin

Stephen R. Berlin

Susan H. Boyles

William M. Bryner

Joel D. Bush

Charles W. Calkins

Eric M. Charity

Richard Cicchillo, Jr.

Michael J. Cochran

Lois Wagman Colbert

Brian G. Corgan

Theodore H. Davis Jr.

William E. Dorris

Matias Ferrario

Lynn E. Fowler

David R. Fricke

Patrick E. Gaas

Joshua S. Ganz

Steven Gardner

Brian R. Gaudet

Darin J. Gibby

Chad D. Hansen

R. Charles Henn Jr.

John Jett

G. William Joyner III

Wab Kadaba

Richard J. Keshian

Craig C. Largent, Ph.D.

John C. Livingston

Alfred S. Lurey

Dario A. Machleidt

R. Lee Mann III

J. David Mayberry

Alan H. McConnell

Larry W. McFarland

Tina Williams McKeon, Ph.D.

Catherine F. Munson

Jon Neiditz

Susan W. Pangborn

Lisa Pearson

R. Sterling Perkinson

Diane L. Prucino

Cole B. Ramey

Gautam Y. Reddy

Jeffrey S. Reed

Susan H. Richardson

Hillary D. Rightler

B. Ford Robertson

Todd S. Roessler

Paul M. Rosenblatt

Martha L. Sewell

Aarti Shah

Mansi H. Shah

Gary R. Sheehan, Jr.

Rob Roy Edward Stuart Smith

James Steinberg

David A. Stockton

Mitchell G. Stockwell

Gunjan R. Talati

Renae Bailey Wainwright

J. Henry Walker IV

Jason M. Wenker

Clay C. Wheeler

Dennis L. Wilson

Mark D. Wincek

Roger D. Wylie

Kollin J. Zimmermann