ATLANTA (June 5) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP earned continued recognition in the 2026 editions of the Chambers USA Guide and the Chambers Global Guide. In total, the Firm’s practices achieved rankings across 40 USA Nationwide and State categories and three Global categories, and Kilpatrick attorneys earned 102 rankings in their respective practice areas. 

Kilpatrick clients provided exceptional feedback to Chambers researchers on the Firm’s practice areas and attorneys, including:

• "Kilpatrick distinguishes itself through its efficiency and clarity. The team delivers concise, actionable advice that is directly applicable to our business decisions. Its counsel is practical, responsive, and rooted in a strong understanding of both legal and commercial dynamics, allowing us to move quickly with confidence."
• "The team is highly responsive, thorough in their analysis, and proactive in identifying potential risks before they escalate."
• "Kilpatrick offers true business partners, not just attorneys. The team has extraordinary attention to detail and an excellent balance of practical advice with appropriate legal guidance."
• "Kilpatrick has unquestioned technical mastery, enormous bandwidth, decades of experience integrity and has consummate problem-solvers."
• "Every contact at the firm is knowledgeable and responsive to inquiries and makes me feel as if we are the only client."
• "Kilpatrick provides innovative business advice beyond just legal advice."
• "The firm represents a broad range of clients in different industries on complex trademark matters and, therefore, is able to provide guidance when novel issues present themselves."
• "The creativity from Kilpatrick is fantastic. We often face cutting-edge intellectual property issues, and the fact that they have attorneys who have dealt with one or more of these issues is incredible. The firm is a valued partner to us."
• "Kilpatrick has an incredibly deep roster of attorneys who provide extremely deep and practical advice. They are dependable and process-based in their approach, which ensures the best possible prosecution practice."
• "They are a trusted team that knows my business. I can go to them with anything and get a true strategic partner."

In 2026, Kilpatrick attorneys earned 16 Band 1, Star Individual, or Eminent Practitioner rankings—Chambers’ highest recognition tiers—in their respective practice areas:

• Brian Corgan: Construction (Star Individual) 
• Charlie Henn: Intellectual Property (Band 1) 
• Clay Wheeler: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 1) 
• Darin Gibby: Intellectual Property (Band 1) 
• Ford Robertson: Real Estate (Band 1) 
• Henry Walker: Litigation: General Commercial (Eminent Practitioner) 
• Jennifer Arkowitz: IP: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets: Transactional (Band 1) 
• John Pierce: Energy & Natural Resources (Band 1)
• Joshua Ganz: Technology & Outsourcing (Band 1) 
• Lee Mann: Construction (Band 1) 
• Martha Sewell: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Band 1) 
• Sonia Baldia: Technology & Outsourcing (Band 1) 
• Sterling Perkinson: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Band 1) 
• Steven Gardner: Intellectual Property (Band 1) 
• Wab Kadaba: Intellectual Property (Eminent Practitioner) 
• William Dorris: Construction (Band 1) 

Seven Kilpatrick practice areas are ranked Band 1 in the USA Guide: 

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

12 Kilpatrick practice areas are ranked nationally in the USA Guide: 

• Construction
• Energy Transition 
• Environment
• Government Contracts: Highly Regarded 
• Hedge Funds 
• Impact Investing 
• Intellectual Property 
• Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright 
• Native American Law 
• Outsourcing
• Registered Funds 
• Retail

Eight Kilpatrick attorneys and three practice areas are ranked in the Global Guide:

• Aarti Shah: International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) (USA)
• Brian Axelrad: Impact Investing (USA)
• Dennis Wilson: Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright (USA)
• Joshua Ganz: Outsourcing (USA)
• Kate McCurry: Registered Funds (USA)
• Sindy Ding-Voorhees: Intellectual Property (International Firms) (China)
• Sonia Baldia: Outsourcing (USA)
• Thomas Steed: Registered Funds (USA)
• Intellectual Property: Patent (USA)
• Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright (Band 1) (USA)
• Outsourcing (USA)