Kilpatrick Earns Top Recognitions in 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®

The year in parentheses indicates the first year attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers. An asterisk indicates a new practice area an attorney is recognized for in 2023.

The 172 Kilpatrick attorneys recognized in this edition of Best Lawyers include: ATLANTA, GEORGIA

John W. Alden (2019)

• Employment Law – Management
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

Miles J. Alexander (1983)

• Antitrust Law
• Arbitration
• Corporate Law
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Mediation
• Trademark Law

Hayley R. Ambler (2019)

• Construction Law
• Litigation – Construction

Olivia Maria Baratta (2016)

• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Trademark Law

Louis Barbieri III (2017)

• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Venture Capital Law

Benjamin Barkley (2009)

2023 Atlanta Securities Regulation “Lawyer of the Year”

• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation

Shannon C. Baxter (2023*)

• Banking and Finance Law*
• Commercial Finance Law*

Colin M. Bernardino (2020)

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Thomas J. Biafore (2008)

• Banking and Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Stanley Blackburn (2005)

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

James F. Bogan III (2009)

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Privacy and Data Security Law

• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Technology Law

William H. Brewster (1997)

• Advertising Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Sports Law
• Trademark Law

Brent W. Brougher (2020)

• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Insurance

Joel D. Bush (2017)

• Commercial Litigation
• Information Technology Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
• Technology Law

Christopher P. Bussert (2007)

• Franchise Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Trademark Law

Christopher M. Caiaccio (2023*)

• Employment Law – Management*

Joel Cartee (2013)

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Communications Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Thomas H. Christopher (2010)

• Employment Law – Management
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

Richard Cicchillo, Jr. (2007)

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Corporate Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Gregory K. Cinnamon (2009)

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Corporate Law
• International Mergers and Acquisitions
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Thomas M. Clyde (2006)

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Communications Law
• First Amendment Law
• Litigation – First Amendment
• Media Law

Michael J. Cochran (2013)

• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Corporate Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Securities Regulation
• Venture Capital Law

Farah F. Cook (2020)

2023 Atlanta IT Outsourcing Law “Lawyer of the Year”

• Information Technology Law
• IT Outsourcing Law
• Privacy and Data Security Law
• Technology Law

Brian G. Corgan (2006)

• Construction Law
• Litigation – Construction

Theodore H. Davis Jr. (2008)

• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Trademark Law

William E. Dorris (2006)

• Construction Law
• Litigation – Construction

Kristin J. Doyle (2018)

• Patent Law

David M. Eaton (2013)

• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation
• Venture Capital Law

Lynn E. Fowler (2011)

• Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Tax Law

Joshua S. Ganz (2020)

• Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
• Information Technology Law
• IT Outsourcing Law
• Technology Law

Allen Garrett, Jr. (2017)

2023 Atlanta Appellate Practice “Lawyer of the Year”

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Technology Law

Douglas W. Gilfillan (2020)

• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

Randall F. Hafer (2003)

• Arbitration
• Construction Law
• International Arbitration – Commercial
• International Arbitration – Governmental
• Litigation – Construction

Charles Henn Jr. (2010)

• Advertising Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Trademark Law

Clay Holloway (2021)

• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Patent*

Brenda O. Holmes (2011)

• Patent Law

Yendelela Neely Holston (2023*)

• Litigation – Labor and Employment*

Charles H. Hooker III (2023*)

• Litigation – Intellectual Property*

Stephen E. Hudson (2013)

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Securities

Christine P. James (2017)

• Trademark Law

John P. Jett (2021)

• Commercial Litigation
• Franchise Law*
• Litigation – Intellectual Property

Alicia Grahn Jones (2020)

2023 Atlanta Trademark Law “Lawyer of the Year”

• Trademark Law

Vaibhav “Wab” P. Kadaba (2010)

2023 Atlanta Litigation – Intellectual Property “Lawyer of the Year”

• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Patent
• Patent Law
• Trade Secrets Law

Andrew Kauss (2006)

• Real Estate Law

Russell A. Korn (2019)

2023 Atlanta Patent Law “Lawyer of the Year”

• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Patent
• Patent Law

Julie Lierly (2023*)

• Commercial Litigation*

Tywanda Harris Lord (2015)

• Food and Beverage Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Trademark Law

Alfred S. Lurey (1983)

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Litigation – Bankruptcy

Lee Mann III (2013)

• Construction Law
• Litigation – Construction

Scott L. Marrah (2018)

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Compliance Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

Lance McCord (2023*)

• Information Technology Law*
• IT Outsourcing Law*

Tina Williams McKeon (2009)

• Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• Patent Law

Todd C. Meyers (2014)

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Litigation – Bankruptcy

George L. Murphy, Jr. (2012)

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Patent
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Jon Neiditz (2015)

2023 Atlanta Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law “Lawyer of the Year”

• Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
• Privacy and Data Security Law
• Technology Law

Jennifer O’Connor (2018)

• Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Susan W. Pangborn (2018)

• Employment Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

Adria L. Perez (2023*)

• Criminal Defense: White-Collar*

William R. Poplin, Jr. (2009)

• Construction Law
• International Arbitration – Commercial
• Litigation – Construction

Judith A. Powell (2009)

• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Trademark Law

Diane L. Prucino (2003)

• Employment Law – Management
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

Michael W. Rafter (2007)

• Trademark Law

Ronald L. Raider (2023*)

• International Arbitration – Commercial*
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants*

Lauren Sullins Ralls (2023*)

• Trademark Law*

Keith L. Richardson (2017)

• Construction Law
• Litigation – Construction

Susan H. Richardson (2006)

• Environmental Law
• Litigation – Environmental
• Water Law

Dean W. Russell (1997)

• Patent Law

Jennifer Stobie Schumacher (2009)

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Lynn S. Scott (2021)

• Health Care Law

Robert B. Shaw (2023*)

• Banking and Finance Law*

Gary R. Sheehan Jr. (2013)

• Environmental Law
• Litigation – Environmental
• Water Law

Burleigh L. Singleton (2018)

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Litigation – Construction
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

John F. “Sandy” Smith (2012)

• Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Corporate Law
• International Mergers and Acquisitions
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Venture Capital Law

David A. Stockton (2001)

2023 Atlanta Corporate Governance “Lawyer of the Year”

• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation

Mitchell G. Stockwell (2008) [15]

• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Patent

Daniel B. Swaja (2018)

• Construction Law
• Virginia S. Taylor (1991) [30]
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Trademark Law

James A. Trigg (2010)

• Copyright Law
• Entertainment Law – Music
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Trademark Law

Michael J. Turton (2023*)

• Litigation – Intellectual Property*

Michelle Tyde (2018)

• Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
• IT Outsourcing Law
• Privacy and Data Security Law
• Technology Law

Michael W. Tyler (2013)

• Commercial Litigation
• Franchise Law
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Rex R. Veal (2007)

2023 Atlanta Securitization and Structured Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year”

• Banking and Finance Law
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Real Estate Law
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Kathryn H. Wade (2010)

2023 Atlanta Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice “Lawyer of the Year”

• Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• Patent Law

Henry Walker IV (2013)

2023 Atlanta Technology Law “Lawyer of the Year”

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Technology Law

Amanda M. Witt (2020)

• Information Technology Law
• IT Outsourcing Law
• Privacy and Data Security Law
• Technology Law

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA

Joseph H. Huff (2012)

2023 Augusta Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year”

• Commercial Litigation
• Health Care Law
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Qui Tam Law

Mark H. Reeves (2020)

• Commercial Litigation
• Native American Law

Perry Sentell III (2010)

• Commercial Litigation
• Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

Todd Burbank (2016)

• Real Estate Law

Lois W. Colbert (2013)

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

James H. Pulliam (2018)

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Real Estate Law

DALLAS, TEXAS

Kirk T. Florence (2023*)

• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants*

Jenny L. Gruber (2023*)

• Real Estate Law*

Cole B. Ramey (2021)

• Commercial Litigation

Jason P. Steed (2020)

• Appellate Practice

James D. Steinberg (2001)

• Corporate Law
• Information Technology Law
• IT Outsourcing Law
• Technology Law

Alan Wright (2013)

• Commercial Litigation

DENVER, COLORADO

Eugene J. Bernard (2016)

• Patent Law

Thomas D. Franklin (2015)

• Patent Law

Darin J. Gibby (2013)

• Patent Law

Charles W. Gray (2023*)

• Patent Law*

Kristopher L. Reed (2017)

• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Patent

HOUSTON, TEXAS

Patrick E. Gaas (2010)

• Construction Law

Daniel F. Shank (2010)

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Litigation – Construction
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Raymond O. Aghaian (2023*)

• Criminal Defense: White-Collar*

Larry W. McFarland (2023*)

• Litigation – Intellectual Property*

MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA

Jon Michaelson (2018)

• Commercial Litigation

Vince Parrett (2023*)

• Commercial Litigation

Joseph Petersen (2021)

• Copyright Law*
• Litigation – Intellectual Property

Heather L. Preston (2021)

• Tax Law

William L. Shaffer (2021)

• Patent Law

Susan M. Spaeth (2013)

• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Patent

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Barry M. Benjamin (2011)

• Advertising Law
• Trademark Law

Marc A. Lieberstein (2020)

• Copyright Law
• Franchise Law
• Litigation – Patent
• Trademark Law

David Mayberry (2018)

• Franchise Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property

Lisa Pearson (2018)

• Copyright Law
• Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Trademark Law

David M. Posner (2021)

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law*
• Litigation – Bankruptcy

Robert N. Potter (2020)

• Copyright Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property

Jill K. Tomlinson (2021)

• Trademark Law

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA

Joseph S. Dowdy (2018)

• Commercial Litigation

Brodie D. Erwin (2023*)

• Employment Law – Management*

John R. Erwin (2013)

• Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

David R. Fricke (2011)

• Real Estate Law

Jennifer Giordano-Coltart Ph.D. (2022)

2023 Raleigh Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice “Lawyer of the Year”

• Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

Steven J. Levitas (2003) [20]

• CleanTech Law
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Government Contracts
• Litigation – Environmental

John C. Livingston (2021)

• Energy Law*
• Real Estate Law

Alan H. McConnell (2006)

2023 Raleigh Litigation – Environmental “Lawyer of the Year”

• Commercial Litigation
• Environmental Law
• Litigation – Environmental
• Water Law

Ford Robertson (2016)

• Real Estate Law

Carl E. Sanders (2021)

2023 Raleigh Patent Law “Lawyer of the Year”

• Patent Law

Martha L. Sewell (2013)

2023 Raleigh Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law “Lawyer of the Year”

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Health Care Law
• Litigation – ERISA

Clay C. Wheeler (2016)

• Litigation – Securities

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

James P. Cleary (2018)

• Patent Law
• Trademark Law

Nancy L. Stagg (2008)

• Commercial Litigation
• Information Technology Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

James Y.C. Sze (2023*)

• Patent Law*

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

Mehrnaz Boroumand Smith (2023*)

• Commercial Litigation*
• Litigation – Intellectual Property*
• Litigation – Patent*
• Trademark Law*

Paul C. Haughey (2016)

• Patent Law

James Isbester (2017)

• Litigation – Intellectual Property

Anthony J. Malutta (2020)

• Trademark Law

Steven D. Moore (2018)

• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Patent

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

John R. Neeleman (2021)

• Commercial Litigation
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants*

Gwendolyn C. Payton (2023*)

• Commercial Litigation*

Rob Roy Edward Stuart Smith (2013)

2023 Seattle Native American Law “Lawyer of the Year”

• Native American Law

Christopher T. Varas (2023*)

• Trademark Law*

Roger D. Wylie (2013)

• Patent Law

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Sonia Baldia (2022)

• Information Technology Law

Christina M. Gattuso (2018)

• Banking and Finance Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law

Catherine F. Munson (2021)

• Native American Law

Mark Riedy (2023*)

• Mergers and Acquisitions Law*

Mark L. Stember (2010)

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Litigation – ERISA

Mark D. Wincek (2005)

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Health Care Law

WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA

Alton L. Absher III (2022)

• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Patent*

John C. Alemanni (2018)

• Patent Law

Stephen R. Berlin (2001)

2023 Triad Litigation – Environmental “Lawyer of the Year”

• Environmental Law
• Litigation – Environmental

Susan H. Boyles (2007)

2023 Triad Insurance Law “Lawyer of the Year”

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Insurance
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Mark D. Boynton (2012)

• Construction Law
• Litigation – Construction

William M. Bryner (2011)

• Franchise Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Trademark Law

Charles W. Calkins (2007)

2023 Triad Patent Law “Lawyer of the Year”

• Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Patent
• Patent Law

Adam H. Charnes (2008)

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation – First Amendment
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Matias Ferrario (2018)

• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Patent

Steven Gardner (2007)

• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Patent
• Patent Law

Chad D. Hansen (2019)

• Commercial Litigation
• Health Care Law

William Joyner III (2013)

2023 Triad Mergers and Acquisitions Law “Lawyer of the Year”

• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation
• Venture Capital Law

Richard J. Keshian (2005)

2023 Triad Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year”

• Commercial Litigation
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

George L. Little, Jr. (1993)

• Antitrust Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Trademark Law

Charles F. McDowell IV (2023*)

• Government Relations Practice*

Laura C. Miller (2021)

• Advertising Law*
• Copyright Law*
• Litigation – Intellectual Property*
• Trademark Law

Michael A. Myers (2016)

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law

Tiffani D. Otey (2018)

• Trademark Law

Julie Barker Pape (2018)

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Dean Powell Jr. (2023*)

• Patent Law*

Cynthia B. Rothschild (2015)

• Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• Patent Law

Jeffrey T. Skinner (2021)

• Financial Services Regulation Law*
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation*

Jason M. Wenker (2019)

• Commercial Litigation
• Technology Law

(Year) — First year the lawyer was listed in any practice area.
( * ) — Newly listed in practice area in 2023 edition.

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