ALSTON - Key Persons


Adriene Plescia Lynch

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Senior Associate / Los Angeles

Alvina (Allie) Oelhafen

Job Titles:
  • Counsel / Raleigh
  • Member of Committee

Amy Leath

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the Pro Bono Leadership Team
  • Pro Bono & Community Engagement Coordinator

Angela Payne James

Job Titles:
  • Diversity & Inclusion Partner / Atlanta
  • Member of Committee

Anna French

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / New York

Ashley B. Menser

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / Raleigh
  • Raleigh Chair

Ben Pleune

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • Charlotte Committee Chair

Brandon C. Abrams

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Brendan Carroll

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Cari K. Dawson

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / Atlanta

Celeste C. Ahl

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Senior Attorney / Los Angeles

Christopher C. Frieden

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Atlanta

Claudine Woods

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Office Administrator - Raleigh / Raleigh

Daniel F. Diffley

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Atlanta

Daniella P. Main

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Dallas Chair
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / Dallas, New York
Daniella Main, partner in Alston & Bird's Litigation & Trial Practice Group and member of the firm's Class Action & Multidistrict Litigation Team and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team, was named to Texas Lawyer's Texas Legal Awards "Rising Stars" class of 2023, which recognizes the state's top lawyers under the age of 40.

Darcy McLean

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Pro Bono Leadership Team
  • Senior Pro Bono & Community Engagement Manager

David Venderbush

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • New York Committee Co - Chair

Dennis O. Garris

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner - in - Charge
  • Partner - in - Charge of the D.C. Office, Discusses Why It's an Exciting Time to Work in the Nation 's Capital.
  • Partner / Washington, D.C.
  • Partner, Washington
Dennis Garris, partner-in-charge of the D.C. office, discusses why it's an exciting time to work in the nation's capital.

Derin B. Dickerson

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / Atlanta

Diane C. Stanfield

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Senior Counsel / Los Angeles

Edward T. Kang

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / Washington, D.C.

Elinor A. Hiller

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / Washington, D.C.

Elise N. Paeffgen

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / Washington, D.C.

Elizabeth A. Price

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Senior Counsel / Atlanta

Elizabeth Murphy

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / Charlotte

Emily McGowan

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / Charlotte

Emily S. Leeson

Job Titles:
  • Director of Attorney Professional Development / Atlanta
  • Member of Committee

Emily Seymour Costin

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Member of Committee

George Abney

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Glenn G. Patton

Job Titles:
  • Chief Administrative Partner / Atlanta

Greg Christianson

Job Titles:
  • San Francisco Chair

Hidetada James Abe

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Director of the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / Los Angeles
  • Partner in Alston & Bird 's Intellectual
  • Senior Associate on the Intellectual Property Team, Describes the Discovery Process for International Companies
James Abe is a partner in Alston & Bird's Intellectual Property Group and a member of the Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences Patent Litigation Team and Japan Business Team. James counsels a wide range of companies on all aspects of intellectual property law, with a focus on advising on patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright, and privacy and data security disputes and procuring patent and trademark rights. James is fluent in Japanese and counsels many Japanese companies on their U.S. legal needs, including intellectual property and technology matters, commercial and business disputes, and cross-border transactions. He also regularly represents Japanese companies in court and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. James earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he served as a member of the San Diego Law Review and received the CALI award in Patent Law. He earned his B.S. in chemistry from the University of California, Irvine. Before law school, James worked at Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp. for seven years, where he worked on various patient monitoring systems. James Abe is featured as a director of the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association for the 2021-2022 term. Experience Related Services & Industries James Abe, senior associate on the Intellectual Property team, describes the discovery process for international companies.

Hon. Earl Pomeroy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Houlihan Lokey

Job Titles:
  • Financial Advisor to Everi Holdings

James H. Sullivan

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner - in - Charge
  • Partner / New York

James R. Evans

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / Los Angeles

Janine Brown

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner - in - Charge
  • Partner, Atlanta

Jared M. Slade

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • Dallas Committee Chair
  • Partner - in - Charge

Jason J. Solomon

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Partner - in - Charge
  • Partner, Charlotte
Jason Solomon, partner-in-charge of Alston & Bird's Charlotte office, discusses how the office's growth has paralleled the city's rise and created opportunities to serve clients in intellectual property, private equity, and finance.

Jeffrey A. Rosenfeld

Job Titles:
  • Partner - in - Charge
  • Partner, Los Angeles

Jeffrey M.H. Adams

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Jennifer Aguilar

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Jessica L. Sharron

Job Titles:
  • Counsel / Los Angeles
  • Member of Committee

John L. Latham

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Senior Counsel / Atlanta

John M. Aerni - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Senior Counsel

Kathy Huang

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • Los Angeles Committee Chair

Katrina Llanes

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • New York Chair
  • Partner / New York

Kerry T. Wenzel

Job Titles:
  • Atlanta Chair
  • Counsel / Atlanta
  • Member of Committee

Kristin P. Hinson

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / Charlotte

Kristine McAlister Brown - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Chairman / Atlanta

Kyle S. Navarro

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / Charlotte

Mariana Loose

Job Titles:
  • Chief Marketing Officer / New York
  • Member of Committee

Mary Benton

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the Pro Bono Leadership Team
  • Pro Bono Partner and Committee Chair

Matt Mamak

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • New York Committee Co - Chair

Matthew P. McGuire

Job Titles:
  • Partner - in - Charge
  • Partner, Raleigh

Megan Ault

Job Titles:
  • Selected for Toyota's Counsel in Motion Program Megan Ault Selected for Toyota 's Counsel in Motion Program
  • Senior Associate in Alston & Bird 's Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group
Megan Ault Selected for Toyota's Counsel in Motion Program Megan Ault Selected for Toyota's Counsel in Motion Program Megan Ault, senior associate in Alston & Bird's Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group, has been selected to be a part of Toyota's Counsel in Motion Program Class of 2024.

Meryl P. Diamond

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / New York

Michael G. Stephens

Job Titles:
  • Chief Human Resources Officer / Atlanta
  • Member of Committee

Michael J. Agoglia

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Michael J. Newton

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Member of Committee
  • Silicon Valley Chair

Morey Barnes Yost

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Natalie C. Clayton

Job Titles:
  • Partner / New York

Paul Simcock

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • London Committee Chair

Rebecca R. Valentino

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner - in - Charge
  • San Francisco / Silicon Valley Chair

Richard R. Hays - CEO, Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Managing Partner

Richard R. Willis

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner - in - Charge
  • Partner, London

Rodney D. Miller

Job Titles:
  • Director of Business Information Governance
  • Member of Committee

Ryan Ethridge

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • Raleigh Committee Chair

Saloni Joshi

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / London

Sarah Ernst

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / Atlanta

Shanell Cramer

Job Titles:
  • Partner / New York

Shri Abhyankar

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Stacie L. Cargill

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / Dallas

Tania Rice

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Senior Associate / San Francisco

Teresa T. Bonder

Job Titles:
  • Partner - in - Charge
  • Partner, San Francisco

Tim Trysla

Job Titles:
  • Health Care Partners

Tom Evans

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • Northern California Committee Chair

UK SRA

Job Titles:
  • Registered Foreign Lawyer in England and Wales

Vishal Agnihotri

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director of Knowledge & Innovation

Wesley C. Achey

Job Titles:
  • Partner

William Hao

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Partner / New York

Wim Nauwelaerts

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Partner, Brussels
Wim Nauwelaerts, partner-in-charge of Alston & Bird's Brussels office and leader of the firm's European Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team, and Kimberly Kiefer Peretti, partner and co-leader of the firm's Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team and National Security & Digital Crimes Team, have been named to Cybersecurity Docket's 2023 "Incident Response 50."