Alston & Bird promotes six IP lawyers to partner
US-based Alston & Bird has promoted six IP lawyers to partner as part of a round of partnership appointments.
Thomas Davison and Adam Swain, who are based in Alston & Bird’s Washington, DC office, and Helen Su, who is based in the firm’s Beijing office, have been elected to partner in the firm’s IP litigation group.
Davison focuses his practice on patent litigation across technology areas including telecommunications, semiconductors, software and fibre optics at the US International Trade Commission (USITC) and in district courts.
Swain’s practice covers a range of technologies, including semiconductors, digital television, medical products, marine sonar and pharmaceuticals, with a focus on international patent litigation at the USITC and district courts.
Su focuses on cross-border commercial litigation, arbitration, and strategy counselling, concentrating on IP disputes before the US courts and the USITC.
Christopher Kelly and Chris Lightner, both based in the Atlanta office, were elected to partner in the firm’s IP patents group.
Kelly represents both petitioners and patent owners in post-grant trials before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Lightner focuses his practice on the procurement of patents for technologies such as electromechanical devices, medical devices and semiconductor light sources.
Rounding off the new partners for Alston & Bird’s IP practice is Nadya Sand, who has been promoted in the trademark and copyright group in the Atlanta office.
Sand’s experience includes domestic and international trademark and copyright portfolio management, prosecution, enforcement and litigation.
“With this year marking the 125th anniversary of our firm’s founding, we honour our past while investing in our future through this year’s class of new partners,” commented Alston & Bird managing partner, Richard Hays.
“Like the generations before them, our new partners through their dedication and accomplishments will define the character of our firm for years to come, leaving it even stronger than the one they inherited.”
In total, 21 lawyers were promoted to partner.
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