The story
The firm has roots dating back to 1893, with the modern firm being formed in 1982 through a merger of Alston, Miller & Gaines and Jones, Bird and Howell. In 1997, the firm merged with intellectual property-focused Bell Seltzer Park & Gibson (Charlotte and Raleigh). A merger with Walter, Conston, Alexander & Green occurred in 2001 (New York), and Crews, Shepherd & McCarty LLP in 2007 (Dallas).
In August 2008, the firm opened a Silicon Valley office, bringing in attorneys from the national firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. The next month, Alston & Bird acquired Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava and MacCuish LLP (which had a total of ~100 lawyers), launching in Los Angeles and Ventura County. In March 2017, the firm opened its San Francisco office. In September 2019, the firm opened its London office. In July 2024, the firm opened offices in Chicago and Century City with three partners joining from Sidley Austin.
From Wikipedia’s article on Alston & Bird, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4