that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . october 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message alston & bird headquarters one atlantic center atlanta georgia usa no . of offices 10 no . of attorneys about 800 major practice areas general practice revenue 646 million date founded 1893 in atlanta company type llp website www.alston.com alston & bird llp is a law firm based in atlanta georgia . contents 1 history 2 political contributions 3 ranks 4 facts 5 notable mandates 6 references 7 external links history edit founded in 1893 the firm has offices in atlanta new york city washington dc brussels charlotte raleigh dallas los angeles beijing and silicon valley . through the roots of the alston miller & gaines predecessor firms the merger with jones bird and howell formed alston & bird on december 1 1982 . expansion beyond georgia began with the establishment of an office in washington dc followed by the 1997 merger with intellectual property focus bell seltzer park & gibson charlotte and raleigh walter conston alexander & green in 2001 new york and crews shepherd & mccarty llp in 2007 dallas . in august 2008 the firm opened a silicon valley office with attorneys from the national firm akin gump strauss hauer & feld . the next month alston & bird acquired the 100 lawyer strong weston benshoof rochefort rubalcava and maccuish llp launching in los angeles and ventura county to reach 9 offices nationwide . legal publications report that the atlanta based firm is seeking to launch additional overseas offices in london and germany . 1 legacy firm walter conston operated a munich liaison office before it was acquired by alston & bird . 2 today the firm headquartered in midtown atlanta on west peachtree street in one atlantic center has more than 800 attorneys providing a full range of services to domestic and international clients conducting business all over the world . the former managing partner benjamin f. johnson iii was named on atlanta business chronicles list of the 100 most influential people in atlanta . published june 28 2007 . in addition he serves on the board of trustees for several notable atlanta institutions including the carter center emory university and woodward academy . political contributions edit according to the center for responsive politics alston & bird was one of the top law firms contributing to federal candidates during the 2012 election cycle donating 1.26 million 53 % to democrats . 3 by comparison during that same period akin gump strauss hauer & feld donated 2.56 66 % to democrats 3 while oil conglomerate exxonmobil donated 2.66 million 88 % to republicans . 4 since 1990 alston & bird contributed 5.1 million to federal campaigns . 5 ranks edit alston & bird was listed on fortune s 100 best companies to work for for the 17th consecutive year in 2016 . 6 a & b was ranked in the top 10 mentions for firms representing fortune 250 companies in a corporate counsel survey published in 2006 . 7 facts edit richard hays the firm s managing partner is the brother of the current chairman of king & spalding robert hays . alston & bird was the first major law firm in atlanta to promote an african american female to partner in 1990 . karol mason . famed golfer bobby jones s father was a founding partner of alston & bird s predecessor firm jones bird and howell . bobby jones himself also practiced law at jones bird and howell . notable mandates edit counsel to german media group bertelsmann ag a long time client of legacy firm walter conston with clifford chance and slaughter & may as uk co counsel in bertelsmann s 2.74 billion acquisition of zomba music group in 2002 . represented cingular wireless in its purchase of 34 wireless licenses from nextwave media in 2003 advised regions financial corporation alongside sullivan & cromwell in its purchase of union planters corporation in 2004 a transaction valued at 5.8 billion . issuer s counsel with simpson thacher & bartlett for assurance insurance in its 2.024 billion ipo in 2004 . represented koch forest products inc. a subsidiary of koch industries alongside latham & watkins in its 21 billion purchase of the georgia pacific corporation in 2005 advised longstanding client indymac its executives and directors the fbi investigation into the california bank s collapse in 2008 . alston also advised the bank on the transfer of its assets to government control under the auspices of the federal deposit insurance corporation . representing toyota in the economic loss class actions arising from the 2009 2010 toyota vehicle recalls . 8 references edit matt byrne july 17 2006 . alston raids pillsbury for london german growth . thelawyer.com . retrieved 26 september 2010 . alston & bird completes ny takeover . thelawyer.com . january 15 2001 . retrieved 26 september 2010 . a b lawyers & lobbyists top contributors to federal candidates parties and outside groups . opensecrets.org . center for responsive politics . energy natural resources top contributors to federal candidates parties and outside groups . opensecrets.org . center for responsive politics . retrieved 9 june 2016 . organizations alston & bird . opensecrets.org . center for responsive politics . 100 best companies to work for . fortune.com . march 3 2016 . retrieved 22 march 2016 . corporate counsel . law.com . archived from the original on 24 september 2010 . retrieved 26 september 2010 . amanda bronstad judge agrees to expand plaintiffs committees in toyota mdl the national law journal 17 may 2010 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title alston % 26 bird & oldid 744090322 categories law firms established in 1893law firms based in atlanta1893 establishments in georgia u.s. state hidden categories articles with a promotional tone from october 2016all 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