
Insights: News Kilpatrick Townsend Achieves Top-Tier Recognition from Chambers USA 2019 May 2, 2019 ATLANTA (May 2) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that the firm once again earned outstanding recognition in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. In total, Kilpatrick Townsend earned 57 spots on the prestigious list. Below are some highlights from this year’s Chambers USA. For more, please click here. *Thirteen Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys are ranked as Band 1 or Star Individuals in their respective practice areas: • Todd Meyers: Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Georgia) • Brian Corgan:* Construction (Georgia) • William Dorris: Construction (Georgia) • Randall F. Hafer: Construction (Georgia) • Alan McConnell: Environment (North Carolina) • Rupert M. Barkoff: Franchising (USA–Nationwide) • Darin J. Gibby: Intellectual Property (Colorado) • David E. Sipiora: Intellectual Property (Colorado) • William H. Brewster: Intellectual Property (Georgia) • Wab P. Kadaba: Intellectual Property (Georgia) • Charles Calkins: Intellectual Property (North Carolina) • Steven Gardner: Intellectual Property (North Carolina) • Lynn E. Fowler: Tax (Georgia) Ten Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys are ranked nationally in their practice areas: • Barry Benjamin: Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory • Brian Corgan: Construction • Aaron Kaslow: Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A • Rupert Barkoff: Franchising • Josh Pond: International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) • Charles Galbraith: Native American Law • Keith Harper: Native American Law • Venus Prince: Native American Law • Rob Roy Smith: Native American Law • James Steinberg: Outsourcing Four Kilpatrick Townsend practice areas are ranked Band 1: • Construction (Georgia) • Intellectual Property (Colorado) • Intellectual Property (Georgia) • Intellectual Property (North Carolina) Six Kilpatrick Townsend practice areas are ranked nationally: • Construction • Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A • Franchising • Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets • Native American Law • Retail The following Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys, along with the practice areas in which they are recognized, are named to this year’s Chambers USA. Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory Barry Benjamin (Recognized Practitioner) Bankruptcy/Restructuring Alfred Lurey (Senior Statesperson) Todd Meyers (1) Construction Lawrence M. Prosen Brian Corgan (Star Individual) William Dorris (1) Randall F. Hafer (1) Lee Mann Patrick Gaas Corporate/M&A W. Benjamin Barkley W. Stanley Blackburn Richard Cicchillo David Stockton G. William Joyner III Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Mark D. Wincek Environment Susan Richardson Stephen R. Berlin Alan McConnell (1) Todd Roessler Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A Aaron Kaslow (Recognized Practitioner) Franchising Rupert Barkoff (1) Insurance: Policyholder Mary Craig Calkins Helen Michael Intellectual Property Thomas D. Franklin Darin J. Gibby (1) David E. Sipiora (1) Miles Alexander (Senior Statesperson) William H. Brewster (1) Theodore H. Davis Jr. R. Charles Henn Jr. Wab P. Kadaba (1) Tina Williams McKeon Mitchell G. Stockwell William Bryner Charles Calkins (1) Steven Gardner (1) Andrew Serafini Roger Wylie Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets David Mayberry International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) Josh Pond (Recognized Practitioner) Life Sciences The practice area is recognized, but there are no specific attorneys recognized. Labor & Employment Thomas H. Christopher Susan W. Pangborn Diane L. Prucino Randall D. Avram Litigation: General Commercial Susan Cahoon Richard J. Keshian (Recognized Practitioner) Gwendolyn Payton Native American Law Charles Galbraith Keith Harper Venus Prince Rob Roy Smith Outsourcing James Steinberg (Recognized Practitioner) Real Estate Andrew Kauss David Fricke Ford Robertson Retail The practice area is recognized, but there are no specific attorneys recognized. Tax Lynn E. Fowler (1) Rankings assessed key qualities in the legal field, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client. --A Star ranking is given to attorneys with exceptional recommendations in their field. --A Senior Statesperson* is an attorney who no longer works hands-on with the same intensity but who, by virtue of close links with major clients, remains pivotal to the firm’s success. --Recognized Practitioners handle notable matters and have received some recommendation during the course of the Chambers’ research. --(1) Denotes a Band 1 ranking About Chambers and Partners Chambers and Partners Publishing, based in London, produces the annual Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. For the current US directory, thousands of interviews were conducted covering the entire country and were carried out by a team of over 50 full-time researchers over a period of six months. For more information, please visit: https://chambers.com/ Follow the firm on Twitter: @KTS_Law *** Related People Barry M. Benjamin Partner New York, NY t 212.775.8783 bbenjamin@kilpatricktownsend.com Alfred S. Lurey Senior Counsel Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6360 alurey@kilpatricktownsend.com Todd C. Meyers Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6482 tmeyers@kilpatricktownsend.com Lawrence M. Prosen Partner Washington, DC t 202.481.9940 lprosen@kilpatricktownsend.com Brian G. Corgan Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6217 bcorgan@kilpatricktownsend.com William E. Dorris Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6104 bdorris@kilpatricktownsend.com Randall F. Hafer Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6289 rhafer@kilpatricktownsend.com R. Lee Mann, III Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6502 lmann@kilpatricktownsend.com Patrick E. Gaas Partner Houston, TX t 281.809.4076 pgaas@kilpatricktownsend.com W. Benjamin Barkley Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6569 bbarkley@kilpatricktownsend.com W. Stanley Blackburn Senior Counsel Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6400 sblackburn@kilpatricktownsend.com Richard Cicchillo, Jr. Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6111 rcicchillo@kilpatricktownsend.com David A. Stockton Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6444 dstockton@kilpatricktownsend.com G. William Joyner, III Partner Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7342 wijoyner@kilpatricktownsend.com Mark D. Wincek Partner Washington, DC t 202.508.5801 mwincek@kilpatricktownsend.com Susan H. Richardson Counsel Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6330 srichardson@kilpatricktownsend.com Stephen R. Berlin Partner Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7304 sberlin@kilpatricktownsend.com Alan H. McConnell Partner Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1798 amcconnell@kilpatricktownsend.com Todd S. Roessler Partner Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1726 troessler@kilpatricktownsend.com Thomas D. Franklin Partner Denver, CO t 720.258.6588 tfranklin@kilpatricktownsend.com Darin J. Gibby Partner Denver, CO t 303.571.4000 dgibby@kilpatricktownsend.com David E. Sipiora Retired Denver, CO t 303.405.8525 dsipiora@kilpatricktownsend.com Miles J. Alexander Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6410 malexander@kilpatricktownsend.com William H. Brewster Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6549 bbrewster@kilpatricktownsend.com Theodore H. Davis Jr. Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6534 tdavis@kilpatricktownsend.com Wab Kadaba Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.532.6959 wkadaba@kilpatricktownsend.com Tina Williams McKeon, Ph.D. Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6103 tmckeon@kilpatricktownsend.com Mitchell G. Stockwell Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6214 mstockwell@kilpatricktownsend.com William M. Bryner Partner Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7482 bbryner@kilpatricktownsend.com Charles W. Calkins Partner Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7315 ccalkins@kilpatricktownsend.com Steven Gardner Partner Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7483 sgardner@kilpatricktownsend.com Andrew T. Serafini, Ph.D. Partner Seattle, WA t 206.626.7769 atserafini@kilpatricktownsend.com Roger D. Wylie Firm Managing Partner Seattle, WA t 206.516.3092 rwylie@kilpatricktownsend.com J. David Mayberry Partner New York, NY t 212.775.8830 dmayberry@kilpatricktownsend.com Thomas H. Christopher Senior Counsel Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6385 tchristopher@kilpatricktownsend.com Susan W. Pangborn Partner San Francisco, CA t 415.273.4763 spangborn@kilpatricktownsend.com Diane L. Prucino Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6479 dprucino@kilpatricktownsend.com Randall D. Avram Partner Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1812 ravram@kilpatricktownsend.com Susan A. Cahoon Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6325 scahoon@kilpatricktownsend.com Richard J. Keshian Partner Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7322 rkeshian@kilpatricktownsend.com Gwendolyn C. Payton Partner Seattle, WA t 206.626.7714 gpayton@kilpatricktownsend.com Rob Roy Edward Stuart Smith Partner Seattle, WA t 206.224.2868 rrsmith@kilpatricktownsend.com James Steinberg Partner Dallas, TX t 214.922.7144 jsteinberg@kilpatricktownsend.com M. Andrew Kauss Senior Counsel Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6620 akauss@kilpatricktownsend.com B. Ford Robertson Partner Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1772 frobertson@kilpatricktownsend.com Lynn E. Fowler Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6653 lfowler@kilpatricktownsend.com David R. Fricke Partner Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1753 dfricke@kilpatricktownsend.com

Insights: News

Kilpatrick Townsend Achieves Top-Tier Recognition from Chambers USA 2019

May 2, 2019

ATLANTA (May 2) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that the firm once again earned outstanding recognition in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. In total, Kilpatrick Townsend earned 57 spots on the prestigious list.

Below are some highlights from this year’s Chambers USA. For more, please click here.

Thirteen Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys are ranked as Band 1 or *Star Individuals in their respective practice areas:

• Todd Meyers: Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Georgia)
• *Brian Corgan: Construction (Georgia)
• William Dorris: Construction (Georgia)
• Randall F. Hafer: Construction (Georgia)
• Alan McConnell: Environment (North Carolina)
• Rupert M. Barkoff: Franchising (USA–Nationwide)
• Darin J. Gibby: Intellectual Property (Colorado)
• David E. Sipiora: Intellectual Property (Colorado)
• William H. Brewster: Intellectual Property (Georgia)
• Wab P. Kadaba: Intellectual Property (Georgia)
• Charles Calkins: Intellectual Property (North Carolina)
• Steven Gardner: Intellectual Property (North Carolina)
• Lynn E. Fowler: Tax (Georgia)

Ten Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys are ranked nationally in their practice areas:

• Barry Benjamin: Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
• Brian Corgan: Construction
• Aaron Kaslow: Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A
• Rupert Barkoff: Franchising
• Josh Pond: International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
• Charles Galbraith: Native American Law
• Keith Harper: Native American Law
• Venus Prince: Native American Law
• Rob Roy Smith: Native American Law
• James Steinberg: Outsourcing

Four Kilpatrick Townsend practice areas are ranked Band 1:

• Construction (Georgia)
• Intellectual Property (Colorado)
• Intellectual Property (Georgia)
• Intellectual Property (North Carolina)

Six Kilpatrick Townsend practice areas are ranked nationally:

• Construction
• Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A
• Franchising
• Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
• Native American Law
• Retail

The following Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys, along with the practice areas in which they are recognized, are named to this year’s Chambers USA.

Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
Barry Benjamin (Recognized Practitioner)

Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Alfred Lurey (Senior Statesperson)
Todd Meyers (1)

Construction
Lawrence M. Prosen
Brian Corgan (Star Individual)
William Dorris (1)
Randall F. Hafer (1)
Lee Mann
Patrick Gaas

Corporate/M&A
W. Benjamin Barkley
W. Stanley Blackburn
Richard Cicchillo
David Stockton
G. William Joyner III

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Mark D. Wincek

Environment
Susan Richardson
Stephen R. Berlin
Alan McConnell (1)
Todd Roessler

Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A
Aaron Kaslow (Recognized Practitioner)

Franchising
Rupert Barkoff (1)

Insurance: Policyholder
Mary Craig Calkins
Helen Michael

Intellectual Property
Thomas D. Franklin
Darin J. Gibby (1)
David E. Sipiora (1)
Miles Alexander (Senior Statesperson)
William H. Brewster (1)
Theodore H. Davis Jr.
R. Charles Henn Jr.
Wab P. Kadaba (1)
Tina Williams McKeon
Mitchell G. Stockwell
William Bryner
Charles Calkins (1)
Steven Gardner (1)
Andrew Serafini
Roger Wylie

Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
David Mayberry

International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Josh Pond (Recognized Practitioner)

Life Sciences
The practice area is recognized, but there are no specific attorneys recognized.

Labor & Employment
Thomas H. Christopher
Susan W. Pangborn
Diane L. Prucino
Randall D. Avram

Litigation: General Commercial
Susan Cahoon
Richard J. Keshian (Recognized Practitioner)
Gwendolyn Payton

Native American Law
Charles Galbraith
Keith Harper
Venus Prince
Rob Roy Smith

Outsourcing
James Steinberg (Recognized Practitioner)

Real Estate
Andrew Kauss
David Fricke
Ford Robertson

Retail
The practice area is recognized, but there are no specific attorneys recognized.

Tax
Lynn E. Fowler (1)

Rankings assessed key qualities in the legal field, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client.

--A *Star ranking is given to attorneys with exceptional recommendations in their field.

--A Senior Statesperson is an attorney who no longer works hands-on with the same intensity but who, by virtue of close links with major clients, remains pivotal to the firm’s success.

--Recognized Practitioners handle notable matters and have received some recommendation during the course of the Chambers’ research.

--(1) Denotes a Band 1 ranking

About Chambers and Partners

Chambers and Partners Publishing, based in London, produces the annual Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. For the current US directory, thousands of interviews were conducted covering the entire country and were carried out by a team of over 50 full-time researchers over a period of six months. For more information, please visit: https://chambers.com/

Follow the firm on Twitter: @KTS_Law

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Related People

Barry M. Benjamin

Partner

New York, NY

t 212.775.8783

bbenjamin@kilpatricktownsend.com

Alfred S. Lurey

Senior Counsel

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6360

alurey@kilpatricktownsend.com

Todd C. Meyers

Partner

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6482

tmeyers@kilpatricktownsend.com

Lawrence M. Prosen

Partner

Washington, DC

t 202.481.9940

lprosen@kilpatricktownsend.com

Brian G. Corgan

Partner

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6217

bcorgan@kilpatricktownsend.com

William E. Dorris

Partner

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6104

bdorris@kilpatricktownsend.com

Randall F. Hafer

Partner

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6289

rhafer@kilpatricktownsend.com

R. Lee Mann, III

Partner

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6502

lmann@kilpatricktownsend.com

Patrick E. Gaas

Partner

Houston, TX

t 281.809.4076

pgaas@kilpatricktownsend.com

W. Benjamin Barkley

Partner

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6569

bbarkley@kilpatricktownsend.com

W. Stanley Blackburn

Senior Counsel

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6400

sblackburn@kilpatricktownsend.com

Richard Cicchillo, Jr.

Partner

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6111

rcicchillo@kilpatricktownsend.com

David A. Stockton

Partner

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6444

dstockton@kilpatricktownsend.com

G. William Joyner, III

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

t 336.607.7342

wijoyner@kilpatricktownsend.com

Mark D. Wincek

Partner

Washington, DC

t 202.508.5801

mwincek@kilpatricktownsend.com

Susan H. Richardson

Counsel

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6330

srichardson@kilpatricktownsend.com

Stephen R. Berlin

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

t 336.607.7304

sberlin@kilpatricktownsend.com

Alan H. McConnell

Partner

Raleigh, NC

t 919.420.1798

amcconnell@kilpatricktownsend.com

Todd S. Roessler

Partner

Raleigh, NC

t 919.420.1726

troessler@kilpatricktownsend.com

Thomas D. Franklin

Partner

Denver, CO

t 720.258.6588

tfranklin@kilpatricktownsend.com

Darin J. Gibby

Partner

Denver, CO

t 303.571.4000

dgibby@kilpatricktownsend.com

David E. Sipiora

Retired

Denver, CO

t 303.405.8525

dsipiora@kilpatricktownsend.com

Miles J. Alexander

Partner

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6410

malexander@kilpatricktownsend.com

William H. Brewster

Partner

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6549

bbrewster@kilpatricktownsend.com

Theodore H. Davis Jr.

Partner

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6534

tdavis@kilpatricktownsend.com

Wab Kadaba

Partner

Atlanta, GA

t 404.532.6959

wkadaba@kilpatricktownsend.com

Tina Williams McKeon, Ph.D.

Partner

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6103

tmckeon@kilpatricktownsend.com

Mitchell G. Stockwell

Partner

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6214

mstockwell@kilpatricktownsend.com

William M. Bryner

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

t 336.607.7482

bbryner@kilpatricktownsend.com

Charles W. Calkins

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

t 336.607.7315

ccalkins@kilpatricktownsend.com

Steven Gardner

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

t 336.607.7483

sgardner@kilpatricktownsend.com

Andrew T. Serafini, Ph.D.

Partner

Seattle, WA

t 206.626.7769

atserafini@kilpatricktownsend.com

Roger D. Wylie

Firm Managing Partner

Seattle, WA

t 206.516.3092

rwylie@kilpatricktownsend.com

J. David Mayberry

Partner

New York, NY

t 212.775.8830

dmayberry@kilpatricktownsend.com

Thomas H. Christopher

Senior Counsel

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6385

tchristopher@kilpatricktownsend.com

Susan W. Pangborn

Partner

San Francisco, CA

t 415.273.4763

spangborn@kilpatricktownsend.com

Diane L. Prucino

Partner

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6479

dprucino@kilpatricktownsend.com

Randall D. Avram

Partner

Raleigh, NC

t 919.420.1812

ravram@kilpatricktownsend.com

Susan A. Cahoon

Partner

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6325

scahoon@kilpatricktownsend.com

Richard J. Keshian

Partner

Winston-Salem, NC

t 336.607.7322

rkeshian@kilpatricktownsend.com

Gwendolyn C. Payton

Partner

Seattle, WA

t 206.626.7714

gpayton@kilpatricktownsend.com

Rob Roy Edward Stuart Smith

Partner

Seattle, WA

t 206.224.2868

rrsmith@kilpatricktownsend.com

James Steinberg

Partner

Dallas, TX

t 214.922.7144

jsteinberg@kilpatricktownsend.com

M. Andrew Kauss

Senior Counsel

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6620

akauss@kilpatricktownsend.com

B. Ford Robertson

Partner

Raleigh, NC

t 919.420.1772

frobertson@kilpatricktownsend.com

Lynn E. Fowler

Partner

Atlanta, GA

t 404.815.6653

lfowler@kilpatricktownsend.com

David R. Fricke

Partner

Raleigh, NC

t 919.420.1753

dfricke@kilpatricktownsend.com