Alston & Bird History

Atlanta-based Alston Bird s predecessor firms date back to 1893.

One of the greatest legacies is the legendary golfer Bobby Jones, winner of the Grand Slam in 1930 and founder of the Augusta National Golf Club and former partner of the firm.

The merger with Jones, Bird and Howell formed Alston Bird on December 1, 1982.

Alston Bird s first expedition across state lines came with the debut of its Washington, DC, office in 1990.

One of the most significant engagements in the firm s history began with the appointment of our Partner Neal Batson by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York as Examiner for Enron Corp. in 2002.

Overseas, the firm opened its first international office in Brussels to focus on payments and data privacy and added a Beijing outpost to service Chinese clients in 2015.

Our European footprint expanded in 2019 with the opening of our London office.