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Kilpatrick is trusted counsel to the world’s most innovative companies. As one of a handful of law firms focused on serving the world’s most groundbreaking companies, we always strive to be at the forefront, from creating a best-in-class client experience; to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion; to proactively addressing challenges and seizing opportunities on the cutting edge of law and technology. With recognized strength in the technology sector and a full range of service offerings, we do things differently from our peers because we put people first. Our highly skilled and intellectually curious team delivers practical, business-centric solutions built upon unusually strong and enduring connections with our clients and collaboration with each other. With a foundation of 160 years of success, we are steadfastly future-focused, driving innovation while cultivating genuine relationships. We’re optimistic about the future and invest in the success of our clients, our people, our firm, and our communities.
Rankings
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP is nationally ranked in 47 practice areas and metro ranked in 71 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
Read how Best Law Firms ranks firms"Law Firm of the Year" Awards
2025 "Law Firm of the Year" in Trademark Law
National Rankings
Tier 1
Tier 1 for Advertising Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Copyright Law
Metro Rankings
Atlanta
Tier 1 for Advertising Law
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Highlighted Client Comments
All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
Commercial Litigation
The Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton team punches well above its weight. They are top-notch trial lawyers who are very cost-effective. They are on my speed dial.
Appellate Practice
Absolutely true professionals. They were an amazing firm to work with and we really established a great deal of trust in their work. Highley recommend this firm.
James Hilton
– Accelerated Claims, Inc.
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
It was a pleasure to work with the colleagues from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton in a notable, huge and long-lasting joint mandate. I was always impressed by the structured, well-prepared and very smart and quick thinking work of all colleagues I was involved with, while at the same time all of them showed a great amount of emphasis, humanity, humor and personal involvement and integrity.
Trademark Law
Best IP law firm I have ever worked with in the US. Kilpatrick attorneys are smart, creative, responsive and a pleasure to work with.
Marina Depietri
– Red Bull GmbH
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
The KTS White Collar lawyers with whom I have worked over many years always bring their "A game" to every client engagement - every call, every e-mail, every investigation. It is evident that they expect the best of themselves and ensure the best team is employed each time, as they work toward the best result for their clients.
Joanna Ritcey-Donohue
– JRD Law PLLC
Litigation - Construction
KTS efficiently organizes and builds case teams together with the client and in that process, develops a team spirit which becomes highly powerful, also when the outlook is less promising at the outset. Great care is taken to flush out all relevant case facts, which are then analyzed and organized before the case is put together. KTS do this in a highly thorough way, yet efficient, and it is done together with the client team. The outcome is a superior ability to claim the high ground in the process.
Per Byrenius
– Vattenfall
Rankings
"Law Firm of the Year" Awards
2025 "Law Firm of the Year" in Trademark Law
National Rankings
Tier 1
Tier 1 for Advertising Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Copyright Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Franchise Law
Tier 1 for Information Technology Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Banking and Finance
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 1 for Native American Law
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Securities Regulation
Tier 1 for Trademark Law
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Appellate Practice
Tier 2 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Communications Law
Tier 2 for Environmental Law
Tier 2 for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 2 for Litigation - First Amendment
Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 2 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 2 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 2 for Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Tier 2 for Tax Law
Tier 2 for Technology Law
Tier 2 for Venture Capital Law
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 3 for Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Tier 3 for Financial Services Regulation Law
Tier 3 for Health Care Law
Tier 3 for Insurance Law
Tier 3 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 3 for Litigation - ERISA
Tier 3 for Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tier 3 for Media Law
Tier 3 for Trusts and Estates
Regional Rankings
Atlanta
Tier 1 for Advertising Law
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Communications Law
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Copyright Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Compliance Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Governance Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Entertainment Law - Music
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for First Amendment Law
Tier 1 for Franchise Law
Tier 1 for Information Technology Law
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for International Arbitration - Commercial
Tier 1 for International Mergers and Acquisitions
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Banking and Finance
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - First Amendment
Tier 1 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 1 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 1 for Media Law
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Privacy and Data Security Law
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 1 for Securities Regulation
Tier 1 for Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 1 for Technology Law
Tier 1 for Trademark Law
Tier 1 for Venture Capital Law
Tier 1 for Water Law
Tier 2 for Arbitration
Tier 2 for Commercial Finance Law
Tier 2 for Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Tier 2 for Immigration Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 2 for Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tier 2 for Sports Law
Tier 3 for Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Augusta-GA
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Tier 1 for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Charlotte
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 2 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 3 for Litigation - Real Estate
Chicago
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Trusts and Estates
Tier 2 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 3 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 3 for Family Law
Tier 3 for Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Tier 3 for Real Estate Law
Tier 3 for Tax Law
Colorado
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Dallas/Fort Worth
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 2 for Corporate Law
Tier 2 for Information Technology Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Real Estate Law
Tier 2 for Technology Law
Tier 3 for Arbitration
Tier 3 for Banking and Finance Law
Houston
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Los Angeles
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 3 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 3 for Media Law
New York City
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Copyright Law
Tier 1 for Franchise Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Trademark Law
Tier 2 for Advertising Law
Tier 3 for Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Raleigh
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 2 for Financial Services Regulation Law
Tier 2 for Health Care Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Banking and Finance
Tier 2 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 2 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 3 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 3 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
San Diego
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Information Technology Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 2 for Patent Law
Tier 3 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 3 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
San Francisco
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Trademark Law
Tier 2 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 2 for Patent Law
San Jose
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Litigation - Patent
Seattle
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Copyright Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Native American Law
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 1 for Trademark Law
Triad
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Copyright Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - First Amendment
Tier 1 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 1 for Securities Regulation
Tier 1 for Trademark Law
Tier 1 for Venture Capital Law
Tier 2 for Appellate Practice
Tier 2 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 2 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 2 for Financial Services Regulation Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Banking and Finance
Tier 2 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier 2 for Real Estate Law
Tier 3 for Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Tier 3 for Health Care Law
Washington, D.C.
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Information Technology Law
Tier 2 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - ERISA
Tier 2 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 2 for Native American Law
Tier 3 for Financial Services Regulation Law
Tier 3 for Health Care Law
Practice Areas
The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
- Advertising Law
- Antitrust Law
- Appellate Practice
- Arbitration
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
- CleanTech Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Communications Law
- Construction Law
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Energy Law
- Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
- Environmental Law
- ERISA
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- First Amendment Law
- Food and Beverage Law
- Franchise Law
- Government Contracts
- Health Care Law
- Information Technology Law
- Insurance Law
- International Arbitration - Commercial
- International Mergers and Acquisitions
- IT Outsourcing Law
- Labor Law - Management
- Leveraged Buyouts
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Litigation - Antitrust
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - ERISA
- Litigation - First Amendment
- Litigation - Insurance
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Litigation - Patent
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Litigation - Securities
- Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Media Law
- Mediation
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Native American Law
- Patent Law
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Privacy and Data Security Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Tax Law
- Technology Law
- Trademark Law
Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP has 202 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in
America®.
By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings.
For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards.
Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments
All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
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Main Location
Atlanta,
GA
1100 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2800
Atlanta, GA 30309
United States
404-815-6500
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Scottsdale,
AZ
6909 East Greenway Parkway, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
United States
602-726-7310
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1801 Century Park East, Suite 2300
Los Angeles, CA 90067
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310-248-3830
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1302 El Camino Real, Suite 175
Menlo Park, CA 94025
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650-326-2400
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12255 El Camino Real, Suite 250
San Diego, CA 92130
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858-350-6100
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Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1900
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415-576-0200
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2175 North California Boulevard, Suite 600
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925-472-5000
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CO
1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 600
Denver, CO 80202
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303-571-4000
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DC
701 Pennsylavania Avenue NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20004
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202-508-5800
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Enterprise Mill, Suite 230
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Augusta, GA 30901
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706-724-2622
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Chicago,
IL
175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 950
Chicago, IL 60604
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312-364-2500
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Chicago,
IL
500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700
Chicago, IL 60661
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312-606-3200
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Charlotte,
NC
214 North Tryon Street, Suite 2400
Charlotte, NC 28202
United States
704-338-5000
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Raleigh,
NC
4208 Six Forks Road, Suite 1400
Raleigh, NC 27609
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919-420-1700
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Winston-Salem,
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1001 West Fourth Street
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336-607-7300
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The Grace Building
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New York, NY 10036-7703
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212-775-8700
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TX
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400
Dallas, TX 75201
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214-922-7100
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Houston,
TX
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4300
Houston, TX 77002
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281-809-4100
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WA
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3700
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206-467-9600
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Dubai,
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Park Place Office Tower, Level Two
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P.O. Box 111713
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
971 4 328 9814
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Beijing,
CN
Rm 2611/2616, Tower D, Vantone Centre
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Beijing 100020
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86 10 8573 1011
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Shanghai,
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Suite 904, Building E, Chamtime Plaza, No. 6,
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86 21 3175 6180
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The Imperial Tower, 15th Floor
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03 3507 5609
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Hovslagargatan 5B
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46 8 5056 4600
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886 2 8175 6600
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Management and Personnel
Firm Managing Partner
Roger Wylie
Firm Chair
J. Henry Walker IV