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{{short description|American law firm}}
{{Infobox Law Firm
{{Infobox law firm
| firm_name = Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
| firm_name = Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
| firm_logo = [[Image:KS logo.gif]]
| firm_logo = [[File:KTS lockup rgb v3.png|225px|Kilpatrick Law Firm]]
|headquarters = [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
| headquarters = [[Atlanta]], Georgia, United States
| num_offices = 18
| num_attorneys = 600+
| num_offices = 22
| num_attorneys = 650
| practice_areas = General practice
| practice_areas = Intellectual Property,<ref>{{cite web |title=Kilpatrick Townsend Profile |url=https://legacy.vault.com/company-profiles/law/kilpatrick-townsend-stockton-llp |website=Vault |access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref> Construction, Native American, Corporate, and Banking
| revenue = [[Image:Green Arrow Up.svg|12px]] $250.5 million [[United States dollar|USD]] (2005)
| date_founded = 1874 ([[Atlanta, Georgia]])
| date_founded = 1860 ([[San Francisco]], California)
| company_type = [[Limited liability partnership]]
| company_type = [[Limited liability partnership]]
| homepage = [http://kilpatrickstockton.com www.kilpatrickstockton.com]
| homepage = {{URL|https://ktslaw.com/|ktslaw.com}}
}}
}}
'''Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP''' is an international [[law firm]] headquartered in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. The firm has eighteen offices, including U.S. offices in Georgia, California, Colorado, North Carolina, New York, Washington State, and the District of Columbia, and international offices in England, Dubai, Japan, Sweden, Taiwan. The firm is particularly well-known for its [[intellectual property]] practice, and has represented clients such as [[Google]] in cutting-edge IP cases; for example when Sony sued 21 year old [[George Hotz]] for [[jailbreaking]] the [[PS3]].


'''Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton''' is an American multinational [[law firm]] headquartered in [[Atlanta]], Georgia. The firm has twenty-two<ref name="Law360">{{cite web |title=Kilpatrick Expands To Chicago, Phoenix With 14 Attorneys |url=https://www.law360.com/articles/1583115/kilpatrick-expands-to-chicago-phoenix-with-14-attorneys |website=Law360}}</ref> offices, including U.S. offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Washington State, and the District of Columbia, and has presence via international offices in [[Japan]], Beijing,<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite news |title=Kilpatrick Launches Beijing Office to Expand Global Trademark Practice |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/kilpatrick-launches-beijing-office-expand-025009815.html}}</ref> [[Shanghai]], and [[Sweden]]. The firm is particularly known<ref>{{cite web|title=Chambers Review|url=https://chambers.com/department/kilpatrick-townsend-stockton-intellectual-property-patent-global-2:709:225:1:3520 |website=Chambers and Partners |access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref> for its [[intellectual property]] practice. Clients have included [[Google]] in litigation related to its [[Google Print]] product,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=900005446496&slreturn=1&hbxlogin=1 |title=Google Searches for D.C. Presence &#124; National Law Journal |publisher=Law.com |date=2006-02-03 |accessdate=2014-04-26|url-access=subscription}}</ref> and [[Sony]] in its suit against 21-year-old hacker [[George Hotz]] for [[PlayStation Jailbreak|jailbreaking]] the [[PS3]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kilpatricktownsend.com/~/media/Files/mediareports/2011/Jan%2021%20-%20Feb%203.ashx |title=Media Report January 21 - February 3, 2011 |publisher=Kilpatricktownsend.com |accessdate=2015-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091319/http://www.kilpatricktownsend.com/~/media/Files/mediareports/2011/Jan%2021%20-%20Feb%203.ashx |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
The firm has been recognized by ''American Lawyer'' magazine as one of the country's best law firms to work for. It has won numerous awards for its role in community service, and it credits fifty hours of charity work per year toward its attorneys' billable hour requirements.


==History==
==History==
In 1997, the firms Kilpatrick & Cody (founded, 1874 in [[Atlanta]]), and Petree Stockton (founded 1918 in [[Winston-Salem]]), merged to form Kilpatrick Stockton LLP.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.kilpatrickstockton.com/en/About_Us/History.aspx |website=Kilpatrick Stockton LLP |accessdate=1 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914211155/http://www.kilpatrickstockton.com/en/About_Us/History.aspx |archivedate=2010-09-14 |quote=The predecessor firms of Kilpatrick & Cody, founded in 1874 in Atlanta, and Petree Stockton, founded in 1918 in Winston-Salem, merged their established traditions of service in early 1997 to form Kilpatrick Stockton LLP. Today, the firm serves international and multinational clients. Kilpatrick Townsend has been representing clients overseas since 1980, when our first European office opened.}}</ref>
Kilpatrick Stockton was formed by the 1997 merger of two firms, Kilpatrick & Cody of Atlanta, Georgia, and Petree Stockton of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The firm that would become Kilpatrick & Cody was founded in 1874 by Milton W. Candler and William S. Thomson. The firm became in-house counsel for the Coca-Cola company, and as early as 1893 secured federal registration of the Coca-Cola trademark.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}


On January 1, 2011, Kilpatrick Stockton,<ref>{{cite web |title=Kilpatrick Stockton LLP |url=http://www.kilpatrickstockton.com/site/home.tmpl |website=Kilpatrick Stockton LLP |accessdate=1 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001027221657/http://www.kilpatrickstockton.com/site/home.tmpl |archivedate=2000-10-27 |date=2000-10-26}}</ref> and Townsend and Townsend and Crew<ref>{{cite web |title=Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP |url=http://www.townsend.com/ |website=Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP |accessdate=1 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19961228001034/http://www.townsend.com/ |archivedate=1996-12-28 |date=June 16, 1996}}</ref> (founded in 1860) merged to form Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kilpatrickstockton.info/en/About_Us/History.aspx |title=Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - History |publisher=Kilpatrickstockton.info |date= |accessdate=2014-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kilpatrick Stockton, Townsend And Townsend And Crew Merge - People in the News - Litigation - LexisNexis® Legal Newsroom |url=https://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/litigation/b/peopleinthenews/posts/kilpatrick-stockton-townsend-and-townsend-and-crew-to-merge |website=[[LexisNexis]] |accessdate=1 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Craver |first1=Richard |title=Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton law firm acquires Los Angeles office |url=https://journalnow.com/business/kilpatrick-townsend-stockton-law-firm-acquires-los-angeles-office/article_ee70531a-6eef-11e2-bb92-001a4bcf6878.html |website=[[Winston-Salem Journal]] |accessdate=1 October 2020 |language=en |date=February 4, 2013 |quote=Updated Apr 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Kilpatrick Stockton LLP |title=Kilpatrick Stockton and Townsend and Townsend and Crew Unite |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kilpatrick-stockton-and-townsend-and-townsend-and-crew-unite-106609623.html |website=[[prnewswire]] |accessdate=1 October 2020 |language=en |date=3 November 2010}}</ref>
In 1978, the firm counseled The Northwestern Bank in a merger with First Union National Bank. The transaction was a harbinger of the mass bank consolidation that would take place in the next three decades. The next year, the firm took on representation of the town of Triana, Alabama, whose water had been polluted by the pesticide DDT. The firm eventually secured a recovery of $26 million, plus all annual healthcare costs for the injured townspeople.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}


In 2011, the firm assisted Sony in its lawsuit against [[George Hotz]] and some people associated with the group fail0verflow for "[[PlayStation Jailbreak|jailbreaking]]" the PlayStation 3. This included the attempted subpoena of Hotz's webhost to gather information about visitors to the site, as well as attempted subpoenas of [[YouTube]], [[Twitter]], [[Blogger (service)|Blogger]] and [[PayPal]].<ref name="wiredcom2060" /><ref name="groklawnet1" />
In 2000, Kilpatrick Stockton successfully represented [[Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.]]'s family in a lawsuit over the CBS network's unauthorized use of the famous "[[I Have a Dream]]" speech. In 2001, the firm took on the defense of the [[Houghton Mifflin]] Company's parody [[The Wind Done Gone]]. In a precedent-setting case, the firm defeated a pre-publication restraining order from [[Margaret Mitchell]]'s estate. {{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}

Also in 2001, the firm participated in a groundbreaking win in the case of [[Cobell v. Norton|Cobell v. Kempthorne]].<ref name=doj1/> Elouise Cobell brought a class-action suit on behalf of hundreds of thousands of plaintiffs alleging that the United States mismanaged funds held by it in trust for [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. The plaintiffs prevailed in the first stage of the case, proving that the government mismanaged trust funds. The accounting portion of the case has not been resolved (as of July 2006).

In 2002, Kilpatrick Stockton partner Alfred P. Carlton, Jr. was named to a one-year term as President of the [[American Bar Association]]. Also in 2004, the London office of the dissolving law firm of [[Altheimer & Gray]] joined Kilpatrick Stockton.

On January 1, 2011, Kilpatrick Stockton and Townsend and Townsend and Crew merged to form Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP.<ref>[http://www.kilpatrickstockton.info/en/About_Us/History.aspx]</ref>

In 2011 the firm assisted Sony it it's lawsuit against [[George Hotz]] and some people associated with the group fail0verflow, for [[jailbreaking]] the Playstation 3. This included the attempted subpoena of Hotz' webhost to gather information about visitors to the site, as well as attempted subpoenas of [[YouTube]] [[Twitter]] [[Blogger]] and [[Paypal]] <ref name="wiredcom2060"/><ref name="groklawnet1"/>


==Key people==
==Key people==
===Partners===
===Partners===
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton has over 270 partners.<ref>[http://www.kilpatricktownsend.com/Who%20We%20Are/Professionals.aspx?otitle={CC288D7E-B3E9-40E8-9412-769908F783B3}]</ref> The firm's most notable partners include the following:
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton has over 250<ref name="American Lawyer">{{cite web |title=Kilpatrick Townsend Profile |url=https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/law-firm-profile/?id=171&name=Kilpatrick-Townsend |website=ALM |access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref> partners.
The firm's most notable partners include the following:
*'''Miles J. Alexander''' is a co-chairman of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton.<ref>[http://www.kilpatrickstockton.com/attorneys/detail.aspx?id=5&exbio=1 ]{{dead link|date=February 2011}}</ref>
*'''Miles J. Alexander''' was the recipient of the International Trademark Association's 2002 President's Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kilpatricktownsend.com/en/People/A/AlexanderMilesJ|title=Alexander, Miles J.|website=Kilpatricktownsend.com|accessdate=23 May 2018}}</ref>
**Alexander was honored in 'The Best Lawyers in America 2006' for his prowess in the fields of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust Law, Corporate Law, and Intellectual Property Law.<ref name="carolinanewswire.com"/>
**Alexander was honored in 'The Best Lawyers in America 2006' for his prowess in the fields of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust Law, Corporate Law, and Intellectual Property Law.<ref name="carolinanewswire.com" />
*'''Rupert Barkoff''' was named one of the top 10 franchise law practitioners in the world by the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers for 2006.<ref name=lawf1/>
*'''[[James P. Cain|James Cain]]''' is a Former US Ambassador to Denmark and Former President of the NHL Team, [[Carolina Hurricanes]]
*'''Joseph M. Beck''' is known for representing clients in high-profile cases.
*'''Joseph M. Beck''' is known for representing clients in high-profile cases.
**Beck is lead counsel for Google in the [[Google Print]] case, and he has represented the family of [[Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.]] in intellectual property matters.
**Beck is lead counsel for Google in the [[Google Print]] case, and he has represented the family of [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] in intellectual property matters.
**Beck also defended the musical group [[OutKast]] in 1999, when OutKast was sued by [[Rosa Parks]] over one of the group's most successful radio singles, which bore Parks' name as its title.<ref name=eon1/>
**Beck also defended the musical group [[OutKast]] in 1999, when OutKast was sued by [[Rosa Parks]] over one of the group's most successful radio singles, which bore Parks' name as its title.<ref name="eon1" />
**In 2006, Beck was honored as one of 'The Best Lawyers in America' in the fields of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Entertainment Law, and Intellectual Property Law.<ref name="carolinanewswire.com"/>
**In 2006, Beck was honored as one of 'The Best Lawyers in America' in the fields of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Entertainment Law, and Intellectual Property Law.<ref name="carolinanewswire.com" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kilpatricktownsend.com/en/People/B/BeckJosephM|title=Beck, Joseph M.|website=Kilpatricktownsend.com|accessdate=23 May 2018}}</ref>
*'''William H. Brewster''' is Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton's managing partner,<ref>[http://www.kilpatrickstockton.com/attorneys/detail.aspx?ID=47&pglist=&stlist= ]{{dead link|date=February 2011}}</ref> and was named one of 'The Best Lawyers in America 2006' in the field of Intellectual Property Law.[<ref name="carolinanewswire.com">http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=headlines.db&command=viewone&id=5837&op=t</ref>
*'''William H. Brewster''' was named one of 'The Best Lawyers in America 2006' in the field of Intellectual Property Law.<ref name="carolinanewswire.com" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kilpatricktownsend.com/en/People/B/BrewsterWilliamH|title=Brewster, William H.|website=Kilpatricktownsend.com|accessdate=23 May 2018}}</ref>
*'''Adam Charnes''' served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy at the United States Department of Justice. He also served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and to Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kilpatricktownsend.com/People/C/CharnesAdamH.aspx|title=Charnes, Adam H.|website=Kilpatricktownsend.com|accessdate=23 May 2018}}</ref>
*'''Keith Harper''' is one of the United States' leading Native American attorneys.<ref name="nativetimes1"/> In 2008, the National Law Journal selected Keith as one of 50 "Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America."
*'''[[Keith Harper (lawyer)|Keith Harper]]''' is one of the United States' leading Native American attorneys, and is no longer with the firm as of 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=David |title=1 Week After SCOTUS Win, Jenner Expands Native American Law Practice |url=https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2020/07/16/1-week-after-scotus-win-jenner-expands-native-american-law-practice/?slreturn=20200830220548 |website=[[The American Lawyer]] |accessdate=1 October 2020 |language=en |date=July 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Ben |title=Jenner & Block hires team of eight from Kilpatrick Townsend to bolster Native American law practice |url=https://www.globallegalpost.com/big-stories/jenner--block-hires-team-of-eight-from-kilpatrick-townsend-to-bolster-native-american-law-practice-3155527/ |website=globallegalpost.com |accessdate=1 October 2020 |quote=The new hires include six lawyers and two government relations advisers, including partners Keith Harper, Charles Galbraith and Robert Harmala.}}</ref><!-- {{cn}}(NOT IN REFERENCE) <ref name="nativetimes1" /> -->
**Harper has been involved in the [[Cobell v. Norton|Cobell v. Kempthorne]] case since its inception. He first represented the plaintiffs while working at the Native American Rights Fund, before he joined Kilpatrick Stockton.<ref name="nativetimes1"/>
**Harper has been involved in the [[Cobell v. Norton|Cobell v. Kempthorne]] case since its inception. He first represented the plaintiffs while working at the Native American Rights Fund, before he joined Kilpatrick Stockton.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ambassador (ret.) Keith M. Harper {{!}} Watson Institute |url=https://watson.brown.edu/people/fellows/harper |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs |language=en}}</ref><!-- (NOT IN REFERENCE) <ref name="nativetimes1" /> -->
**Harper is a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma,<ref>[http://www.kilstock.ks/media/news1.pdf]</ref> and serves as an appellate judge on the highest court of the [[Mashantucket Pequots|Mashantucket Pequot]] Tribal Nation.<ref name="nativetimes1"/>
**Harper is a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma,<ref>{{cite web |title=Cherokee citizen Keith Harper is an inspiration for our next seven generations |url=https://nativetimes.com/index.php/life/commentary/9968-cherokee-citizen-keith-harper-is-an-inspiration-for-our-next-seven-generations |website=Native Times |access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref> and serves as an appellate judge on the court of the Mashantucket Pequots|Mashantucket Pequo Tribal Nation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harper is April's Alumnus of the Month |url=https://www.law.nyu.edu/news/ALMO_KEITH_HARPER |website=NYU Law |access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref>
*'''Mark I. Levy''' is director of the firm's appellate advocacy group.<ref name="kilpatrickstockton1">[http://www.kilpatrickstockton.com/attorneys/detail.aspx?ID=12961&pglist=&stlist= ]{{dead link|date=February 2011}}</ref>
*'''J. Henry Walker IV''' serves as the firm Chairman.<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry Walker, ’86, Elected Firm Chair |url=https://law.mercer.edu/about/news/henry-walker-86-elected-firm-chair.cfm#.ZBxc2WkpCUk |website=Mercer Law|access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref>
**Levy has personally argued 15 cases before the United States Supreme Court, and has been involved in litigating the merits of over 100 more Supreme Court cases. He has also argued 17 cases before other federal appellate courts.<ref name="kilpatrickstockton1"/>
*'''David M. Zacks''' is a past chairman of the [[American Cancer Society]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MED/content/MED_2_1x_American_Cancer_Society_Announces_National_Officers.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061028060656/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MED/content/MED_2_1x_American_Cancer_Society_Announces_National_Officers.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 October 2006|title=ACS :: American Cancer Society Announces National Officers|date=28 October 2006|accessdate=23 May 2018}}</ref>
**Levy served in the Clinton administration as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Division at the Department of Justice.<ref name=bnet1/>
**Levy was named one of The Best Lawyers in America 2006 in the field of appellate law.<ref>[http://www.bestlawyers.com/search/firmProfile.asp?firm_ID=2090 ]{{dead link|date=February 2011}}</ref>
**Zacks was named one of 'The Best Lawyers in America 2006' in the fields of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Health Care Law, and Personal Injury Litigation.<ref name="carolinanewswire.com" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kilpatricktownsend.com/en/People/Z/ZacksDavidM|title=Zacks, David M.|website=Kilpatricktownsend.com|accessdate=23 May 2018}}</ref>
*'''David M. Zacks''' is a past chairman of the [[American Cancer Society]].<ref>[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MED/content/MED_2_1x_American_Cancer_Society_Announces_National_Officers.asp ]{{dead link|date=February 2011}}</ref>
**Zacks was named one of 'The Best Lawyers in America 2006' in the fields of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Health Care Law, and Personal Injury Litigation.<ref name="carolinanewswire.com"/>

===Prominent alumni===
*'''Allyson Duncan''' is the first African-American woman to sit on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.<ref name="law.wfu.edu">[http://www.law.wfu.edu/x4929.xml ]{{dead link|date=February 2011}}</ref>
**Judge Duncan's nomination to the court received unanimous Senate support.<ref name="law.wfu.edu"/>
**In 2003, Judge Duncan was elected President of the North Carolina Bar Association.<ref name="law.wfu.edu"/>
**Before joining the Fourth Circuit, Judge Duncan was a senior partner at Kilpatrick Stockton's Raleigh office, where she specialized in government relations and utility matters.<ref>[http://www.independentjudiciary.org/nominees/nominee.cfm?NomineeID=49 ]{{dead link|date=February 2011}}</ref>


==High-profile clients==
==High-profile clients==
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* [[20th Century Fox]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/1037417/9th-circ-declines-to-defrost-ice-age-tm-row-with-fox|title=9th Circ. Declines To Defrost 'Ice Age' TM Row With Fox - Law360|website=Law360.com|accessdate=23 May 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
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*[[Adidas]]
* [[Adidas]]<ref name="law.com" />
* [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/1030819/brand-battles-pga-tour-game-of-thrones-mpaa|title=Brand Battles: PGA Tour, 'Game Of Thrones,' MPAA - Law360|website=Law360.com|accessdate=23 May 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*[[American University]]
* [[AT&T]]<ref name="law.com" />
*[[BellSouth]]
*[[Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association]]
* [[Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association]]<ref name="law360.com" />
* [[DaimlerChrysler]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bna.com/jeep-customizer-fiat-n57982078546/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM2OTAwODAwNjg0OTgwODI1NTIyGjhhYzU0MTQ1YTg2ZTlhY2I6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEVK4n-BUjcvARR-E2NcGBX8E0uuw|title=General Error|website=Bna.com|accessdate=23 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612205254/https://www.bna.com/jeep-customizer-fiat-n57982078546/%26ct%3Dga%26cd%3Dcaeyacoumtm2otawodawnjg0otgwodi1ntiygjhhyzu0mtq1ytg2ztlhy2i6y29tomvuolvt%26usg%3Dafqjcnevk4n-bujcvarr-e2ncgbx8e0uuw/|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*[[British Petroleum]]
* [[Delta Air Lines]]<ref name="law.com" />
*[[Citigroup]]
* [[DuPont]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law360.com/articles/658816/dupont-again-dodges-secrets-suit-over-recyclable-banners|title=DuPont Again Dodges Secrets Suit Over Recyclable Banners - Law360|website=Law360.com|accessdate=23 May 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*[[DaimlerChrysler]]
* Facebook<ref name="law.com" />
*[[Delta Air Lines]]
* [[Google]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law360.com/articles/836684/google-samsung-win-challenge-of-image-sharing-patent|title=Google, Samsung Win Challenge Of Image Sharing Patent - Law360|website=Law360.com|accessdate=23 May 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*[[DuPont]]
* [[Hanesbrands]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/1012833/hanesbrands-sues-over-alleged-champion-tm-infringement|title=Hanesbrands Sues Over Alleged Champion TM Infringement - Law360|website=Law360.com|accessdate=23 May 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*[[Equifax]]
* [[Krispy Kreme]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/878288/brand-battles-wal-mart-kellogg-s-sony|title=Brand Battles: Wal-Mart, Kellogg's, Sony - Law360|website=Law360.com|accessdate=23 May 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*[[General Electric]]
* [[Levi Strauss|Levi Strauss & Co.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/1031007/levi-strauss-sues-french-designer-over-jean-tabs|title=Levi Strauss Sues French Designer Over Jean Tabs - Law360|website=Law360.com|accessdate=23 May 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
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* [[Office Depot]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/1045817/9th-circ-revives-office-depot-s-coverage-battle-with-aig|title=9th Circ. Revives Office Depot's Coverage Battle With AIG - Law360|website=Law360.com|accessdate=23 May 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*[[Google]]
* [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]]<ref name="law.com" />
*[[Harley-Davidson]]
* [[PepsiCo, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law360.com/articles/631266/nlrb-pares-down-pepsi-beverage-co-bargaining-unit|title=NLRB Pares Down Pepsi Beverage Co. Bargaining Unit - Law360|website=Law360.com|accessdate=23 May 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*[[IMAX]]
* [[Premera Blue Cross|Premera]]<ref name="law360.com" />
*[[Krispy Kreme]]
* [[Sony]]<ref name="law360.com1" />
*[[Office Depot]]
* [[Visa Inc.|Visa]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/966518/ptab-lets-credit-card-patent-claims-stand-under-alice-|title=PTAB Lets Credit Card Patent Claims Stand Under Alice - Law360|website=Law360.com|accessdate=23 May 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*[[PepsiCo, Inc.]]
* [[Wells Fargo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law360.com/articles/710934/high-court-won-t-review-wells-fargo-atm-patent-row|title=High Court Won't Review Wells Fargo ATM Patent Row - Law360|website=Law360.com|accessdate=23 May 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*PGA Golf Course Properties
* [[Williams-Sonoma, Inc.]]<ref name="law360.com1" />
*[[Putt-Putt]]
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*[[Raytheon]]
*[[Sara Lee (corporation)|Sara Lee]]
*[[Sony]]
*[[Wachovia]]
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==Practice areas==
==References==
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Kilpatrick Stockton is a "full-service" law firm,<ref name=mdale1/> which means that its attorneys work in essentially all areas of law. Its main practice areas are:
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<ref name="wiredcom2060">[https://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/03/geohot-site-unmasking/ Judge Lets Sony Unmask Visitors to PS3-Jailbreaking Site - Threat Level - Wired.com], David Kravets, March 4, 2011, Wired.com, retr 2011 03 06</ref>
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<ref name="carolinanewswire.com">{{cite web |url=http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=headlines.db&command=viewone&id=5837&op=t |title=71 Kilpatrick Stockton attorneys honored by 'The Best Lawyers in America? 2006' - published in CarolinaNewswire.com. - Stay on top of the day's business & technology news |website=carolinanewswire.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513165355/http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=headlines.db&command=viewone&id=5837&op=t |archive-date=13 May 2006 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
*'''Construction & Public Contracts'''
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*'''Corporate & Business'''
<ref name="law.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2018/03/19/kilpatrick-pushes-past-1m-in-profit-per-partner/|title=Kilpatrick Pushes Past $1M in Profit Per Partner - Daily Report|publisher=|accessdate=23 May 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
**Complex Commercial Transactions
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**Corporate Finance & Securities
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**Customs & International Trade
**Franchising
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**Licensing, Commercial Contracts
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*'''Employee Benefits'''
**Equity Compensation
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**Fiduciary Issues
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*'''Finance'''
**Capital Markets
**Corporate Lending
**Financial Restructuring
**Public Finance
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**Tax, Trusts & Estates
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*'''Government Relations'''

*'''Intellectual Property'''
**Copyright
**Franchising
**International Intellectual Property
**Patent Litigation
**Patents
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**Patents - Mechanical
**Patents - Software & Electrical Engineering Systems
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**Trade Secrets
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*'''Labor & Employment'''
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{OpenCorp|Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton}}
* [https://www.disabilityadvocatesgroup.com/ Disability Advocates Group]
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*[http://www.vault.com/companies/company_main.jsp?co_page=2&product_id=1816&ch_id=242&v=2&tabnum=2 Vault report]

==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:19, 18 July 2024

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Kilpatrick Law Firm
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, United States
No. of offices22
No. of attorneys650
Major practice areasIntellectual Property,[1] Construction, Native American, Corporate, and Banking
Date founded1860 (San Francisco, California)
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitektslaw.com

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is an American multinational law firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm has twenty-two[2] offices, including U.S. offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Washington State, and the District of Columbia, and has presence via international offices in Japan, Beijing,[3] Shanghai, and Sweden. The firm is particularly known[4] for its intellectual property practice. Clients have included Google in litigation related to its Google Print product,[5] and Sony in its suit against 21-year-old hacker George Hotz for jailbreaking the PS3.[6]

History

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In 1997, the firms Kilpatrick & Cody (founded, 1874 in Atlanta), and Petree Stockton (founded 1918 in Winston-Salem), merged to form Kilpatrick Stockton LLP.[7]

On January 1, 2011, Kilpatrick Stockton,[8] and Townsend and Townsend and Crew[9] (founded in 1860) merged to form Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP.[10][11][12][13]

In 2011, the firm assisted Sony in its lawsuit against George Hotz and some people associated with the group fail0verflow for "jailbreaking" the PlayStation 3. This included the attempted subpoena of Hotz's webhost to gather information about visitors to the site, as well as attempted subpoenas of YouTube, Twitter, Blogger and PayPal.[14][15]

Key people

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Partners

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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton has over 250[16] partners. The firm's most notable partners include the following:

  • Miles J. Alexander was the recipient of the International Trademark Association's 2002 President's Award.[17]
    • Alexander was honored in 'The Best Lawyers in America 2006' for his prowess in the fields of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust Law, Corporate Law, and Intellectual Property Law.[18]
  • James Cain is a Former US Ambassador to Denmark and Former President of the NHL Team, Carolina Hurricanes
  • Joseph M. Beck is known for representing clients in high-profile cases.
    • Beck is lead counsel for Google in the Google Print case, and he has represented the family of Martin Luther King Jr. in intellectual property matters.
    • Beck also defended the musical group OutKast in 1999, when OutKast was sued by Rosa Parks over one of the group's most successful radio singles, which bore Parks' name as its title.[19]
    • In 2006, Beck was honored as one of 'The Best Lawyers in America' in the fields of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Entertainment Law, and Intellectual Property Law.[18][20]
  • William H. Brewster was named one of 'The Best Lawyers in America 2006' in the field of Intellectual Property Law.[18][21]
  • Adam Charnes served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy at the United States Department of Justice. He also served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and to Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.[22]
  • Keith Harper is one of the United States' leading Native American attorneys, and is no longer with the firm as of 2020.[23][24]
    • Harper has been involved in the Cobell v. Kempthorne case since its inception. He first represented the plaintiffs while working at the Native American Rights Fund, before he joined Kilpatrick Stockton.[25]
    • Harper is a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma,[26] and serves as an appellate judge on the court of the Mashantucket Pequots|Mashantucket Pequo Tribal Nation.[27]
  • J. Henry Walker IV serves as the firm Chairman.[28]
  • David M. Zacks is a past chairman of the American Cancer Society.[29]
    • Zacks was named one of 'The Best Lawyers in America 2006' in the fields of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Health Care Law, and Personal Injury Litigation.[18][30]

High-profile clients

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References

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  1. ^ "Kilpatrick Townsend Profile". Vault. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Kilpatrick Expands To Chicago, Phoenix With 14 Attorneys". Law360.
  3. ^ "Kilpatrick Launches Beijing Office to Expand Global Trademark Practice".
  4. ^ "Chambers Review". Chambers and Partners. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Google Searches for D.C. Presence | National Law Journal". Law.com. 2006-02-03. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  6. ^ "Media Report January 21 - February 3, 2011". Kilpatricktownsend.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
  7. ^ "History". Kilpatrick Stockton LLP. Archived from the original on 2010-09-14. Retrieved 1 October 2020. The predecessor firms of Kilpatrick & Cody, founded in 1874 in Atlanta, and Petree Stockton, founded in 1918 in Winston-Salem, merged their established traditions of service in early 1997 to form Kilpatrick Stockton LLP. Today, the firm serves international and multinational clients. Kilpatrick Townsend has been representing clients overseas since 1980, when our first European office opened.
  8. ^ "Kilpatrick Stockton LLP". Kilpatrick Stockton LLP. 2000-10-26. Archived from the original on 2000-10-27. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP". Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP. June 16, 1996. Archived from the original on 1996-12-28. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - History". Kilpatrickstockton.info. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  11. ^ "Kilpatrick Stockton, Townsend And Townsend And Crew Merge - People in the News - Litigation - LexisNexis® Legal Newsroom". LexisNexis. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  12. ^ Craver, Richard (February 4, 2013). "Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton law firm acquires Los Angeles office". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 1 October 2020. Updated Apr 9, 2019
  13. ^ Kilpatrick Stockton LLP (3 November 2010). "Kilpatrick Stockton and Townsend and Townsend and Crew Unite". prnewswire. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  14. ^ Judge Lets Sony Unmask Visitors to PS3-Jailbreaking Site - Threat Level - Wired.com, David Kravets, March 4, 2011, Wired.com, retr 2011 03 06
  15. ^ Judge Illston Alters Some of Her Order; Issues Referred to Magistrate - Updated 2Xs, Pamela Jones, Groklaw, February 10, 2011, retrieved from Groklaw.net on 2011 03 06
  16. ^ "Kilpatrick Townsend Profile". ALM. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Alexander, Miles J." Kilpatricktownsend.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  18. ^ a b c d "71 Kilpatrick Stockton attorneys honored by 'The Best Lawyers in America? 2006' - published in CarolinaNewswire.com. - Stay on top of the day's business & technology news". carolinanewswire.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  19. ^ "News Home". Archive.is. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  20. ^ "Beck, Joseph M." Kilpatricktownsend.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Brewster, William H." Kilpatricktownsend.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Charnes, Adam H." Kilpatricktownsend.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  23. ^ Thomas, David (July 16, 2020). "1 Week After SCOTUS Win, Jenner Expands Native American Law Practice". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  24. ^ Edwards, Ben. "Jenner & Block hires team of eight from Kilpatrick Townsend to bolster Native American law practice". globallegalpost.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020. The new hires include six lawyers and two government relations advisers, including partners Keith Harper, Charles Galbraith and Robert Harmala.
  25. ^ "Ambassador (ret.) Keith M. Harper | Watson Institute". Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  26. ^ "Cherokee citizen Keith Harper is an inspiration for our next seven generations". Native Times. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  27. ^ "Harper is April's Alumnus of the Month". NYU Law. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  28. ^ "Henry Walker, '86, Elected Firm Chair". Mercer Law. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  29. ^ "ACS :: American Cancer Society Announces National Officers". 28 October 2006. Archived from the original on 28 October 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  30. ^ "Zacks, David M." Kilpatricktownsend.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  31. ^ "9th Circ. Declines To Defrost 'Ice Age' TM Row With Fox - Law360". Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  32. ^ a b c d e "Kilpatrick Pushes Past $1M in Profit Per Partner - Daily Report". Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  33. ^ "Brand Battles: PGA Tour, 'Game Of Thrones,' MPAA - Law360". Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  34. ^ a b "BCBS Antitrust Judge Out Of Patience, But Not GIFs - Law360". Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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  36. ^ "DuPont Again Dodges Secrets Suit Over Recyclable Banners - Law360". Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  37. ^ "Google, Samsung Win Challenge Of Image Sharing Patent - Law360". Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  38. ^ "Hanesbrands Sues Over Alleged Champion TM Infringement - Law360". Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  39. ^ "Brand Battles: Wal-Mart, Kellogg's, Sony - Law360". Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  40. ^ "Levi Strauss Sues French Designer Over Jean Tabs - Law360". Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  41. ^ "9th Circ. Revives Office Depot's Coverage Battle With AIG - Law360". Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  42. ^ "NLRB Pares Down Pepsi Beverage Co. Bargaining Unit - Law360". Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  43. ^ a b "Rainmaker Q&A: Kilpatrick Townsend's James Gilliland - Law360". Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  44. ^ "PTAB Lets Credit Card Patent Claims Stand Under Alice - Law360". Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  45. ^ "High Court Won't Review Wells Fargo ATM Patent Row - Law360". Law360.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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