Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

History

Key people

Partners

• Miles J. Alexander was the recipient of the International Trademark Association's 2002 President's Award.
• *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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• *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.
• William H. Brewster was named one of 'The Best Lawyers in America 2006' in the field of Intellectual Property Law.
• 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.
• Keith Harper is one of the United States' leading Native American attorneys. In 2008, the National Law Journal selected Keith as one of 50 "Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America."
• *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.
• *Harper is a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, and serves as an appellate judge on the highest court of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.
• Susan M. Spaeth serves as the Managing Partner of the firm.
• J. Henry Walker IV serves as the firm Chairman.
• David M. Zacks is a past chairman of the American Cancer Society.
• *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.

  High-profile clients

• 20th Century Fox
• Adidas
• Amazon
• Apple
• AT&T
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
• Citigroup
• Cox Communications
• DaimlerChrysler
• Delta Air Lines
• DuPont
• Equifax
• Facebook
• Google
• Harley-Davidson
• Hanesbrands
• IMAX
• Krispy Kreme
• Levi Strauss & Co.
• Lockheed Martin
• Logitech
• Marriott
• National Institutes of Health
• Netflix
• Office Depot
• Oracle
• PepsiCo, Inc.
• PGA Golf Course Properties
• Premera
• Qualcomm
• Raytheon
• Sara Lee
• Sony
• University of California
• Visa
• Wells Fargo
• Williams-Sonoma, Inc.