Firm Summary
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton was born out of a 2011 merger between Atlanta-based Kilpatrick Stockton and San Francisco’s Townsend and Townsend. Today the combined firm has over 600 attorneys in 21 global offices. and Crew, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton 620 attorneys have spread out from coast to coast and jumped to several continents. Among their key practice areas are infrastructure, business law, and financial dealings. Most renowned, though, is the firm’s Intellectual Property & IP Litigation practice, which counts more than 300 attorneys who focus on advertising, copyright, patents, trade secrets, and trademarks.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 550
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall -81
Partner 0
- Salary Scale
- Below Market
- Hours Required
- Unspecified
- Top Feeder Schools
- Emory University School of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, University of Georgia Law School
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 5.9
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 17%
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 12%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 26%
- Promotion Rate
- 5%
- Most Common Federal Case Types
- Trademark, Patent, Contract
- Most Active Federal Jurisdictions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Frequent Federal Litigation Clients
- AT&T Corp., AT&T Mobility LLC, Patagonia
Firm Policies
Work/Life Balance
- 12 weeks primary caregiver leave
Benefits and Perks
- $5-10K bar stipend for signing/graduation bonus
Superstars
Roger Wylie
Firm Managing Partner
Resident in the firm’s Seattle office, Wylie is the Managing Partner of the firm. HIs practice focuses on patent prosecution and counseling and advising start-up and established corporations, venture investors, and other intellectual property stakeholders in all aspects of patent prosecution and acquisition, counseling, licensing and litigation.
Thomas Allen
Partner
A partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, Allen is the firm’s Global Lead for International Disputes. His practice focuses on advising clients in the areas of international commercial and investor-state arbitration.
Ruthleen Uy
Counsel
Counsel in the firm’s San Diego office, Uy focuses her practice on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the computer, electrical, and mechanical arts. She was recently featured in Celebrating Excellence: Women Patent Prosecutors with Remarkable Track Records by IP Toolworks.
Above the Law Coverage
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Firm Raises First Year Salaries To Match Market But Midlevels And Seniors Aren’t Feeling The Love
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Law Firm Merger Mania: Kilpatrick Stockton Merges with Townsend and Townsend and Crew
Remember back in May when we told you that Kilpatrick Stockton was in merger talks with Townsend and Townsend and Crew? But we had to say they “might” be in talks because nobody would go on the record confirming them? Then in July we told you that they definitely had been in talks, but the […]
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