Alston & Bird merges with 83-lawyer Weston; hires 12 from Akin Gump

Alston & Bird has secured its much-anticipated merger with west coast firm Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava & MacCuish. The firm has also hired a group of 12 IP lawyers, including three partners, from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s Silicon Valley office (https://www.lawyrs.net/news/show/1037/alston-bird-to-open-in-silicon-valley-with-akin-group).