Founded in 1893, Alston & Bird is a full-service law firm. It employs more than 750 attorneys and maintains offices in New York City; Dallas; Atlanta; Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C.; and Washington, D.C. The firm s practice areas include alternative dispute resolution, appellate cases, business and corporate law, commercial finance, federal procurement, financial and estate planning, health care, environmental law and land use. Additionally, Alston & Bird deals in white-collar defense, intellectual property, labor and employment, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, export controls and economic sanctions, taxation law, insurance claims, venture capital, and homeland and global security issues. The firm offers various pro bono services and participates in several fundraising activities.