Alston & Bird maintains a staff of more than 800 attorneys that provides a full range of services to domestic and international clients. The firm provides services to the health care, global security, energy, public finance, real estate, technology, telecommunications, hospitality, insurance, life sciences and educational sectors. It assists clients with issues related to corporate governance, data privacy and security, energy and project finance, joint venture and strategic alliance, immigration and securities. The firm also handles cases concerning merger and acquisition, sourcing and complex procurement, trademark and copyright, commercial litigation, intellectual property and toxic tort. Alston & Bird has been operational for more than 110 years and maintains a location in New York City.