Alston & Bird has raised starting salaries in Charlotte and Raleigh, NC to $145,000. The firm already raised salaries in February to $130,000, but this raise brings them to match the market rate set by other firms like Hunton & Williams; Dechert; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft; and Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw. Alston also raised first year salaries for patent attorneys in Atlanta to $160,000. Again, this increase comes in response to the actions already taken by firms like Sutherland, Asbill & Brenna, DLA Piper, and Fish & Richardson. The pay raises for the firm will become effective April 1.
Source: www.law.com