Matthew Howell is a Partner in Alston & Bird’s IP Litigation Group. He represents companies in federal courts across the country and before the International Trade Commission, Federal Circuit, and Patent Trials and Appeals Board, where he both enforces and defends his clients’ IP rights, particularly patents. Despite majoring in Physics, Matthew specializes in technology from the chemical, biological and pharmaceutical arts. Matthew also has a robust pro bono practice and was recognized with the 2020 IP Community Service Award by the Georgia IP Alliance.