Alston & Bird Opens Office in San Francisco, Expands in L.A.

Alston & Bird is expanding its wingspan with a new San Francisco office and new hires from Reed Smith in Los Angeles focusing on class actions.

Robert “Bo” Phillips, who led Reed Smith’s class action team, and Michael Agoglia, former Morrison & Foerster’s San Francisco office managing partner and co-chair of the financial services litigation practice, join Alston as partners in the new San Francisco office.

Teresa Bonder, who heads Alston’s antitrust team, relocated from Atlanta as managing partner of the new San Francisco office south of Market Street in the Financial District.

Partners Jeff Tsai, head of Alston’s state ...