A. Shane Nichols
Recognized since 2015
Atlanta, Georgia
Practice Areas
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Trade Secrets Law
Shane Nichols is a partner in Alston & Bird’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group and primarily represents his clients in high-risk patent infringement and trade secret litigation.
Licensed to practice in both Texas and Georgia, Mr. Nichols has represented clients in federal and state courts in the U.S., the U.S. International Trade Commission, as well as several international courts around the world. Mr. Nichols is registered to practice as a patent attorney before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Mr. Nichols is consistently recognized by third-party rating services for his skill in the area of intellectual property litigation. These include Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America, Georgia Trend’s “Legal Elite,” andGeorgia Super Lawyers.
Mr. Nichols earned his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering and mathematics from Vanderbilt University and his law degree from Emory University. He teaches an annual Trial Techniques course to law students at Emory University. He is a past chairman of the State Bar of Georgia’s Intellectual Property Section.
Licensed to practice in both Texas and Georgia, Mr. Nichols has represented clients in federal and state courts in the U.S., the U.S. International Trade Commission, as well as several international courts around the world. Mr. Nichols is registered to practice as a patent attorney before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Mr. Nichols is consistently recognized by third-party rating services for his skill in the area of intellectual property litigation. These include Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America, Georgia Trend’s “Legal Elite,” andGeorgia Super Lawyers.
Mr. Nichols earned his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering and mathematics from Vanderbilt University and his law degree from Emory University. He teaches an annual Trial Techniques course to law students at Emory University. He is a past chairman of the State Bar of Georgia’s Intellectual Property Section.
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://www.mwe.com/people/a-shane-nichols/
Location
- 1180 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 3350
Atlanta, GA 30309
Education
- Emory University, J.D., graduated 1997
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, United States
Affiliations
- American Intellectual Property Law Association - Member
- Atlanta Bar Association - Member
- Emory Law School Intellectual Property Advisory Board - Member
- Executive Board - North American Intellectual Property Law and Entertainment Law Conference - Member
- Houston Intellectual Property Law Association - Member
- Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia (Executive Committee, Past Chair) - Member
Headquarters:
Chicago, Illinois
215 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
125 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Patent
- Trade Secrets Law
Publications
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