W. Clay Massey

W. Clay Massey


Alston & Bird LLP

Recognized since 2020

Atlanta, Georgia

Practice Areas

Environmental Law

Litigation - Environmental

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

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Clients rely on Clay Massey for complex litigation matters, particularly in the areas of land use and toxic torts. He has been trial counsel in numerous matters across various states and has tried several cases to verdict. Trusted by his peers, Clay is recognized in the legal community for his distinguished service, and is a chair of the American Bar Association’s Mass Tort/Toxic Tort Subcommittee.

Clay is a trial attorney in Alston & Bird’s Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group. He focuses his practice on complex litigation in the areas of environmental torts, toxic torts, and land use. He has tried several cases to verdict and has litigated a broad range of matters for domestic and international clients at the trial and appellate levels. His experience as trial counsel for clients includes matters in California, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington. He also has argued multiple matters in state and federal appellate courts concerning significant toxic tort and land use issues.

He is co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Mass Torts/Toxic Torts Subcommittee. He has served on LexisNexis’s National Advisory Board and as a committee chairman for the Atlanta Bar Association.

Location
  • One Atlantic Center
    1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 4900
    Atlanta, GA 30309-3424
Education
  • The University of Tennessee, J.D., graduated 2002

Alston & Bird LLP
Atlanta, Georgia

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Atlanta (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning

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