Atty. A. Shane Nichols
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.
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A. Shane Nichols is a patent, ip, and trade secrets attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia, practicing at McDermott Will & Schulte. Admitted to practice in Georgia, United States. Educated at Emory University (J.D., 1997). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Intellectual Property (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Patent (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Trade Secrets Law (2026). Serands clients in Atlanta, GA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- 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
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A. Shane Nichols is one of 20,749 patent attorneys indexed nationally. Browse patent attorneys in Georgia →
IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
A. Shane Nichols is one of 106,079 ip attorneys indexed nationally. Browse ip attorneys in Georgia →
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Why local counsel matters in Georgia
Practicing law in Georgia. Legal matters in Georgia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Atlanta are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Georgia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Georgia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Georgia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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