Oh, the places he’s gone! Since Matt Richardson started doing international arbitration for Alston & Bird, here are some of the stamps in his passport: China, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Switzerland and Turkey.

As a senior associate seven years ago, Richardson simply identified a practice area that was underrepresented, says Alston & Bird partner Peter Kontio. “The firm now represents clients in several major international arbitrations. Matt’s skills and efforts have resulted in his representation of some of the firm’s largest clients in some of the firm’s most complex international disputes.”