- President: : Paul Alston
- Managing Director: William S Hunt
- Number of director-shareholders: 15
FIRM OVERVIEW: Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing (AHFI) is a Hawaii-based firm servicing clients throughout the Pacific region. The firm is known for high quality, fast, creative and cost-effective service. AHFI is very active in community, business and government organizations.These activities give AHFI attorneys a broader perspective on issues,which enables them to better assist clients in achieving their goals.
MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Business & Personal Injury Litigation: AHFI represents individual and corporate clients in mediation, arbitration, administrative proceedings, litigation and appeals in federal and state courts. The firm has experience in the Americans with Disabilities Act, antitrust and trade regulation, business torts, communications and media law, construction law, derivative litigation and shareholder disputes, insurance defense and insurance coverage, non-compete and intellectual property disputes, personal injury defense, real property disputes, RICO, and securities litigation.
Real Property & Business Transactions: The firm assists individual and corporate clients on acquisition and disposition of real property, real estate financing, real estate development and construction, real estate leasing, landlord-tenant issues, formation of business entities, mergers and acquisitions, and partner disputes. Attorneys also advise on intellectual property, venture capital financing, licensing and strategic ventures and ecommerce transactions.
Healthcare: The firmrepresents hospitals, health plans, physicians and other healthcare providers with healthcare litigation, regulatory compliance and dispute resolution proceedings. Attorneys also advise clients on risk management.
Labor & Employment: AHFI provides advice, counseling and litigation representation to employers in matters involving wrongful termination, equal employment opportunity, labor law and collective bargaining, wage and hour law, government contracting compliance, employee benefits, Taft-Hartley trust funds, business transactions, personnel management, safety and health, immigration, proprietary rights and workplace privacy. The firm also provides management training and strategic planning assistance.
Title & Escrow: The firm represents title insurance companies and their insureds in policy coverage issues, quiet title actions, defense of adverse title claims and defense of bad faith claims. AHFI also assists clients with disputes involving easements, boundaries, access claims, surveyors’ errors, forged deeds and mortgages.
Banking & Finance: The firm provides advice, counseling and litigation representation in regulatory compliance, lender issues, collections, foreclosures and bankruptcy to banks, savings and loans, governmental entities, trustees and judgment creditors.
Environmental & Cultural Resources: AHFI provides advice, counseling and litigation representation to public and private sector clients on land use and development, endangered species, environmental impact statements and assessments, preservation of historic sites,Native Hawaiian cultural issues, air and water pollution, solid and hazardous waste management, water rights and insurance coverage issues.
Government Relations & Public Interest: The firm provides advice on government and public affairs and represents clients before the state legislature, county councils and federal, state and local government agencies.This includes bill tracking and monitoring, development of legislative and government relations strategies, drafting of legislation and lobbying.
Government Procurement & Grant Compliance: AHFI provides advice, counseling and litigation representation to contracting agencies, contractors and subcontractors involved in federal, state and county government contracts. These services include privatization issues, solicitation analysis and bid preparation, protests against solicitations and awards, contract interpretation and administration, defense of contract terminations, debarment actions, dispute litigation and resolution and qui tam actions. AHFI also advises clients with federal grants.
INTERNATIONAL WORK: Because of its central location in Hawaii, AHFI represents clients from the US, Europe and Asia who are doing business in the Pacific region. The firm has language capabilities in English, Japanese,Taiwanese, Spanish and conversational Mandarin.
Areas of PracticeBusiness & Personal Injury Litigation: 43%
Real Property & Business Transactions: 15%
Labor & Employment: 11%
Healthcare: 9%
Banking & Finance: 7%
Government Procurement & Grant Compliance: 6%
Title & Escrow: 4%
Environmental & Cultural Resources: 3%
Government Affairs & Public Interest: 2%