Alston & Bird’s Coronavirus Task Force can give insight and guidance to clients facing immediate questions and challenges about planning for or responding to the threat posed by the virus.
Press ReleaseMarch 25, 2020
Elise Paeffgen Named to DCA Live’s 2020 “Emerging Women Leaders in Private Practice”
Elise Paeffgen, partner in Alston & Bird’s Health Care Group, has been named to DCA Live’s 2020 “Emerging Women Leaders in Private Practice,” which recognizes an elite group of upcoming women leaders within their law firms and the broader legal community in the Washington, D.C. region.
Press ReleaseMarch 24, 2020
Angela Payne James Rejoins Alston & Bird as Diversity & Inclusion Partner
Alston & Bird announced that Angela Payne James has rejoined the firm as partner in charge of Diversity & Inclusion. A former Alston & Bird partner, James returns to the firm from Goldman Sachs, where she was global chief of staff for the company’s Technology Division.
Press ReleaseMarch 24, 2020
Alston & Bird Adds Finance Partner James Fisher in London
Alston & Bird has expanded its London finance practice with the addition of James Fisher as partner. Fisher arrives from Reed Smith LLP, where he was a structured finance partner representing corporate trustees and agents on the full range of financial products, both cross-border and domestically.
Press ReleaseMarch 2, 2020
Alston & Bird Announces COVID-19 Coronavirus Task Force
Alston & Bird has formed a working group to advise clients on the business and legal implications of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Press ReleaseMarch 13, 2020
Alston & Bird Ranked Among Top 5 Counsel for Patent Litigation Defense: 2010-2019
Alston & Bird has been ranked among the top five most-active AmLaw 100 firms in defending patent cases over the past decade.
Press ReleaseMarch 13, 2020
OncoSec Defeats Shareholder’s Attempt to Enjoin $30 Million Transaction
Alston & Bird scored a decisive victory in Nevada state court last week by securing the dismissal with prejudice of a putative shareholder class action asserted against client OncoSec Medical Incorporated and its board of directors.
Press ReleaseMarch 11, 2020
Alston & Bird Advises on “Out-Of-Court Restructuring of the Year”
Alston & Bird has been recognized for its role in the workout of Black Box Corporation that was named “Out-of-Court Restructuring of the Year ($100MM or More)” by The M&A Advisor.
Press ReleaseMarch 2, 2020
Alston & Bird Welcomes Tripp O’Connor from Capgemini as New Chief Financial Officer
Alston & Bird announced today that Gerald (Tripp) O’Connor has joined as chief financial officer based in the firm’s Atlanta office.
Press ReleaseMarch 2, 2020
Derin Dickerson Named a Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow
Alston & Bird has selected Derin Dickerson, partner in the firm’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group, to be a member of the 2020 class of Fellows, a career development program sponsored by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD).
Press ReleaseFebruary 26, 2020
Alston & Bird Represents Underwriters in $500 Million Public Investment-Grade Notes Offering by Essex Portfolio
Alston & Bird acted as counsel to the underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered investment-grade notes offering totaling $500 million issued by Essex Portfolio L.P., the operating partnership of Essex Property Trust Inc., a publicly traded real estate investment trust that invests in multifamily residential properties on the U.S. West Coast.
Press ReleaseFebruary 25, 2020
CFPB Deputy Director Brian Johnson to Join Alston & Bird as Partner in Washington, D.C.
Alston & Bird is expanding its consumer financial services and public policy capabilities with the addition of Brian Johnson, deputy director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), who will join the firm in March as partner in Washington, D.C.
Alston & Bird client Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. simplified its operating structure by buying its manager, Preferred Apartment Advisors LLC, and its sub-manager, NMP Advisors LLC, for an aggregate purchase price of $154 million, plus up to $25 million of potential additional earnout consideration.
Alston & Bird has created an innovative technology-assisted solution to help financial institutions manage the transition risks on legacy transactions from the phase-out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) scheduled for the end of 2021.
February 24, 2020
Alston & Bird Defense Victory Named a 2019 “Top Verdict” by the Daily Journal
A California case that settled a key area of law concerning trade secret misappropriation has been named one of the state’s most significant verdicts by the Daily Journal and earned Alston & Bird a spot on its annual list of “Top Verdicts.”
Press ReleaseFebruary 21, 2020
Alston & Bird Earns Broad Recognition in 2020 World Trademark Review 1000
Alston & Bird has been recognized as a global leader in trademark law in the 2020 edition of the World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals.
Press ReleaseFebruary 20, 2020
Alston & Bird Named a Fortune Best Workplace for 21st Consecutive Year
Alston & Bird has been honored yet again by Fortune magazine in its annual survey of America’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” – marking 21 years in a row that the firm has earned national recognition as a champion of corporate culture and workplace excellence.
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