Legal Week, The Global Legal Post, The Times | Latest US Firm Launches in London

Richard Hays is quoted on the firm’s London office opening and arrival of finance attorneys Andrew Petersen, James Spencer, Sherry Scrivens, and Tom Dunn and payments lawyers Rich Willis, James Ashe-Taylor, and Simon Albert.

Paul Simcock is noted for joining the firm as a finance partner in the London office, and Matthew Wrysinski is quoted on his joining.

Alston & Bird has created an Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Advisory Group to assist boards of directors and managers of public companies in understanding the evolving ESG landscape, including the growing prominence of ESG investing, environmental, and social risk and compliance.

Shanell Cramer, partner and co-chair of Alston & Bird’s Finance Group, has been recognized as a "Distinguished Leader” by the New York Law Journal in its 2020 awards honoring attorneys in leadership roles who have achieved impressive results and demonstrated clear leadership skills in the past year.

James Fisher is featured as a new structured finance partner in the firm’s London office, with  Shanell Cramer quoted and partners Andrew Petersen, James Spencer, and James Ashe-Taylor mentioned.