The Lawyer | Ashurst High-Yield Partner Exits for New Firm

Paul Simcock is noted for joining the firm as a finance partner in the London office, and Tamer Bahgat, Andrew Petersen, James Spencer, James Ashe-Taylor, Phil Taylor, Saloni Joshi, James Fisher, and Paul Morris are mentioned.

Tamer Bahgat is noted for joining Alston & Bird as a finance partner in the firm’s London office, and Phil Taylor, Saloni Joshi, and Paul Morris are mentioned, and Matthew Wrysinski is quoted.

Alston & Bird continues to deepen its transatlantic corporate and transactional offering with the addition of partner Tamer Bahgat in London. Joining from Ashurst LLP, Bahgat focuses on international capital markets and leveraged finance transactions, with a particular emphasis on complex high-yield debt offerings, refinancings, and leveraged buyouts for corporates, private equity sponsors, and investment banks.

Phil Taylor is mentioned for joining the firm as a financial restructuring partner in the London office, and Andrew Petersen, James Spencer, James Ashe-Taylor, and James Fisher are noted.

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.