Finance Partner Andrew Petersen Talks Disruptors and Why Finance and Payments Teams Founded the London Office

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.

Alston & Bird client Platinum Equity has acquired the distribution business of Deluxe Entertainment Services Inc., a leading digital postproduction technology and distribution service provider.

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.

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.