Dallas

Alston & Bird strengthened and expanded its capabilities to provide corporate, tax, and real estate advice to real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other clients with the addition of three partners in Dallas who collectively bring several decades of legal experience. Don Hammett and Lane Folsom join the Financial Services & Products Group and REITs & Funds Team, while Raleigh Johnston becomes part of the Federal & International Tax Group.

Alston & Bird has been honored once again by Patexia Inc. as a market leader representing respondents and complainants in Section 337 investigations conducted by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

Corporate Control Alert, the legal and financial dealmaking journal published by The Deal, has ranked Alston & Bird sixth among counsel to financial advisors on U.S. M&A transactions with a value of $100 million or more announced between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2022.

The U.S. Bank Law Division has named Alston & Bird the recipient of the 2022 “Invested in Diversity” Award. Now in its fourth year, the award recognizes one of the Law Division’s close outside counsel partners for advancing diversity in the legal profession.

Alston & Bird client Spectrum Science, an independent, integrated marketing, communications, and media agency focused on health and science, has received a strategic investment from Knox Lane, a growth-oriented investment firm focused on partnering with businesses in the services and consumer sectors.

Alston & Bird client Charis Holdings, the holding company for Charis Bank, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Vista Bancshares, the holding company for Vista Bank.