Anna Chong

• Represented one of the most recognizable social-media platforms on a range of payments-related matters, including payment-services agreements with U.S. and foreign entities.
• Represented a Fortune 100 company in the structure and negotiation of its processing relationship with a global payments company.
• Represented FinTech companies, including providers of bill-payment solutions, in navigating federal and state money-transmitter laws and regulations.
• Represented multiple private investors in acquisitions of, and significant investments in, financial institutions.
• Counsel to buyers and sellers of community banks nationwide.
• Counsel to several regional banks on potential charter conversions and consideration of various regulatory regimes.
• Advised numerous clients on the relevance and practical consequences of regulatory agency rules and regulations on the banking industry.
• Advised payments companies on compliance with state money-transmitter licensing concerns.

Anna Chong is a senior associate in Alston & Bird’s Financial Services & Products Group. She focuses her practice on the financial institution and payments industry and advises financial institutions and other public and private companies on structuring, documenting, and negotiating various payments-related agreements, capital-raising efforts, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance.

Anna is recognized by Lawyers of Color, a nonprofit devoted to promoting diversity in the legal profession, on its “Hot List 2023.”

Languages

• Korean

Bar Admissions

• Texas

Education

• University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2018)
• Trinity University (B.A., 2015)