David S. Park

• Represented MetroCity Bankshares Inc. and selling shareholders in connection with its $30 million initial public offering. 
• Represented Charter Financial Corporation in its $360 million stock-and-cash sale to CenterState Bank Corporation. 
• Represented FB Financial Corporation in its $130 million initial public offering and  subsequent stock-and-cash acquisition of Clayton Bank and Trust and American City Bank for approximately $300 million. 
• Represented numerous public and private financial institutions in both buy- and sell-side M&A transactions with an aggregate deal value of more than $1 billion, as well as capital raising and securities registrations/exemptions in conjunction with those transactions.  
• Represented one of the country’s largest publicly traded mortgage REITs in multiple at-the-market, common stock, and senior notes offerings with proceeds totaling $2 billion. 
• Represented a public financial holding company in numerous common and preferred stock and convertible debt offerings with proceeds totaling $300 million. 
• Represented public and private companies and investment banking firms in a variety of securities and corporate finance transactions, including shelf offerings, direct public offerings, PIPEs, and private placements of debt and equity. 
• Represented a bank holding company in its Form 10 registration statement and related national stock exchange listing. 
• Represented a Korean-American community bank in its bank holding company formation and related share exchange and over-the-counter listing. 
• Counsel to various financial institutions in their compliance with enforcement actions and banking regulations with the Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC, and various state banking departments.
• Advising public companies on SEC compliance issues and assisting with the preparation of proxy statements, Section 16 reporting and Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K.

David Park is a partner in Alston & Bird’s Financial Services Group. He focuses his practice on representing both public and private financial institutions in a broad range of corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, corporate formations and restructurings, corporate finance and other strategic corporate transactions. David also regularly counsels companies on regulatory and corporate issues, including SEC reporting and compliance requirements and general corporate governance matters.

Fluent in Korean, David advises multinational and Korean-based international companies on a range of corporate and strategic matters, including leading board meetings and executive sessions in both Korean and English.

Before joining Alston & Bird, David worked at two leading Korean law firms and at the SEC’s Office of International Affairs. He received his J.D., with honors, from George Washington University Law School and his joint M.A., magna cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Korea University.

Languages

• Korean

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• The George Washington University (J.D., 2011)
• Korea University (M.A., 2008, 2008)
• University of California, Los Angeles (M.A., 2008)
• University of California, Riverside (B.A., 2005)

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