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 a number of merchants in the negotiation of their co-brand arrangements with financial institutions.
• 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 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.”

対応可能言語

• Korean

弁護士登録

• Texas

学歴

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