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Press ReleaseFebruary 25, 2021
Alston & Bird Ranked No. 6 Among Counsel to Investment Banks in 2020
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, 2020.
Press ReleaseFebruary 24, 2021
Elizabeth Gingold Clark Selected to the 2021 “Inspire Atlanta” Class of the Atlanta Women’s Foundation
Elizabeth Gingold Clark, partner in Alston & Bird’s Securities Litigation Group, has been selected to the Atlanta Women’s Foundation’s (AWF) 2021 class of “Inspire Atlanta,” a leadership program for a select group of diverse professional women seeking to create positive change for women and girls in Atlanta.
Press ReleaseFebruary 23, 2021
Hormel Foods to Acquire Planters Nuts Business from Kraft Heinz for $3.35 Billion
Alston & Bird is acting as counsel to Citi and Credit Suisse in their roles as financial advisors to Hormel Foods in its announced $3.35 billion acquisition of the Planters snack nut portfolio from Kraft Heinz.
Press ReleaseFebruary 23, 2021
Alston & Bird Adds Corporate Oil & Gas Veteran Gaye Lentz in Fort Worth
Alston & Bird has bolstered its corporate offerings in the oil and gas industry with the addition of Gaye Lentz in the firm’s Fort Worth office.
Press ReleaseFebruary 18, 2021
Alston & Bird Recognized by Chambers Global 2021
Alston & Bird has been recognized in the 2021 edition of Chambers Global, with eight practices and 11 lawyers cited for excellence.
Press ReleaseFebruary 18, 2021
Alston & Bird Earns Broad Recognition in 2021 World Trademark Review 1000
Alston & Bird has once again been recognized as a global leader in trademark law in the 2021 edition of the World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals.
Press ReleaseFebruary 12, 2021
Scott Stevens Named “Litigator of the Week” by American Lawyer for Garmin ITC Win
Scott Stevens, Alston & Bird partner and co-chair of the firm’s intellectual property ITC Section 337 Practice, has been named “Litigator of the Week” by The American Lawyer for successfully defending Garmin over patent infringement claims brought by Philips North America and Koninklijke Philips NV at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
Press ReleaseFebruary 12, 2021
Terra Income Fund 6 Raises $34.75 Million in Novel Initial Public Offering
Alston & Bird acted as counsel to Terra Income Fund 6 Inc. in a public offering of SEC-registered investment-grade notes totaling $34.75 million. The offering was novel because it marked the company’s capital markets debut with an NYSE-listed debt security rather than the more customary equity initial public offering.
Press ReleaseFebruary 11, 2021
Garmin Prevails in Philips Patent Dispute
Alston & Bird client Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., secured a significant victory at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), where an administrative law judge ruled in favor of Garmin in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Philips North America LLC and Koninklijke Philips NV.
Press ReleaseFebruary 10, 2021
BancorpSouth Bank to Acquire FNS Bancshares
Alston & Bird client BancorpSouth Bank has announced plans to acquire FNS Bancshares Inc., the parent company of FNB Bank, in a transaction valued at roughly $108.4 million.
Press ReleaseFebruary 3, 2021
Alston & Bird Welcomes Mariana Loose as Chief Marketing Officer
Alston & Bird announced today that Mariana Loose has joined the firm as chief marketing officer.
Press ReleaseFebruary 2, 2021
Bernard Taylor Recognized with “Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award” from Georgia State College of Law
Bernard Taylor, Sr., retired partner in Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group, has been honored by Georgia State College of Law with its 2021 “Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award” for his professional excellence and philanthropic leadership.
Press ReleaseFebruary 1, 2021
OncoSec Medical Closes $42 Million Public Offering of Common Stock
Alston & Bird client OncoSec Medical Incorporated, a late-stage biotechnology company, has closed a public offering of common stock that raised approximately $42 million.
Press ReleaseJanuary 28, 2021
Alston & Bird Rated Again as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality
Alston & Bird has once again earned a top rating of 100 percent in the Corporate Equality Index (CEI), an annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation that measures commitment to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) workplace equality.
Press ReleaseJanuary 21, 2021
U.S. Attorney Byung Jin Pak to Rejoin Alston & Bird as Litigation Partner in Atlanta
Alston & Bird announced today that U.S. Attorney Byung Jin “BJay” Pak will rejoin the firm as a partner in its Litigation & Trial Practice Group. A former litigation associate at Alston & Bird, where he began his career in private practice in 2000, Pak will return to the firm in February and be based in its Atlanta office.
Press ReleaseJanuary 6, 2021
Alston & Bird Elects 20 New Partners
Alston & Bird has announced the election of 20 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2021.
Press ReleaseDecember 21, 2020
Alston & Bird Recognized as a World Leader in Data Law by Global Data Review
Alston & Bird has been named among the top 20 “Elite” by Global Data Review (GDR) in its inaugural report of the world’s 100 best data law firms.
Press ReleaseDecember 16, 2020
Three Alston & Bird Partners Named 2020 BTI “Client Service All-Stars”
Three Alston & Bird partners have been named 2020 “Client Service All-Stars” in BTI Consulting Group’s annual survey of corporate counsel.
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Press ReleaseNovember 17, 2020
Alston & Bird Named a “Best Place to Work” by the Dallas Business Journal
Alston & Bird has been named one of the top places to work in Dallas by the Dallas Business Journal, marking the first time the firm has been featured in the publication’s annual survey of the “100 Best Places to Work in North Texas.”
Press ReleaseNovember 5, 2020
Alston & Bird Earns 117 Tier-1 Rankings in 2021 “Best Law Firms”
Alston & Bird has been honored as one of the nation’s top law firms in the 2021 edition of U.S. News-Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.”
Press ReleaseOctober 29, 2020
Alston & Bird Recognized Again as One of the Nation’s Top Adoption-Friendly Workplaces
Alston & Bird has once again been ranked among America’s top companies with the best adoption assistance programs, marking 14 years in a row that the firm has been recognized nationally as a leader in employee adoption benefits.
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