Alston & Bird LLP has a market-leading corporate trust and agency practice in the US, which has an outpost in London thanks to the experienced James Fisher, whose 'range of experience, knowledge and intellect stand him out from the crowd'. Providing both US and English law capability in London, the firm now plays a key role in cross-border and domestic transactions, including 144A/Reg S notes offerings, liability management, MTN programs, sovereign bonds, and investment grade offerings.
Testimonials
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‘They build excellent relationships while providing completely sound and sensible advice.’
‘James Fisher is a real pleasure to work with and is a very good lawyer. His range of experience, knowledge and intellect stand him out from the crowd.’
‘Dedicated and value for money.’
‘Dedicated and always on point.’
‘The lawyers work extremely long hours to get the job done on very complex documents. They have a mixture of English law and New York law qualified lawyers on both sides of the Atlantic, which is very beneficial for multi-jurisdictional deals.’
‘Extremely resilient working under tremendous time pressure and complex documents. Very responsive, and quick turnaround.’
Key clients
- BNY Mellon
- CSC Trustees Limited
- Ocorian
- US Bank
- Apex Group
- Intertrust
- GLAS
- Elavon
- Wilmington Trust
- Citi
- IQEQ
- Law Debenture
- TMF Group
- Kroll
- Amicorp