Alston & Bird is a US-headquartered international law firm with a strong reputation for capital markets and finance work. The practice is led by senior partners with deep expertise in structured finance and regulatory matters, regularly acting for banks, funds and corporate issuers. 

Recent highlights include advising Deutsche Bank on the ECAPS 2 claim, securing a settlement in 2024 following earlier High Court and Court of Appeal victories concerning the Lehman Brothers insolvency waterfall. The firm also advised Qredo on its rescue financing and subsequent distressed M&A, and acted on the £370 million UK Logistics 2024-2 CMBS issuance.