Menu Press Release November 4, 2021 Alston & Bird Earns 117 Tier-1 Rankings in 2022 “Best Law Firms” Alston & Bird has been honored as one of the nation’s top law firms in the 2022 edition of U.S. News-Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.” The firm earned 117 national and metropolitan tier-one practice rankings. Nationally, Alston & Bird received 26 tier-one practice rankings: Banking and Finance Law Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Commercial Litigation Construction Law Corporate Law Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Energy Law Environmental Law Health Care Law International Trade and Finance Law Land Use & Zoning Law Litigation − Antitrust Litigation − Construction Litigation − Environmental Litigation − ERISA Litigation − Intellectual Property Litigation − Patent Mergers & Acquisitions Law Patent Law Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law Real Estate Law Securities / Capital Markets Law Securities Regulation Securitization and Structured Finance Law Tax Law Trademark Law Alston & Bird was also awarded 91 metropolitan tier-one practice rankings: Atlanta Banking and Finance Law Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Construction Law Corporate Law Criminal Defense: White-Collar Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Employment Law − Management Environmental Law Equipment Finance Law Health Care Law Immigration Law Information Technology Law Insurance Law International Arbitration − Commercial Labor Law − Management Legal Malpractice Law − Defendants Litigation − Antitrust Litigation − Banking & Finance Litigation − Bankruptcy Litigation − Construction Litigation − Environmental Litigation − ERISA Litigation − Intellectual Property Litigation − Labor & Employment Litigation − Patent Litigation − Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Litigation − Securities Litigation − Tax Litigation − Trusts & Estates Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions − Defendants Mergers & Acquisitions Law Natural Resources Law Nonprofit / Charities Law Patent Law Privacy and Data Security Law Product Liability Litigation − Defendants Real Estate Law Securities / Capital Markets Law Securities Regulation Securitization and Structured Finance Law Tax Law Technology Law Trademark Law Trusts & Estates Law Charlotte Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law Criminal Defense: White-Collar Financial Services Regulation Law International Trade and Finance Law Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Litigation − Intellectual Property Litigation – Patent Patent Law Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law Securitization and Structured Finance Law Tax Law Trademark Law Dallas / Fort Worth Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law Financial Services Regulation Law Securitization and Structured Finance Law Los Angeles Construction Law Energy Law Land Use & Zoning Law Litigation − Construction Litigation − Land Use & Zoning Real Estate Law New York City Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Corporate Law Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law Real Estate Law Raleigh Litigation − Banking & Finance Litigation − Tax Tax Law San Francisco Commercial Litigation Environmental Law Litigation − Antitrust Litigation – Environmental Silicon Valley Patent Law Washington, D.C. Corporate Governance Law Corporate Law Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Energy Law FDA Law Health Care Law International Trade and Finance Law Litigation – ERISA Mergers & Acquisitions Law Tax Law Now in its 12th year, the “Best Law Firms” report covers 75 national and 127 metropolitan practice areas. The rankings are based on surveys of lawyers and clients throughout the United States. Criteria on which clients and peers were asked to evaluate firms include such areas as expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility, and whether they would refer another client to the firm. All firm national tier-one rankings will be published in the November edition of U.S. News & World Report. Richard R. Hays Chairman / Managing Partner Phone: 404.881.7360 Other Phone: 212.210.9560 Email: richard.hays@alston.com Related News & Insights All News Publications Events Blogs Videos Advisories December 1, 2021 Financial Services & Products Advisory: Federal Bank Regulators Set Out Regulatory Roadmap for Crypto-Assets Our Financial Services & Products Group investigates the federal banking regulators’ roadmap for crypto-asset regulation in 2022 and a new OCC procedure national banks must comply with to conduct crypto-asset activities. Seminar October 7, 2021 Southwest Association of Bank Counsel/Texas Bankers Association 2021 Annual Legal Conference Sandy Brown will speak on the “M&A Update” panel during the 2021 Annual Legal Conference presented by Southwest Association of Bank Counsel (SWABC) and Texas Bankers Association (TBA). Press Release September 22, 2021 Happy Bancshares to Merge with Home BancShares Alston & Bird client Happy Bancshares Inc., parent company of Texas-based Happy State Bank, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Home BancShares Inc., a leading Arkansas bank holding company and parent company of Centennial Bank, in an all-stock deal valued at almost $1 billion, making it the largest bank M&A announced in Texas in 2021. General Publications October 2021 “Biden Competition Order May Influence Bank Merger Approvals,” The Banking Law Journal, Vol. 138, No. 9, October 2021. This article examines the Biden Administration’s call to revitalize oversight of bank consolidations and what it means for smaller banks’ ability to compete against their larger competitors and FinTech companies. Seminar September 20, 2021 Independent Bankers Association of Texas: 47th Annual Convention Sandy Brown will speak during the Independent Bankers Association’s (IBAT) 47th Annual Convention. General Publications September 2021 “Avoiding Pitfalls During Post-Pandemic Government Investigations,” The Banking Law Journal, Vol. 138, No. 8, September 2021. As the country begins to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and the U.S. economy gets back on track, banks nationwide should expect their activities to come under government scrutiny. This article discusses several areas that banks should keep in mind if they become the subject of subpoenas, document requests, examinations, or investigations by government agencies. Advisories July 16, 2021 Financial Services & Products / Antitrust Advisory: Biden Competition Order May Influence Bank Merger Approvals Our Financial Services & Products and Antitrust Groups examine the Biden Administration’s call to revitalize oversight of bank consolidations and what it means for smaller banks’ ability to compete against their larger competitors and FinTech companies. Seminar June 17, 2021 PPP Update on the Accounting and Legal Fronts Sandy Brown will speak during the lending track breakout session at IBAT’s 2021 Annual Connecting Leaders Conference. Webinar May 25-26, 2021 Mortgage Banker Association: Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference 2021 Nanci Weissgold, Kathleen Benway, and Brian Johnson will speak at this virtual conference sponsored by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Press Release May 21, 2021 Alston & Bird Widely Recognized in Chambers USA 2021 Alston & Bird has earned wide recognition in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. 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