The New York Law Journal | Michael Held, Former New York Fed General Counsel, Joins WilmerHale

Gene Caiola is mentioned as a new real estate, finance, and investment attorney in the firm’s New York office.

Eric Berardi and Gene Caiola are profiled as new real estate, finance, and investment attorneys in the firm’s Atlanta and New York offices, and Lauren Scarantino, Stephen Peterson, Eric Wise, and Matthew Kelsey are also noted for joining the firm.

Alston & Bird has strengthened and expanded its Real Estate Finance & Investment Group with the addition of partners Eric Berardi in Atlanta and Gene Caiola in New York. Both partners advise clients on structuring and documentation of the entire capital stack for commercial real estate projects nationwide.

Alston & Bird has expanded its Financial Services & Products Group and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) & Funds Team with the addition of partner Evan Hudson in the firm’s New York office. Hudson focuses his corporate and securities practice on listed and non-listed REITs, as well as a range of complex real estate fund products and capital markets transactions.

Lauren Scarantino is mentioned as a new commercial real estate finance partner in the New York office.