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Alston & Bird has continued to bolster its Investment Funds Group with the addition of veteran registered funds partner George Silfen in the firm’s New York office.

Dorothy Giobbe joins the March 12 panel “Section 1033 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act: What Does My Financial Institution Need to Do?”

Alston & Bird represented Ready Capital Corporation, a leading multistrategy real estate finance company, and its indirect subsidiary, ReadyCap Holdings LLC, in the private placement of $220 million (in aggregate principal amount) of ReadyCap’s 9.375% senior secured notes due 2028.

Alston & Bird advised an underwriting syndicate led by J.P. Morgan Securities on Essex Property’s $400 million offering of 5.375% senior notes due 2035. A leading multifamily real estate company, Essex Property completed the transaction on February 17.

Since the unprecedented number of Executive Orders began rolling out of Washington, Alston & Bird’s Executive Order, Action & Proclamation Task Force has been here to guide your organization. The task force can help navigate complex compliance challenges and emerging opportunities with unique analysis and insight into industry implications.

Nanci Weissgold is featured on an MBA Mortgage YouTube video discussing her career.

Nanci Weissgold is quoted on the efforts in Congress to revamp the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Alston & Bird has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Chambers Global, with 12 practices and 24 lawyers cited for excellence. 

Corporate Control Alert – a service of The Deal that provides analysis of key Delaware case law, trends in dealmaking, activism, and regulation – has ranked Alston & Bird second 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, 2024.

Nanci Weissgold joins the February 5 panel “Post-Election Analysis - Impact on the Mortgage Markets and Servicing Policy” during this conference hosted by the Mortgage Bankers Association.