James Fisher > Alston & Bird LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Alston & Bird LLP has a strong corporate trust and agency practice in the US, and it has built an increasingly prominent outpost for that practice in London. The lead partner in London is James Fisher, who is ‘knowledgeable and extremely personable, a good guy to have in your corner, providing reliable, sound advice‘. Clients praise his ‘deep long-standing experience, exceptional market intel and very strong market expertise, and his willingness to think outside of the box’. He handles a broad spectrum of cross-border and domestic transactions, including liability management trades, MTN programmes, and sovereign and investment grade bond issuances. He is also a  major proponent of ESG investing, and environmental and social risk and compliance.

Alston & Bird LLP continues to build its presence in London for structured and warehouse finance transactions, and clients remark that the practice is ‘hands-on and joined up, and it works extremely well‘. James Fisher is the key partner in London and he works closely with colleagues in the US to advise corporate trust clients on structured finance transactions. Clients note that he is ‘hugely responsive, and possesses that rare mix of being both incredibly commercial and technical at the same time‘, and they rely heavily on his ‘deep, long-standing experience, exceptional market intel and very strong market expertise‘.