FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending - USA - Nationwide
What the team is known for
Alston & Bird has a well-respected FinTech practice with particular strength in payments processing and financial services regulatory matters. The firm works with credit card companies, banks and lending platforms on transactional and regulatory matters.
Strengths
"Alston has a deep bench of attorneys capable of handling many complex and sophisticated matters related to financial services and FinTech. Alston has developed a strong understanding of our company, which enables Alston to provide very practical guidance."
"In addition to subject matter expertise, Alston & Bird has significant bench depth."
"I love working with the team. I know that I will receive straightforward answers from them and that we can count on their responsiveness."
Work highlights
Alston & Bird represented FLEETCOR Technologies, a business payments company, in its acquisition of Accrualify, an accounts payable automation software company.
Notable practitioners
Duncan Douglass provides counsel to banks and FinTech clients on product development and regulatory compliance issues, as well as negotiating partnership agreements. "Duncan is widely regarded as an expert in the industry. We highly value his trusted advice."