Alston & Bird LLP

Described as ‘good to have on your side in difficult situations’ by clients, Alston & Bird LLP is highly regarded. The firm’s boutique corporate trust practice has carved out a niche in London, and works closely with the large team in the US. The department now acts for the majority of the corporate trust and agency providers in the structured products market, among them Wilmington Trust. Practice head James Fisher and New York law-qualified Natalia Souza are the bedrock of the London team, and they work with trust litigation expert Nick Brocklesby in contentious matters. Fisher ’provides sound advice and inspires confidence’.