Prominent Atlanta Lawyers Join Jones Day.ATLANTA -- Aldo L. LaFiandra, Ralph F. (Chip) MacDonald III and Timothy Mann Jr. have joined the Atlanta Office of the international law firm Jones Day as Partners. Al LaFiandra, formerly a partner at Alston & Bird LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , practices in the areas of lending and business reorganizations and leads the lending/structured finance practice in the Atlanta Office. He represents borrowers and lenders in various types of secured and unsecured credit arrangements, the proceeds of which are used to finance tender offers, going private transactions, and acquisitions. Many of these transactions include complex intercreditor arrangements and multiple tranches of debt. He also represents lenders and debtors in complex out-of-court workouts, debt restructurings, and chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and advises boards in connection with the unique issues presented in this context. Chip MacDonald, formerly a partner at Alston & Bird LLP, is focused on the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. industry. His practice includes securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. and financial products for clients ranging from banks and savings institutions to REITs, investment managers and broker-dealers. Tim Mann, formerly a partner at Kilpatrick Stockton Kilpatrick Stockton LLP is a law firm with over 450 attorneys in the eastern United States and Europe. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the firm has U.S. offices in Georgia, North Carolina, New York, and the District of Columbia, with international offices in England and Sweden. LLP, practices mergers and acquisitions, securities, and corporate law. He was a general partner of venture capital fund Armada Venture Group, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control and was a founder, chief executive officer, and board member of Acsys, a staffing and consulting services firm, which he grew through acquisitions and led in a successful IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. . "We are very pleased to welcome Al, Chip and Tim to the team," said George T. Manning, Partner in Charge of Jones Day's Atlanta Office. "Their unique skills and experience will also be welcomed by our clients, both here and in other parts of the world, as Atlanta businesses continue their global expansion and global companies look to do more business here." Jones Day has 30 offices in centers of business and finance throughout the world. With more than 2,200 lawyers, including more than 400 in Europe and 175 in Asia, it ranks among the world's largest law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
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