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Carolyn Alford represents financial institutions, funds, private equity sponsors, issuers and corporate borrowers on a wide range of complex and innovative finance matters including acquisition, unitranche, first lien/second lien and mezzanine financings, leveraged and investment-grade syndicated credit facilities, private placements of notes and asset-based lending.
While her industry experience is broad, she has an extensive track record in financing matters for healthcare, pharma, energy, telecom and media sectors. Notably, Carolyn is also the leader of King & Spalding's Financial Services Industry and firmwide Tactical Opportunities teams. In addition, Carolyn has served on our managing Policy Committee.
Carolyn also has experience structuring programmatic lending platforms, and is frequently called upon by clients to advise on structuring innovative financial products and to represent their interests in workouts and out of court restructurings.
Carolyn is a fellow and past-President of the American College of Investment Counsel, where she served on the Board of Trustees for eight years, and the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers, where she has served on the Nominating Committee. As a passionate proponent for diversity, Carolyn is proud to serve on the Board of the Atlanta Women's Foundation. Carolyn also has the honor of serving as a board member of the Children's Hospital of Atlanta Foundation.
J.D., Harvard University, cum laude
B.A., Duke University, magna cum laude
Georgia
State Bar of Georgia
June 1, 2023
Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes 186 K&S Lawyers and 84 K&S Practice Groups as Leaders in Their Fields
September 16, 2022
King & Spalding Earns Multiple Practice and Individual Rankings in 2022 IFLR1000 Guide
September 20, 2023
Financial Service Focus - September 2023
April 25, 2023
Financial Services Focus - April 2023
December 20, 2022
Financial Services Focus - December 2022
June 1, 2023
Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes 186 K&S Lawyers and 84 K&S Practice Groups as Leaders in Their Fields
September 16, 2022
King & Spalding Earns Multiple Practice and Individual Rankings in 2022 IFLR1000 Guide
September 20, 2023
Financial Service Focus - September 2023
April 25, 2023
Financial Services Focus - April 2023
December 20, 2022
Financial Services Focus - December 2022
June 1, 2023
Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes 186 K&S Lawyers and 84 K&S Practice Groups as Leaders in Their Fields
September 16, 2022
King & Spalding Earns Multiple Practice and Individual Rankings in 2022 IFLR1000 Guide
J.D., Harvard University, cum laude
B.A., Duke University, magna cum laude
Georgia
State Bar of Georgia