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Tax
USA Guide 2026 : North Carolina
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Work Highlights
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Alston & Bird advised StepStone Group through its acquisition of Cresset Partners USD575 million private credit fund and associated portfolio.
Strengths
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Alston & Bird works quickly, efficiently and strives for excellence.
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Notable Practitioners
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Jasper L Cummings Jr
Jasper Cummings offers a wealth of experience advising clients on a range of tax matters and is adept at handling work with cross-border considerations. He is critical to growth for the tax field, everyone looks to what he's doing and writing for the state of technical tax practice.
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Band 2 
Band 2 
Clay Littlefield
Clay Littlefield is sought after by financial institutions and other companies for his expertise in an array of tax matters, such as compliance issues and fund operations. Band 2 
Band 2 
John Baron
John Baron is the federal & international tax group co-leader and regularly handles the tax aspects of complex acquisitions, sales and private equity investments. Band 3 
Band 3 
Danny Reach
Danny Reach is a partner in the firm's Charlotte office. He advises a range of clients, including private equity firms and investment companies, on the tax elements of transactions.
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