Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has added Allison S. Cook as a partner in the firm’s Banking & Financial Services Practice Group, continuing the strong trajectory of growth in the Atlanta office. Ms. Cook was previously a leading partner within the Payments Systems team at an AmLaw 200 firm with offices in Atlanta and Washington, D.C.

“We are thrilled that our Atlanta office has continued to attract top legal talent at the partner level, and Ali’s exceptional practice concentrated at the intersection of finance and technology will help us meet client demand for these types of cutting-edge legal services,” said Bradley Atlanta Office Managing Partner Deborah Cazan. “Ali has a deep understanding of the evolving payments industry that will provide support to many of our practices. Her fintech transactional experience adds tremendous depth to our financial services team, as well as to our intellectual property  group, which recently added a 12-person team in Atlanta that works closely with middle-market technology and emerging companies.”

 Ms. Cook assists financial technology (fintech) companies in connection with their M&A transactions and other strategic alliances. She regularly provides strategic counsel for payment processors, platforms, independent sales organizations (ISOs), payment facilitators, integrated software vendors, and other technology providers, in drafting and negotiating their core customer, vendor, sponsorship, processing, and partnering agreements.

 Designated as a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Ms. Cook earned her J.D., cum laude, from Georgia State University College of Law and received her B.S. from Southern Methodist University.

Now the third largest office in the firm’s footprint, Bradley’s Atlanta office has tripled in size since May 2023, with nearly 70 attorneys who represent clients nationally and across the Southeast in a wide range of industries, including real estate, healthcare, litigation, construction, banking and financial services, corporate M&A, securities, labor and employment, IP, and franchise. 

Bradley’s Banking & Financial Services Practice Group counsels finance clients on their unique and particularly complex legal needs, including those pertaining to litigation, regulations and compliance, and other corporate matters. Representing a broad range of banks, lenders, and financial services institutions across the United States, the group’s attorneys provide experienced, proactive guidance on a broad spectrum of legal issues, including regulatory compliance, governmental investigations, risk assessments, audit and exam support, business transactions, litigation, and multi-state settlements.