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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 co-leads King & Spalding's Finance & Restructuring practice and serves on the firm's 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
New York
State Bar of Georgia
June 11, 2025
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2025 Guide
June 5, 2025
King & Spalding Earns 209 Lawyer Rankings, 100 Practice Group Rankings in Chambers USA Guide
December 20, 2023
Financial Service Focus - December 2023
September 20, 2023
Financial Service Focus - September 2023
April 25, 2023
Financial Services Focus - April 2023
June 11, 2025
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2025 Guide
June 5, 2025
King & Spalding Earns 209 Lawyer Rankings, 100 Practice Group Rankings in Chambers USA Guide
December 20, 2023
Financial Service Focus - December 2023
September 20, 2023
Financial Service Focus - September 2023
April 25, 2023
Financial Services Focus - April 2023
June 11, 2025
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2025 Guide
June 5, 2025
King & Spalding Earns 209 Lawyer Rankings, 100 Practice Group Rankings in Chambers USA Guide
J.D., Harvard University, cum laude
B.A., Duke University, Magna Cum Laude
Georgia
New York
State Bar of Georgia