Clay A. Littlefield

Clay A. Littlefield


Alston & Bird LLP

Recognized since 2018

Charlotte, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Tax Law

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Clay Littlefield, a partner based out of the firm’s Charlotte and New York offices, is a member of the Federal and International Tax group. Clay’s practice concentrates on tax issues confronted by underwriters, issuers and investors participating in structured finance transactions, including mortgage and asset-backed securitizations, REMICs, CLOs, REITs, and similar structures. Clay’s practice also focuses on advising financial institutions on the tax and legal aspects of various structuring alternatives and investment product proposals, as well as providing counsel to U.S. and foreign clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, distressed asset arrangements and real estate and corporate finance issues.

Prior to joining Alston & Bird, Clay was an attorney with the Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Associate Chief Counsel, Division of Financial Institutions and Products, where he was involved in the review and implementation of the special tax laws applicable to banks and other financial institutions, structured finance and securitization transactions, hedging arrangements and financial derivatives.

Location
  • Vantage South End
    1120 South Tryon Street, Suite 300
    Charlotte, NC 28203
Education
  • University of Mississippi, J.D., graduated 1998
  • Georgia State University, B.A., graduated 1994
Bar Admissions
  • North Carolina, North Carolina
  • Tennessee, Tennessee
  • Georgia, Georgia
Affiliations
  • Alternative Investment Group of the Carolinas (AIGC) - Member
  • American Bar Association - Past Vice-Chair of the Banking & Savings Institutions Committee of the Tax Section
  • Structured Finance Industry Group (Tax Section) - Member
Regulatory Agencies
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Office of the Commissioner - IRS Chief Counsel

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