Kristin P. "Kris" Hinson

Kristin P. "Kris" Hinson


Alston & Bird LLP

Recognized since 2008

Charlotte, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Banking and Finance Law

Corporate Law

Derivatives and Futures Law

Financial Services Regulation Law

Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law

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Kristin Hinson is a partner in the Financial Services & Products Group. She focuses her practice on private investment funds and funds of funds, investment adviser registration and compliance, unregistered offshore private investment funds and private equity funds.

Prior to joining Alston & Bird, Ms. Hinson was a partner at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP. She is a member of the American Bar Association and the North Carolina Bar Association, and is also a member of the New York Bar Association and the Mecklenburg County Bar Association. Ms. Hinson is a founding member of the Alternative Investment Group of the Carolinas (AIGC), a not-for-profit networking organization for alternative investment professionals in North and South Carolina. She is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of banking, derivatives, private funds and structured finance.

Ms. Hinson received her B.A. in 1988 from Southern Methodist University and her J.D., cum laude, in 1992 from Tulane University Law School. She is admitted to practice in North Carolina and New York, as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Location
  • Vantage South End
    1120 South Tryon Street, Suite 300
    Charlotte, NC 28203
Languages
  • French
Education
  • Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1992
  • Southern Methodist University, BA, graduated 1988
Bar Admissions
  • New York, New York State Bar Association
  • North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association
Affiliations
  • FIA - Member
  • Investment Adviser Association - Member
  • Managed Funds Association - Member
  • National Association of Professional Women - Member

Alston & Bird LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina

244 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

148 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Derivatives and Futures Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Special Focus:
  • Hedge Funds
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Publications

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