Christie Borton

As General Counsel for East Point Energy, Christie is responsible for supporting the company’s legal needs and managing and mentoring the internal legal team.  

Prior to joining East Point, Christie practiced law in Birmingham, Alabama for nearly fifteen years with the law firm Maynard Nexsen PC.  Christie began her legal career in the bankruptcy and loan workout area, where she developed both litigation and transactional skills, but quickly found that her passion was helping clients achieve their goals through closing transactions.  She gradually shifted into a fully transactional practice. In 2014, she worked for a little over a year as corporate counsel with BBVA USA (now PNC Bank) where she handled commercial lending matters.  After returning to Maynard Nexsen, Christie focused her practice entirely on representing clients in the commercial real estate space, and developed extensive experience handling a wide range of complex transactions across the country, including sales, acquisitions, financing and leasing transactions for projects in a variety of industry sectors. Christie is passionate about renewable energy and is glad to be using her legal skills and experience to support East Point’s business and objectives.  

Christie holds a BA in Philosophy and Japanese from Dartmouth College and a JD from the University of Virginia.

Outside of the office, Christie enjoys spending time with family and friends, trying to keep up with her two young boys, hiking, cooking, and traveling.