The Hunton & Williams LLP Immigration practice, part of the firm's Labor and Employment Team, is concentrated in two major areas. First our work involves advising American and foreign businesses about obtaining the most appropriate temporary and permanent work visas for executives, professionals, and other skilled foreign workers. Careful planning and documentation are necessary to ensure the greatest chance of success. We also represent our clients in any negotiations or administrative...
Austin Maloney
Practice Expertise
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
Areas of Practice
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
- Capital Markets and Securities
- Corporate
- Energy View More
Profile
Austin counsels strategic clients, private equity funds, and their portfolio companies in executing merger and acquisition strategies and has extensive experience advising clients in connection with domestic and cross-border acquisitions and dispositions.Austin has led teams executing some of the earliest investments in legal managed service organizations (MSOs). He represents a wide spectrum of participants in the legal services industry, including private equity funds, strategic investors, litigation funding groups, AI-native law firms, legal tech platforms, and law firm partners. He has experience in a broad range of legal sectors from one-partner boutique firms to full-service corporate firms with personal injury, insurance defense, creditor's rights, intellectual property, family law, and immigration practices. Austin is frequently asked to provide commentary on the fast-developing legal services transactional space and has been quoted in The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Law360, Bloomberg News, and PitchBook, among others.Austin's experience covers a breadth of industries and client types. He regularly advises clients in regulated industries on their investment and M&A strategies. This includes a significant number of engagements advising buyers and sellers in mortgage-industry transactions.Austin further serves as trusted counsel to in-house legal teams and business principals on day-to-day governance and contracting issues.Austin represents NCAA athletes on a pro bono basis in their NIL and revenue share agreements. He also advises universities and their athletic departments in connection with alternative revenue streams and private investment opportunities. Austin serves on the board of advisors for the Educational Foundation, Inc. (Rams Club) at the University of North Carolina.
Bar Admissions
Virginia
Education
JD, Duke University School of Law, 2014
BA, University of North Carolina, 2011
Areas of Practice
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
- Capital Markets and Securities
- Corporate
- Energy
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Represented private equity funds in multiple acquisitions and disposition transactions across industries including manufacturing, food processing, and consumer products.
Represented private equity portfolio companies in multiple add-on acquisition and strategic dispositions.
Represented EU-based manufacturer of handheld power equipment in first US acquisition.
Represented private equity fund in acquisition of growing casual restaurant chain and subsequent add-on acquisitions.
Represented publicly traded mortgage servicer in acquisition of reverse mortgage servicing platform.
Represented publicly traded lending business in multiple acquisitions and dispositions along with day-to-day corporate governance and contracting matters.
Represented Western European-based consumer business in acquisition of multi-jurisdiction e-commerce platform.
Represented a major US defense contractor in multiple strategic acquisitions and dispositions of key business and technology assets.
Represented multinational oil and gas business in dispositions and participations in joint ventures in mid-stream industry.
Represented private-equity owned, leading global component manufacturer in multiple acquisitions in the US, Europe, and Africa.
Represented publicly traded building supply company in multiple acquisitions.
Represented UK publicly traded conglomerate in acquisition of US-based energy services business.
Ongoing representation of multiple private equity fund portfolio companies in corporate governance and commercial contracting matters.
Represented private equity backed portfolio company in multiple acquisitions in mortgage origination and student loan industries.
Represented publicly traded building supply company in "go-private" transaction.
Represented Flagstar Bank in the Sale of Its Residential Mortgage Servicing Business
Represented private equity funds in multiple acquisitions and disposition transactions across industries including manufacturing, food processing, and consumer products.
Represented private equity portfolio companies in multiple add-on acquisition and strategic dispositions.
Represented EU-based manufacturer of handheld power equipment in first US acquisition.
Represented private equity fund in acquisition of growing casual restaurant chain and subsequent add-on acquisitions.
Represented publicly traded mortgage servicer in acquisition of reverse mortgage servicing platform.
Represented publicly traded lending business in multiple acquisitions and dispositions along with day-to-day corporate governance and contracting matters.
Represented Western European-based consumer business in acquisition of multi-jurisdiction e-commerce platform.
Represented a major US defense contractor in multiple strategic acquisitions and dispositions of key business and technology assets.
Represented multinational oil and gas business in dispositions and participations in joint ventures in mid-stream industry.
Represented private-equity owned, leading global component manufacturer in multiple acquisitions in the US, Europe, and Africa.
Represented publicly traded building supply company in multiple acquisitions.
Represented UK publicly traded conglomerate in acquisition of US-based energy services business.
Ongoing representation of multiple private equity fund portfolio companies in corporate governance and commercial contracting matters.
Represented private equity backed portfolio company in multiple acquisitions in mortgage origination and student loan industries.
Represented publicly traded building supply company in "go-private" transaction.
Represented Flagstar Bank in the Sale of Its Residential Mortgage Servicing Business
Articles
2021 Retail M&A Year in Review, Retail Industry 2021 Year in Review
Coverage Cutoffs in M&A Transactions: Five Things to Know About D&O Insurance 'Tail' Coverage
Investing in Law Firms: Regulatory Put Overview
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M&A Quarterly Reporter - 2021 Q3
M&A Quarterly Reporter - 2022 Q1
Manufacturing M&A Minute
Manufacturing M&A Minute
Mortgage M&A Minute
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Mortgage M&A Minute 2025 Year in Review
What Insurance Means for Stakeholders in the NIL Era
Coverage Cutoffs in M&A Transactions: Five Things to Know About D&O Insurance 'Tail' Coverage
Investing in Law Firms: Regulatory Put Overview
Loan Think Shell acquisitions: Will 2025 be another big year?
M&A Quarterly Reporter - 2021 Q3
M&A Quarterly Reporter - 2022 Q1
Manufacturing M&A Minute
Manufacturing M&A Minute
Mortgage M&A Minute
Mortgage M&A Minute
Mortgage M&A Minute
Mortgage M&A Minute
Mortgage M&A Minute
Mortgage M&A Minute
Mortgage M&A Minute 2025 Year in Review
What Insurance Means for Stakeholders in the NIL Era
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Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog
Updates, Analysis and Breaking News for Commercial Policyholders
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The Nickel Report
Trends and Developments in Energy and Environmental Law
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