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...
Mayme Donohue
Practice Expertise
- Capital Markets and Securities
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
- Private Equity
Areas of Practice
- Capital Markets and Securities
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
- Private Equity
- Corporate View More
WSG Practice Industries
Profile
Mayme is co-head of the Firm's Technology Industry Group. She counsels clients on securities law matters, capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance issues. She is also a leader of the firm's AI and Emerging Technologies practice and a member of the firm's blockchain working group, and is the Associate Editor of the Blockchain Legal Resource blog.Committed to business-focused solutions, Mayme works with clients to achieve results that make both legal and financial sense. She regularly answers complex securities law questions for both public and private companies and is experienced providing advice on reporting requirements under US securities laws and Nasdaq and NYSE rules. Mayme enjoys counseling clients in a broad range of capital markets transactions, including securities offerings, tender offers and derivative transactions. While guiding companies through strategic transactions, Mayme values the strong connections built with clients during the course of accomplishing their important business goals.Mayme also understands the impact of disruptive technologies on our financial systems and across industries. She possesses in-depth knowledge on blockchain and distributed ledger technology as well as AI and other emerging technologies.Pro bono work and community service are fundamental to Mayme's practice. She previously served as the President of the Virginia LGBTQ Bar Association and spends countless hours strengthening the community through pro bono projects and on the various nonprofit boards on which she serves.Mayme is a contributing author to the Blockchain Legal Resource blog. She is a thought leader on a wide range of topics, including blockchain, cryptocurrency (crypto), digital assets, tokenization, non-fungible tokens (NFT or NFTs), and SEC rules.
Bar Admissions
Virginia
Education
JD, University of Richmond School of Law, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, McNeill Law Society, University of Richmond Law Review, 2015
BA, Spanish, University of Virginia, 2007
Areas of Practice
- Capital Markets and Securities
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
- Private Equity
- Corporate
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Capital Markets
Represented Fortune 500 companies in public debt offerings totaling over $100 billion.
Represented Fortune 500 companies in tender offers totaling over $10 billion.
Represented a leading financial services company in its 144A convertible notes offering totaling more than $300 million.
Represented a publicly listed mining company in its initial public follow-on offering and concurrent private placement totaling over $100 million.
Represented a publicly traded, multi-brand restaurant operator in the renegotiation of its revolving credit facility.
Represented the underwriters in the establishment of a publicly traded mortgage REIT ATM program.
Represented a Fortune 200 company in its commercial paper program.
Represented a Shariah-compliant mortgage REIT in its initial private placement.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Represented a publicly traded bank holding company in a series of strategic mergers collectively valued at over $800 million.
Represented a 34-location physical therapy practice in its $80 million acquisition by a PE investor.
Represented an international engineering, design and planning consultancy in its $300 million acquisition of a business specializing in the decontamination and decommissioning of high hazard nuclear facilities.
Represented a private investment advisory firm in its strategic corporate reorganization.
Represented a leading food producer in the United States in its strategic sale of certain of its business assets.
$200M ATM Offering
$645M Public Offering
$65M Public Offering of Senior Notes
Advised on $200 Million At-The-Market Public Offering by Franklin BSP Realty Trust
Advises Darden Restaurants in $605 Million Purchase of Chuy's Holdings
Represented Chimera Investment Corporation in Public Offering of Senior Notes
Represented Flagstar Bank in the Sale of Its Residential Mortgage Servicing Business
Capital Markets
Represented Fortune 500 companies in public debt offerings totaling over $100 billion.
Represented Fortune 500 companies in tender offers totaling over $10 billion.
Represented a leading financial services company in its 144A convertible notes offering totaling more than $300 million.
Represented a publicly listed mining company in its initial public follow-on offering and concurrent private placement totaling over $100 million.
Represented a publicly traded, multi-brand restaurant operator in the renegotiation of its revolving credit facility.
Represented the underwriters in the establishment of a publicly traded mortgage REIT ATM program.
Represented a Fortune 200 company in its commercial paper program.
Represented a Shariah-compliant mortgage REIT in its initial private placement.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Represented a publicly traded bank holding company in a series of strategic mergers collectively valued at over $800 million.
Represented a 34-location physical therapy practice in its $80 million acquisition by a PE investor.
Represented an international engineering, design and planning consultancy in its $300 million acquisition of a business specializing in the decontamination and decommissioning of high hazard nuclear facilities.
Represented a private investment advisory firm in its strategic corporate reorganization.
Represented a leading food producer in the United States in its strategic sale of certain of its business assets.
$200M ATM Offering
$645M Public Offering
$65M Public Offering of Senior Notes
Advised on $200 Million At-The-Market Public Offering by Franklin BSP Realty Trust
Advises Darden Restaurants in $605 Million Purchase of Chuy's Holdings
Represented Chimera Investment Corporation in Public Offering of Senior Notes
Represented Flagstar Bank in the Sale of Its Residential Mortgage Servicing Business
Articles
2023 Retail Industry Year in Review
2023 SEC Reporting Guide: Annual Reports, Proxy Statements and Other Relevant Considerations
AI and Emerging Technologies Newsletter ‒ Spring 2024
AI washing: The SEC is focused on your AI disclosures
Artificial Intelligence 2025 Year in Review
Blockchain - A Valuable Business Solution, The Voice of Technology - Northern Virginia Technology Council
Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: An Introduction and Primer, New York State Bar Association International Law Practicum
Blockchain and the Tokenization of Everything, Northern Virginia Council of Technology Magazine
Guest Post: AI, the SEC, and the 2026 Reporting Season
Hunton AI and Emerging Technologies 2023 Year in Review
Other Voices: SEC looking into AI washing
Real Estate Capital Markets | 2022 Year in Review
Real Estate Capital Markets Newsletter | Fall 2022
Real Estate Capital Markets Report | Summer 2024
Securities on Blockchain, American Bar Association - The Business Lawyer
Sustainability Disclosure and Corporate Governance, PLI Corporate Governance - A Master Class 2017
Why Blockchain's Impact On The Retail Sector is Growing, Law360
2023 SEC Reporting Guide: Annual Reports, Proxy Statements and Other Relevant Considerations
AI and Emerging Technologies Newsletter ‒ Spring 2024
AI washing: The SEC is focused on your AI disclosures
Artificial Intelligence 2025 Year in Review
Blockchain - A Valuable Business Solution, The Voice of Technology - Northern Virginia Technology Council
Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: An Introduction and Primer, New York State Bar Association International Law Practicum
Blockchain and the Tokenization of Everything, Northern Virginia Council of Technology Magazine
Guest Post: AI, the SEC, and the 2026 Reporting Season
Hunton AI and Emerging Technologies 2023 Year in Review
Other Voices: SEC looking into AI washing
Real Estate Capital Markets | 2022 Year in Review
Real Estate Capital Markets Newsletter | Fall 2022
Real Estate Capital Markets Report | Summer 2024
Securities on Blockchain, American Bar Association - The Business Lawyer
Sustainability Disclosure and Corporate Governance, PLI Corporate Governance - A Master Class 2017
Why Blockchain's Impact On The Retail Sector is Growing, Law360
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