Mr Michael O'Leary > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
200 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10166
NEW YORK
United States

Work Department

Capital Markets

Position

Partner and co-head of the firm’s corporate team

Career

Co-head of the firm’s Corporate team. Represents public and private companies and investment banking firms in corporate finance and M&A transactions, including: mergers, acquisitions, de-SPAC transactions, dispositions, IPOs and other public offerings, private placements; partnerships/joint venture formation; public company spin-offs; redemptions and consent solicitations; royalty trusts and VPP financings; upstream, midstream and interstate pipeline transactions; energy transition transactions and financings (including CCUS and clean hydrogen and ammonia production facilities); private equity and infrastructure investments in energy and portfolio company representation; counsels Boards of Directors and special committees on governance, fiduciary duties and conflict of interest transactions; joint bidding arrangements and corporate governance counseling. Expertise in upstream and midstream energy, intrastate/interstate pipeline, oilfield service company, MLP, royalty trusts and securities matters; M+A transactions and energy transition matters.

Memberships

  • Houston Bar Association
  • State Bar of Texas

Education

  • JD, 1980, with honors, University of Houston Law Center
  • BS, 1977, cum laude, Finance, The University of Alabama

Lawyer Rankings

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)

(Leading lawyers)

Michael O’LearyHunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP stands out for its strength in transactions involving the real estate, energy, accounting and private equity spaces. Steven Haas works from Richmond, and is proficient in change-of-control transactions, strategic M&A, and corporate governance matters. These are also core areas of activity for Steve Patterson in Washington DC, whose expertise extends to securities compliance. Houston-based Michael O’Leary is primarily engaged in energy M&A mandates.

United States > Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas

(Leading lawyers)

Michael O’LearyHunton Andrews Kurth LLP