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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Offices

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
RIVERFRONT PLAZA, EAST TOWER
951 EAST BYRD STREET
RICHMOND, VA 23219
VIRGINIA
United States
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Mr Gary Thompson

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+1 804.788.8787 gthompson@huntonak.com View profile

Work Department

Energy, Food Industry, Retail and Consumer Products, Mergers and Acquisitions, International and Cross-Border Transactions, Corporate Governance and Board Advisory, Corporate

Position

Senior Counsel

Career

Gary Thompson served for many years as co-chair of the firm’s M&A practice group. His representative clients have included companies in the consumer products, technology, defense and energy sectors. He has over 30 years’ experience advising corporate clients in connection with domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, carve-out transactions, minority investments and governance matters. The Best Lawyers in America has named him an Eminent Practitioner since 2021, and has recognized him in the areas of corporate and M&A law since 2005; that publication also recognized him as Lawyer of the Year for M&A Law, Virginia (2019 and 2024) and Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Law in Richmond, Virginia (2021) . Gary was named among the Top 50 North Americas M&A lawyers for 2022, 2014 and 2013, and as the 2012 M&A Lawyer of the Year – Americas Middle Markets, by the Global M&A Network; he has led deal teams that were awarded twelve M&A Atlas Awards for domestic and cross-border transactions.

Memberships

Admitted to the Virginia State Bar

Education

  • JD, Boston University School of Law, 1984
  • AB, History, Cornell University, 1981

Lawyer Rankings

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

The M&A practice at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is comprised of specialists in the competition, data protection, and tax law spaces who regularly providing bespoke advice to domestic and international companies in the life sciences, energy, and real estate sectors. The team shows significant strength in handling strategic acquisitions and divestiture programs, with Richmond-based co-head Steven Haas specializing in public company sales and corporate governance proceedings and Washington DC-based co-head Steven Patterson focusing on public and private securities offerings and compliance issues. Houston-based Mike O’Leary routinely negotiates complex partnerships and joint ventures, and in Miami, Fernando Alonso acts on behalf of financial institutions and corporations in connection with debt financings. From Richmond, Gary Thompson concentrates on handling divestitures and carve-out transactions. Peter Weinstock is a key contact in Dallas.

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