Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is proud to share that Partner Mike O’Leary was recognized in The Deal’s 2022 Awards, an annual event celebrating advisers, professionals, firms and banks working to drive the market forward. O’Leary was on the shortlist for Dealmaker of the Year – Financial Services.

Co-head of the firm’s Corporate Team, O’Leary has a corporate securities and mergers and acquisitions practice that is focused on the energy industry. The clients Mike represents include some of the largest and best-known names in the energy business. He has a reputation in master limited partnerships, energy and oilfield services, energy infrastructure, energy private equity investments, pipeline company transactions, royalty trusts and forest products companies. O’Leary was recognized this year in particular for his representation of Sunlight Financial LLC in connection with its merger with Spartan Acquisition Corp. II, a transaction that closed last July at $1.3 billion. Over the last 15 years, O’Leary has frequently been recognized among the top lawyers in multiple practice areas and jurisdictions by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500.

View the full list of The Deal Awards shortlist honorees and winners.