Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Corporate/Securities

Partner

Matt Lyons is the Managing Partner of the Austin office of Andrews Kurth LLP. He represents public and private companies, venture and private equity funds, emerging growth companies, and entrepreneurs in public and private offerings, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and issues related to business formation, operation, executive compensation and corporate governance.

Matt has consistently been named as one of the leading lawyers in Texas for the area of Technology: Corporate and Commercial in the Chambers USA Rankings. He has also been Martindale-Hubbell "Peer Review Rated" for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability. In 2005, Matt was named a Texas Rising Star in the area of Securities and Corporate Finance by Texas Super Lawyers and Texas Monthly

Professional

Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Center for Private Equity Finance Advisory Board (2014) The University of Texas Venture Fellows MBA Program Board of Directors (2011-2012) Term Sheet and Business Formation Mock Negotiation Mentor (2003-present) SURGE Mentor (2011-2012) Texchange, Austin Chapter Vice President of Membership (2005-2007) Board of Directors (2005-2007) Board of Advisors (2003-2013)  The University of Texas School of Law Corporate Counsel Institute CLE Planning Committee (2004-present) State Bar of Texas Board of Advisors, Corporate Counsel Section (2007-2009) Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Houston Board of Advisors (2003-present) I.T./Web 2.0 Advisory Board Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Austin Chapter Advisory Board (2008-present) Texas Venture Labs Advisory Council

Community

Any Baby Can  Board President (2011-2012) Board Member (2008-2013) Entrepreneurs Foundation and Idea Network of Central Texas - Legal Advisory Board, (2004-present)

JD, 1993, with honors, The University of Texas School of Law BA, 1990, with high honors, The University of Texas at Austin