Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Executive Compensation/Employee Benefits, ERISA Litigation, Tax, Labor and Employment, Private Equity, Energy, Colleges and Universities

Partner

Mr. Austin’s practice focuses on assisting businesses implement and maintain valuable executive compensation arrangements and employee benefits.

He is a member of the Hunton Andrews Kurth Employee Benefits group, and has offices in Dallas and Atlanta. Mr. Austin works on all legal aspects of executive compensation and employee benefits. His practice includes working with businesses to help put in place and maintain executive employment agreements and deferred compensation arrangements (including IRC 409A and 280G), qualified retirement plans (including traditional pension plans, cash balance plans and 401(k) plans) and health and welfare plans (including ACA requirements). Mr. Austin has worked closely with clients in dealing with the mass of legislation and guidance relating to the COVID pandemic and its ultimate expiration. Mr. Austin works closely with the fiduciary administrative committees of clients’ benefit plans and helps them through the murky waters of ERISA’s fiduciary requirements, and regularly assists in ERISA litigation matters. He also advises on all employee benefit aspects of corporate transactions and financings.

Mr. Austin also has significant experience in agency inquiries concerning employee benefit plans, including inquiries and audits by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Admitted to the Georgia and Texas State Bars

JD, Baylor Law School, Officer, Baylor Law Review, 1986 BA, Austin College, 1983