Austin Hill focuses his practice on a variety of corporate matters. He represents parties on a broad range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and fundraising. He also counsels his clients on entity formation, corporate governance, general corporate issues and other business and commercial transactions.

Prior to joining Wick Phillips, Austin began his legal career in New York at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett where he focused on M&A, capital markets and banking. Austin has also served in various in-house roles, including with Wood PLC (formerly Wood Group) a publicly-traded oilfield services company and Hypergiant Industries, an AI and space technology company.

Austin continually strives to serve his clients at the highest level, beyond just as legal counsel, with a keen focus on each client’s ultimate business objectives.

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America - Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2023-2026)
  • Represented private equity buyer in the acquisition of a leading provider of shielding systems for RFI, MRI and other electromagnetic radiation applications.
  • Represented multi-national packaging company in multiple acquisitions across U.S. and other jurisdictions.
  • Represented seller of oilfield services business in its sale to a private equity buyer.
  • Represented South Texas aggregates company in its sale to a strategic buyer.
  • Represented Texas-based metal fabrication company in its sale to a private equity buyer.
  • Represented Texas-based transportation construction company in its sale to a private equity buyer.
  • Represented IOT reseller and solutions provider in multiple acquisitions.
  • Represented IOT reseller and solutions provider in its sale to private equity buyer.
  • Represented healthcare staffing provider in the acquisition of a healthcare recruiting and consulting firm.
  • Represented steel products supplier in the acquisition of supplier and distributor of steel and aluminum products.
  • Represented propane distributor in its sale to strategic buyer.
  • Represented sponsors in the acquisition of Dallas-based chain of restaurants.
  • Represented strategic purchaser in the acquisition of multiple locations of a national disaster cleanup and restoration franchise.
  • Represented seller in the sale of twenty-one locations of national barbershop franchise to a private equity buyer.
  • Represented seller in the sale of multiple locations of a national fitness gym franchise to a private equity buyer.
  • Represented private equity buyer in multiple acquisitions of commercial nurseries.
  • Represented catering and events company in multiple acquisitions and joint ventures.
  • Represented private equity buyer in multiple acquisitions of digital advertising companies.
  • Represented automotive industry consulting company to a private equity buyer.
  • Represented sponsors in Southlake commercial real estate joint venture.
  • Represented West Texas aggregates company in joint venture and related debt financing.
  • Represented various companies and investors in series seed and Series A equity financings.