Austin Law
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Austin Law

Associate

Email

austin.law@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 212 848 8054

Offices

New York

V-CARD
Austin advises investment funds and investment advisers on all aspects of their businesses, including regulatory matters and compliance, SEC registration, inspections, board and governance issues and mergers and acquisitions of asset managers.
Austin also has experience advising operating companies on “status” issues that arise under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the application of federal securities laws to digital assets and emerging technologies.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • MetLife Investment Management, the institutional asset management business of MetLife, Inc., in the acquisition of PineBridge Investments from the Pacific Century Group in a deal valued at up to USD1.2bn.
  • Figure Certificate Company (FCC), a subsidiary of Figure Markets Holdings (“Figure”), on its registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a face-amount certificate company and its registration of securities called YLDs that will function as a new type of stablecoin.
  • Quest Diagnostics Incorporated in connection with its registered offering of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.400% Senior Notes due 2033.

Pro bono

  • Advising Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) for the Women’s Livelihood Bond™ 6 (WLB6), the sixth bond in the IIX Women’s Livelihood Bond Series™ (WLB Series).

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-Law, New York, 2023

Academic

J.D., Cornell Law School, 2022

B.S., Summa Cum Laude, Business Management, Stony Brook University, 2018

Languages

English, Chinese (Cantonese)
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.