Laura Sunday
Biography
Laura Sunday is an associate in the Capital Markets and Securities Practice Group at Haynes Boone’s Charlotte office.
Laura Sunday focuses her practice on capital markets transactions, securities regulation, and corporate governance, advising public and private companies, investment banks, and institutional investors. Laura’s experience includes a wide range of public and private securities offerings, including initial and secondary offerings of equity and debt securities, registered direct offerings, “at-the-market” offerings, SPACs, acquisition financing, tender offers, exchange offerings, rights offerings, redemptions, consent solicitations, private investment in public entity (PIPE) transactions, and shelf facilities.
Laura also advises clients on general corporate governance matters, SEC reporting and compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws, and compliance with the NYSE and Nasdaq requirements.
Laura began her career as a mergers and acquisitions associate. Laura’s practice has continued to consist of clients from varying industries, including, but not limited to, biotechnology, biochemical, medical technology, oil and gas, energy, steel, automotive, mining, product distribution, retail, food and service, investment, entertainment, public safety and services, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, SaaS and digital marketing.
In addition to her corporate and securities practice, Laura maintains an active pro bono practice. Her pro bono work has included representing clients in immigration matters, including asylum and detention proceedings, veterans’ advocacy efforts, election protection matters, reproductive rights-related matters, and counseling nonprofit organizations.
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Capital Markets and Securities
- Representation of a NYSE-listed regulated utility holding company in its $1.5 billion at-the-market program.
- Representation of a NYSE-listed steel company in its $1 billion senior notes offering.
- Representation of a private trading firm in its $1.4 billion senior notes offering.
- Representation of a NYSE-listed oil and gas company in connection with its:
- $1.150 billion debt offering to help finance the company’s acquisition of a natural gas company;
- Exchange offer and consent solicitation to help finance the company’s $2.7 billion acquisition of a natural resource company; and
- Multiple tender offers and consent solicitations.
- Representation of a NYSE-listed SPAC in its $8.65 de-SPAC with a digital financial services company and fintech infrastructure provider.
- Representation of a Nasdaq-listed automotive retail company in its $500 million debt offering.
- Representation of a Nasdaq-listed global media and lifestyle company in its $50 million rights offering.
- Representation of a Nasdaq-listed SPAC throughout its de-SPAC process and $170 million acquisition of an artificial intelligence company.
- Representation of a private Italian company in its €20 million 144A debt offering and $200 million shelf facility.
- Representation of an underwriter in connection with a Nasdaq-listed healthcare focused SPAC in its $230 million initial public offering.
- Representation of Nasdaq-listed public safety technology and services company, in $12 million registered direct offering of preferred stock and common warrants.
- Representation of underwriters for a NYSE-listed real estate investment trust’s multiple senior notes offerings, at-the-market programs and bringdown transactions.
- Representation of a Nasdaq-listed biotechnology company in its at-the-market program and subsequent bringdowns.
- Representation of a Nasdaq-listed biopharmaceutical company during its filing of a registration statement on Form S-4 in connection with its reverse merger.
- Representation of a privately held New York investment bank and financial services firm as placement agent in various registered offerings.
- Representation of a private tire distribution company in its employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) transaction.
- Representation of various U.S. companies in their private debt offerings.
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Representation of a Nasdaq-listed global energy infrastructure company in its $2.18 billion acquisition of an integrated downstream liquified natural gas solutions company and its $251 million acquisition of a leading midstream liquified natural gas company.
- Representation of a Nasdaq-listed multinational company, specializing in designing and manufacturing advanced equipment and solutions for commercial foodservice, food processing and residential kitchens, in its $385 million acquisition of three companies specializing in various food products.
- Representation of a NYSE-listed industrial gas company in its $530 million cash acquisition of steam methane reformer hydrogen productive plants.
- Representation of a natural gas exploration and production company in its $204 million acquisition of an independent oil energy company.
- Representation of a Nasdaq-listed multinational technology company in its $11 billion joint venture to fund wafer manufacturing.
Some of these representations were handled by Laura prior to joining Haynes Boone.
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- Texas Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
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- “McGuireWoods Quarterly Securities & Capital Markets Update,” author, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, January 16, 2026.
- “SEC Guidance Update: How to Launch an IPO During the Government Shutdown,” author, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, October 15, 2025.
- “SEC Operations During the Government Shutdown: Key Takeaways,” author, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, October 2, 2025.
- “US Capital Markets Midyear Report: The Revival of IPOs and a Possible Turning Point,” author, Skadden Insights, June 2024.
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Education
- J.D., Tulane University Law School, 2019, cum laude, Tulane Maritime Law Journal
- M.S., Secondary Education, Johns Hopkins University School of Education, 2015
- B.A., International Relations, University of California Davis, 2012
Admissions
- North Carolina
- Texas