Bio

Beth Hungate Noland focuses her practice on asset and equity acquisitions and divestitures, public and private mergers, complex joint ventures and other strategic alliances, private equity financing, secured lending and corporate governance. She counsels clients on structuring M&A deals and guides them through complex transactions by negotiating, analyzing and drafting deal documents with their goals in mind. She also reviews and advises on a variety of business agreements, transaction documents and complex limited liability company agreements. She also advises companies on corporate governance issues, including corporate reorganizations and related restructuring. Beth also negotiates, analyzes and drafts corporate governance documents, including complex operating agreements, profit sharing plans, resolutions, legal opinions, contribution agreements, and consulting agreements. She assists businesses and investors in the organization and use of limited liability companies, subchapter S corporations and partnerships. On the financing side, Beth has significant experience representing public and private corporate borrowers in connection with secured credit facilities and revolving credit facilities. She also regularly assists early stage companies with capital raises. Bringing to bear the experience gained as a Managing Director at Markel Ventures, Beth counsels her clients on a broad range of general corporate matters. While at Markel Ventures from 2018 – 2021, she was responsible for structuring and managing acquisitions of companies operating in a variety of industries. She also counseled Markel Ventures companies in the areas of acquisitions, compliance, executive compensation and employment matters. Beth received a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice from Roanoke College and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Armstrong Atlantic State University. She received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Richmond School of Law, where she was the senior notes and comments editor of the University of Richmond Law Review. She joined Williams Mullen upon graduation from law school and until her time as a Managing Director at Markel Ventures, and returned in December 2021. Beth currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Authority. From 2016-2018, Beth taught mergers and acquisitions at the University of Richmond School of Law as an adjunct professor. She is a member of the Leadership Metro Richmond Class of 2012.