austin s. howell
Associate
Atlanta
overview
Austin Howell is an associate in the firm’s Commercial Finance practice group. He represents banks and other financial institutions in documenting, negotiating, and closing secured credit facilities. Austin’s practice covers asset-based lending, single-lender credit facilities, and syndicated loan transactions. He works on deals of varying size and complexity, preparing loan documents, coordinating closing deliverables, and helping move each transaction efficiently to closing.
Austin previously practiced commercial real estate law. He handled acquisitions, dispositions, development, and leasing matters for owners, developers, mortgagees, and retailers nationwide. That experience helps him protect his lender clients' interests in financings secured by real property. Austin is known for being responsive, thorough, and focused on his clients' business goals. Lenders can rely on his attention to detail to help their deals close smoothly.
thought leadership
- Author, "Having Your Cake and Eating It Too: Why Voluntary Post-Petition 401(k) Contributions Are Disposable Income," 38 Emory Bankr. Dev. J. 145 (2022)
areas of focus
- Commercial Finance
- Financial Services
- Lender Finance
education
- Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2022); Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal, Notes & Comments Editor (2022); Keith J. Shapiro Award for Excellence in Consumer Bankruptcy Writing (2021)
- University of South Carolina (B.S.B.A. in Finance, 2017)
admitted to practice
- Georgia
- North Carolina