Speaker details

23rd Annual International Mergers and Acquisitions Conference

3 Jun - 4 Jun 2026

The Plaza Hotel, New York, USA

Speaker information

Oliver Smith

Biography

Oliver is head of our Mergers & Acquisitions practice and a member of our Private Equity team. His wide-ranging practice encompasses U.S. and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and restructuring transactions. Oliver regularly represents private equity firms and their portfolio companies in all aspects of their businesses. In 2024, the American Lawyer named Oliver a “Dealmaker of the Year” for his work advising ExxonMobil on its $59.5 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources. Law360 named Oliver an “M&A MVP of the Year” in 2018 and again in 2024

Session

Global M&A hot topics; public and private companies, evolving rules of the road

Wednesday 3 June (1030 - 1130)

Moderator

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