Bio

Oliver Smith is a member of our Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practices. 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. Earlier, Law360 named Oliver an “M&A MVP of the Year” in 2018.