International Forum on Consortium Transactions

Experienced lawyer with 20 years’ multi-jurisdictional legal experience in the financial sector in Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom. Specialist understanding of various financing structures and extensive experience in all aspects of investments. Strong leader with focus on relationships, Olga is strategic and passionate about playing a role in achieving the best investments outcomes.   In her current role, Olga is leading a high-performing legal team focusing on Infrastructure, Property and Debt investments across Australia, the UK and the US.

John is a corporate partner who advises on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, with a focus on the Energy and Infrastructure sector. He advises on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, co-investments and carve-outs, often with a cross-border element.   John previously worked at OMERS Infrastructure, one of the world’s leading infrastructure investors, as Managing Director and global co-head of legal.

Blair joined OMERS Infrastructure in August 2018. As Managing Director, Legal, Blair provides legal advice and support to the transaction teams regarding new investment opportunities and the management of existing assets throughout North America.  Blair is currently a member of the board of directors of Navisun and the Oncor Cares Foundation.   Blair was previously at WebMD Health Corp., where she provided legal services and support on M&A activity and commercial issues related to WebMD’s health services and consumer website businesses. Prior to WebMD, Blair spent time in private practice in New York, where she focused on M&A transactions and private equity investments.   Blair has a BCom (Honours) and a J.D. from Queen’s University. Blair is called to the bars in both New York and Ontario.

Mr. Stine represents private equity firms, as well as public and private companies, in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, restructurings and other corporate transactions.   Mr. Stine has advised clients in stock and asset deals and other transactional matters in industries such as healthcare, telecommunications, gaming, grocery, real estate, power and energy and infrastructure. His practice focuses primarily on transactions involving renewable and clean energy assets, power generation and transmission assets, and other power, energy and infrastructure assets located in the United States and overseas.

Philippa specialises in equity and hybrid raisings and mergers and acquisitions. Philippa specialises in equity and hybrid raisings and mergers and acquisitions, including public company M&A, negotiated transactions and privatisation work, and corporate reconstructions for listed companies, as well as general corporate, structured financial products and corporate governance advice.   Philippa won the Australian Deal Maker of the Year award at the ALB Australasian Law Awards in 2007, 2009, 2012,  2013, 2015 and 2016, and is the only lawyer to have won this award 6 times. Philippa is the Joint Global Head of Herbert Smith Freehills’ award winning Equity Capital Markets team which has helped clients raise more capital via both IPOs and hybrid offerings from 1999–2014 than any other Australian law firm (Connect 4). The team was ranked No. 1 in 2014 in both major league tables in all Australian categories (Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg, both IPOs and hybrid/equity-linked securities, by value and deal count). Philippa has been involved in numerous major public company acquisition transactions, including many in the infrastructure, agribusiness, financial services and resources sectors.