Eric R. Olson

Associate Attorney

Eric R. Olson is an Associate Attorney in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Finance Practice Group.

His representative experience includes:*

  • Long Lake in its acquisition of Amex GBT.
  • Artémis in the acquisition of a majority stake in CAA.*
  • FEMSA in its divestiture of Envoy Solutions.*
  • Doosan Bobcat in various financing transactions.*
  • Synopsys Inc. in its $35 billion acquisition of Ansys and in the sale of its Software Integrity Group business to Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners.*
  • Alkermes plc in connection with its acquisition of Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc.*
  • General Mills in connection with its sale of its Helper main meals and Suddenly Salad side dishes businesses to Eagle Family Foods Group.*
  • Howmet Aerospace Inc. in various financing transactions, including its acquisition of Stanley Black & Decker’s Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing business.*
  • Ports America in various financing transactions.*
  • The Hartford in its revolving and letter of credit facilities.*
  • Liberty Mutual in its revolving credit facilities.*
  • Warburg Pincus in the financing for its investments in A-LIGN, Infinite Electronics, Infoblox and Sundyne.*
  • Innovate Corp. in a liability management transaction involving multiple tranches of debt, including senior secured bonds, convertible bonds, revolving debt facilities and other indebtedness.*


*Includes representations prior to Eric’s association with Gibson Dunn.

Before joining Gibson Dunn, Eric practiced at another international law firm. Eric received his Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College in 2012 and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2019. He is admitted to practice in the state of New York.

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Credentials

Education:
  • Georgetown University - 2019 Juris Doctor
  • Dartmouth College - 2012 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
  • New York Bar