Lisa M. Lind

Lisa has law firm and in-house experience, and was a key member of the legal team for Equitrans Midstream Corporation (NYSE: ETRN), where she served in a number of roles including advising on matters related to compensation and benefits, corporate governance, strategic transactions, and environmental, social and governance (ESG). Earlier in her career, she was on the internal legal teams for EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) and a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania electric utility.

• Representation of NiSource Inc., a large fully regulated utility company, in connection with $750 million offering of senior notes due March 2055.
• Representation of a leading natural gas midstream company in its merger with one of the largest natural gas producers in the U.S. (take private) in an all-stock transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $14 billion including debt that closed in July 2024.
• Led a leading natural gas midstream company’s issuance of $600 million Senior Notes due 2029 in a Rule 144A transaction that closed in 2024.
• Led filing and effectiveness of shelf registration statement on Form S-3 by a leading natural gas midstream company to register equity and debt securities.
• Coordinated a leading natural gas midstream company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (including managing related Registration Statement on Form S-3).
• Assisted the internal legal team of a leading natural gas midstream company’s 2019 acquisition of 60% interest in an Appalachian Basin midstream company for approximately $1 billion.
• Representation of a leading natural gas midstream company in its separation and distribution (spin-off) from one of the largest natural gas producers in the U.S. completed in 2018.
• Led concurrent registration of common shares related to outstanding equity awards held by company officers and directors under a pre-existing long-term incentive plan as part of the spin-off transaction.
• Led the team that addressed complex issues with respect to officer and director equity awards and deferred compensation plans following the spin-off.
• Part of governance team that evaluated and executed on numerous governance changes post-closing including Articles amendment to eliminate classified board and certain supermajority voting rights.
• Part of internal legal team for one of the largest natural gas producers in the U.S. in its 2016 acquisition of an independent energy company that produced, transported, and marketed oil and natural gas for $3.58 per share in cash through a tender offer.
• Part of internal legal team for one of the largest natural gas producers in the U.S. in its acquisition of an independent oil and natural gas company, including all outstanding shares of the seller’s common stock for total consideration of approximately $6.7 billion – consisting of 0.37 shares of the buyer’s common stock and $5.30 in cash per share of the seller’s common stock, which closed in 2017.

_{*Lisa advised on some of these matters prior to joining Willkie.}