Five Questions with In-House Counsel:
Olga Young
Ms. Young serves as in-house counsel to Jazz Aviation, one of Canada’s largest airlines. She joined Jazz in 2016 after working in the litigation department at Bell Canada and as a flight attendant for Air Canada. She is based at Jazz’s corporate headquarters in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
In her role, Olga offers advice to all levels of the organization on a broad range of issues and transactions. With a Jazz fleet of over 100 regional aircraft, Olga routinely handles the purchase, sale or leasing of aircraft, engines and parts. And with over 4,500 employees spread across the country, she is frequently consulted on employment and labour-related matters. Olga is also a member of Jazz’s Female Leadership Advisory Group (FLAG), whose focus is to attract girls and women to the aviation industry and to support its female employees by providing developmental and networking opportunities.
When her nose isn’t buried in legal documents, she spends her time with her husband and two kids. She also enjoys playing volleyball, snowboarding and traveling the world in search of fine foods and a good cup of coffee.
Olga is a graduate of Dalhousie University’s Bachelor of Law Program and a graduate of the University of Ottawa holding a degree in criminology. She is a member of both the Nova Scotia and Ontario bar associations. She is also fluent in English, French, Greek, and airline lingo.
