Associate/Counsel - Corporate M&A

About the role

The Orlando office of BakerHostetler is seeking a senior associate or counsel with 7+ years of experience to join its Business Group. This role involves handling sophisticated corporate transactions with minimal supervision, with a primary focus on M&A, as well as joint ventures, entity formation, and general corporate and commercial matters.

Responsibilities

• Handle sophisticated corporate transactions with minimal supervision, with a primary focus on M&A, joint ventures, entity formation, and general corporate and commercial matters.
• Work closely with the other members of the Orlando Business Group on complex, high-value transactions for clients in a wide range of industries, including hospitality, sports and entertainment, and other national corporate sectors.
• Take ownership of transactions from start to finish while collaborating across offices on sophisticated, often multi-disciplinary matters involving private equity, debt financing, and public company considerations.

Qualifications

• Significant experience handling and executing M&A transactions, including structuring deals, managing due diligence, drafting and negotiating purchase agreements and ancillary documents, and overseeing closings.
• Strong experience with private equity-backed transactions, joint ventures, and entity formation, including drafting LLC agreements and governance documents.
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and client communication skills, with a practical, business-oriented approach.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships and engagements end-to-end with accountability and ownership.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, strong work ethic, and commitment to delivering high-quality client service.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a team-oriented, group practice environment and mentor junior attorneys.
• Comfortable with technology.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with debt finance transactions.
• Background representing hospitality, sports, entertainment, or national corporate clients.

Benefits

Why BakerHostetler? Work on sophisticated matters with mentorship from industry leaders A collegial, entrepreneurial environment that values collaboration and innovation Competitive salary and top-tier benefits The opportunity to develop your legal and business development skills A commitment to the legal profession and our local community

Pay

Competitive salary and top-tier benefits

Schedule

N/A

Benefits

A commitment to the legal profession and our local community