Associate General Counsel - Mergers & Acquisitions

About the role

Elevance Health is seeking an exceptional Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) lawyer with meaningful private equity experience to serve as a principal legal advisor on strategic transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, and other partnership arrangements. The Associate General Counsel - Mergers & Acquisitions is responsible for overseeing the legal aspects of the full transaction lifecycle—from initial structuring and term sheet negotiations through diligence, definitive documentation, regulatory approvals, closing, and post-close integration. The role will provide comprehensive legal guidance and support for a variety of corporate transactions, ensuring that all deals comply with relevant laws and regulations while aligning with the company's strategic and financial goals. Acting as a strategic partner and decision maker, this position will, among other things, assess and minimize transaction risks, oversee outside counsel, and help facilitate post-closing integration with respect to M&A, venture and other large-scale, high-impact initiatives.

How You Will Make An Impact

• Business Counseling: Contribute to the overall results of a Strategic Business Unit or Corporate Enterprise Entity and/or other department.
• Legal Concepts: Use professional legal concepts and principles to assist the company achieve its strategic objectives.
• Technical Knowledge: Offer deep technical insights or broader scope of knowledge.
• Mentor/Coach: Provide instructions to junior members of the department and concise, timely briefings to senior level business and legal management.
• Resource: Serve as a resource for other attorneys and paralegals as well as business clients instructing and advising on technical and tactical issues.
• Risk: Assess and mitigate risk.
• Reporting: Report to management any identified business exposure and associated risks as well as mitigation techniques being utilized.
• Strategic Advisory: Advise company leaders, Corporate Development and other stakeholders on transaction structures, fiduciary duties, and market practices, including with respect to public and private M&A, strategic investments, joint ventures, and divestitures in support of growth and portfolio optimization; perform comprehensive legal research and analysis.
• Deal Leadership: Lead all phases of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic investments to efficiently drive deal execution and resolve issues.
• Drafting and Negotiating: Draft, review and negotiate complex deal documents, including term sheets, confidentiality agreements, letters of intent, stock and asset purchase agreements, merger agreements, joint venture agreements, and ancillary documents.
• Due Diligence Coordination: Manage and coordinate legal due diligence across disciplines (Compliance, Litigation, Finance, Intellectual Property, Information Technology, Employment, Regulatory, Tax, etc.) to identify risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Regulatory Compliance: Manage regulatory matters, including antitrust reviews, federal and state healthcare requirements, and other governmental clearances; ensure compliance with securities regulations and corporate governance standards.
• Managing Third-Party Service Providers: Select, lead, and hold accountable external law firms and third-party consultants to ensure high-quality, efficient service and work product.
• General Counseling: Deliver subject-matter expertise to business units and other members of the Legal department with sound knowledge of the company's strategic goals.
• Assistance with M&A Playbook: Help refine and implement an M&A playbook, templates, and best practices to promote consistent risk management, governance, and integration outcomes across the enterprise.

Minimum Requirements

• Requires a JD, current license to practice law, and a minimum of 9 years of specific industry and/or technical legal experience post licensure; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities And Experiences

• Corporate transactional experience in M&A and private equity investments with a strong record of negotiating and closing complex deals is strongly preferred.
• Extensive experience drafting and negotiating definitive agreements and managing end-to-end deal processes, including diligence, regulatory approvals, and integration planning strongly preferred.
• Excellent leadership, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple high-value projects and deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment strongly preferred.
• Large law firm and/or in-house corporate development experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience with joint venture agreements is preferred.
• Strong understanding of corporate finance and securities regulations is preferred.
• Experience in the healthcare industry is preferred.

Pay

For candidates working in person or virtually in Virginia, the salary range for this specific position is $198,812 to $298,218.