Corporate Attorney

About the role

Cozen O’Connor is seeking an attorney with extensive private equity and private real estate investment fund formation experience to join the Corporate Practice Group in the Philadelphia or New York office.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients in all aspects of fund formation, private placements, and securities regulation (including Securities Act of 1933, Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Investment Company Act of 1940).
• Represent venture capitalists, private equity firms, hedge fund managers, and family offices in a range of transactions.
• Handle investment fund structuring, including fund terms and conditions, investor negotiations, and day-to-day fund operations.

Requirements

• At least seven years of experience assisting clients in fund formation, private placements, and securities regulation.
• Excellent academic credentials.
• Admission to the respective state bar.

Qualifications

• Extensive private equity and private real estate investment fund formation experience.
• Experience representing venture capitalists, private equity firms, hedge fund managers, and family offices.

Skills

• Private equity and private real estate investment fund formation.
• Fund terms and conditions negotiation.
• Investor negotiations.
• Day-to-day fund operations.
• Securities Act of 1933, Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Investment Company Act of 1940 expertise.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $300,000 to $345,000 and represents the Firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent upon a number of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and location.