Deputy General Counsel – Corporate, M&A & Governance - US

About the role

This isn’t a job. It’s a founding legal seat. You’re not joining a legal team—you’re helping architect the legal structure from scratch. This is a rare opportunity to build the core governance layer of a global IP, technology, and entertainment company.

Responsibilities

• Design and oversee entity incorporation across Canada, the U.S., Cayman, Ireland, and beyond
• Draft Articles of Incorporation, Memoranda of Association, Shareholder Agreements, and governance frameworks
• Arcitect equity classes, board resolution mechanics, voting rights, audit triggers, and golden share provisions
• Lead legal strategy on joint ventures, M&A structures, and strategic partnerships
• Ensure jurisdictional compliance with CBCA, Delaware law, and related statutes
• Collaborate with LegalOps, Treasury, and Finance to futureproof core legal systems

Requirements

• Licensed to practice law in Canada or the United States (dual-licensed strongly preferred)
• 8+ years experience in corporate law, governance, and M&A structuring
• Deep experience in cross-border formation, shareholder architecture, and multi-entity design
• Strong drafting skills across complex agreements: cap tables, charters, SPVs, investor docs
• Prior exposure to venture-stage startups or creative/tech infrastructure
• Bonus: experience with tokenized equity, smart contract governance, or decentralized legal models

Qualifications

Not specified.

Skills

• Legal drafting
• Corporate law
• M&A structuring
• Entity structuring
• Multi-jurisdictional law
• Tokenized equity
• Decentralized legal models

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Equity (Shares): Founding partner-level equity
Token-Based Rewards: Potential future compensation (pending compliance)
Future Salary: Activates with revenue benchmarks

Schedule

Remote First: Globally distributed, async-first, autonomy-driven legal structure