Vice President, Assistant General Counsel

About the role

Serve as a corporate attorney and advise on legal aspects of mergers and acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, and related corporate matters.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents, including purchase agreements, joint venture agreements, shareholders’ agreements, and ancillary agreements.
• Conduct and oversee legal due diligence in connection with corporate transactions.
• Draft and review filings required by securities laws and stock exchange regulations in connection with the foregoing transactions.
• Provide ongoing advisory support to management and business teams on corporate governance and transactional compliance issues (telecommuting permitted one day per week).

Requirements

• Requires a J.D., LL.M., or foreign equivalent.
• Licence to practice law in New York State.
• Requires a minimum of five (5) years of experience as an attorney in an Associate role at a global law firm.
• Experience must include:
• Representing U.S. and international public company and private equity clients on mergers and acquisitions transactions, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
• Performing drafting, negotiation, and advisory services for public and private companies.
• Drafting proxy statements for special meetings, purchase agreements, joint venture agreements, shareholders’ agreements and ancillary transaction agreements.
• Performing complex due diligence exercises for company clients.
• Advising company clients on strategic corporate transactions involving warranty insurance and private equity investments.
• Drafting and reviewing filings required by securities laws and stock exchange regulations.
• Advising company clients on securities laws requirements as well as general corporate matters.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires a J.D., LL.M., or foreign equivalent.
• Licence to practice law in New York State.
• Requires a minimum of five (5) years of experience as an attorney in an Associate role at a global law firm.
• Experience must include:
• Representing U.S. and international public company and private equity clients on mergers and acquisitions transactions, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
• Performing drafting, negotiation, and advisory services for public and private companies.
• Drafting proxy statements for special meetings, purchase agreements, joint venture agreements, shareholders’ agreements and ancillary transaction agreements.
• Performing complex due diligence exercises for company clients.
• Advising company clients on strategic corporate transactions involving warranty insurance and private equity investments.
• Drafting and reviewing filings required by securities laws and stock exchange regulations.
• Advising company clients on securities laws requirements as well as general corporate matters.

Skills

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Benefits

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Pay

$275,000 – $350,000 per year

Schedule

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