Associate, M&A Private Equity

White & Case LLP; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 310,000 - 390,000; Full time

Job summary

White & Case LLP, based in New York, seeks a midlevel associate with private equity experience for the M&A Corporate / PE practice. The role involves advising sponsors and portfolio companies on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, JVs, restructurings, and general corporate matters.

Ideal candidates bring excellent drafting, writing and analytical skills, strong attention to detail, and a client-service mindset. JD required; NY bar admission or eligibility is expected.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of private equity experience.
• JD from an accredited law school (LLM or foreign equivalent acceptable).
• Admitted to NY bar or ability to become.
• Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity.
• Commercial and business awareness.
• Excellent drafting and communication skills.
• Strong time management and ability to juggle multiple projects.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Represent private equity sponsors in M&A transactions and related investments.
• Draft and negotiate complex transaction documents.
• Supervise and train junior associates involved in transactions.
• Manage the execution of deals from inception to closing.
• Provide strategic legal advice to private equity sponsors and portfolio companies.
• Collaborate with internal teams and clients to ensure smooth transaction processes.

Skills

Private equity

Legal drafting

Communication skills

Time management

Teamwork

Client service

Judgment

Initiative

English fluency

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Our Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice is globally recognized as a top-tier leader in both public and private M&A transactions. We deliver unparalleled legal services for complex corporate deals, offering strategic planning, due diligence, negotiation, and execution of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and other business combinations. Serving a diverse clientele, including multinational corporations, private equity firms and banks, our team ensures regulatory compliance, manages risk, and structures transactions for optimal outcomes. By combining extensive legal expertise with deep market insight, we help clients navigate high-stakes transactions, fostering growth and creating value, solidifying our reputation as one of the premier M&A practices worldwide.

Position Summary

We are currently looking for a midlevel associate with private equity experience to join the M&A Corporate / PE practice in our NY office. This role will advise sponsors and their portfolio companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestures, JVs, corporate restructurings, and general corporate matters.

As well as possessing excellent academic credentials and legal knowledge, you should also be commercially minded, with a solid grasp of the market and an enthusiasm for the cut-and-thrust of deal making. Ideal candidates should have excellent drafting, writing and analytical skills, strong attention to detail, organizational, verbal, interpersonal and project management skills. Experience in drafting and negotiating purchase and merger agreements, equity documents (i.e., LPAs and LLCAs) and other ancillary transaction documents and otherwise meeting the day-to-day requirements of private equity fund and portfolio company clients is expected.

Duties and Accountabilities

• Represent private equity sponsors in M&A transactions and other investment deals.
• Draft and negotiate complex transaction documents.
• Supervise and train junior associates involved in transactions.
• Manage the execution of deals from inception to closing.
• Provide strategic legal advice to private equity sponsors and portfolio companies.
• Collaborate with internal teams and clients to ensure smooth transaction processes

Qualifications

• 4+ years of predominantly private equity experience
• A Juris Doctor (JD) degree (LLM or foreign equivalent) from an accredited law school
• Admitted to the New York bar (or the ability to become admitted) and in good standing
• Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity, creative thinker
• Commercial and business awareness
• Outstanding communication skills
• Strong time management skills, ability to stay calm under pressure when juggling multiple projects
• Excellent drafting skills
• Driven by professional growthStrong professional presence
• Client service focus
• Team player
• Strong judgment
• Proactive, resourceful, takes initiative and a self-starter
• Fluency in English

Location and Compensation

• Location: New York
• Salary Range: US$310,000 - $390,000

This role reports to

Partner

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Benefits at White & Case

White & Case LLP offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs to all eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, 401(k) retirement savings, vacation time, and leave programs (including parental leave). Exempt roles are also performance bonus eligible.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.