Corporate/M&A Partner

Fluency Digital, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluency Digital, Inc. seeks a seasoned lawyer with extensive experience in M&A and corporate transactions, particularly in real estate. Ideal candidates will have 8+ years of experience and a strong track record of deal leadership.

Responsibilities include negotiating deals, managing due diligence, and mentoring teams. Candidates must be active bar members in California or other specified states. A portable book of business is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in sophisticated M&A or corporate transactions.
• Proven ability to originate complex corporate and real estate-adjacent deals.
• Experience managing high-stakes client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate purchase agreements and structure earnouts.
• Lead a small team and mentor junior lawyers.
• Manage environmental, tax, and employment due diligence.

Skills

M&A experience

Deal leadership

Client relationship management

Real estate investment knowledge

Education

Active bar admission in California, Illinois, Colorado, or Texas

Job description

AmLaw 100 firm with dominant real estate and corporate practices across the Sun Belt and Midwest

You will quarterback deals from the first LOI to the final wire transfer—negotiating purchase agreements, structuring earnouts, and shepherding due diligence through environmental, tax, and employment landmines. Most of your time is spent in the room with founders deciding whether to sell, private equity sponsors deploying fresh capital, and REITs spinning off portfolios. Expect to originate work, mentor a small team, and occasionally talk a client off the ledge when the other side retrades at 10 p.m.

What we're looking for:

• 8+ years in sophisticated M&A or corporate transactions, with substantial deal leadership on buyside and sellside
• Portable book of business or demonstrated ability to originate complex corporate and real estate-adjacent deals
• Active bar admission in California, Illinois, Colorado, or Texas (or willingness to obtain promptly)
• Direct experience with one or more of the following: real estate investment platforms, joint ventures, fund formations, or cross-border structures
• Track record managing client relationships where the stakes are the entirety of someone's life's work
• Must be based in the United States.