Counsel/Senior Counsel - Securities and Transactions

Koch Business Solutions, LP; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

HSA/FSA

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

Koch Business Solutions, LP in the United States seeks an experienced securities lawyer to advise on regulatory filings, public company investments, and strategic transactions across a diverse portfolio. You will partner with business leaders and in-house counsel on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, and related deals, guiding structuring, due diligence, and closing actions.

The role offers a structured path within a global team with broad exposure to governance and

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
• Law firm experience advising on securities matters and strategic transactions.
• Experience advising on securities law, including public company reporting or compliance matters.
• Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, or other strategic transactions.

Responsibilities

• Advise on securities law compliance, regulatory filings, internal training, and other matters relating to public company investments.
• Partner with business teams on the strategy and execution of public company investments, from minority investments through take-private transactions.
• Structure, negotiate, and execute mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and minority investments, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions in collaboration with in-house counsel, corporate development teams, and outside counsel.
• Manage all phases of assigned transactions, including structuring, legal due diligence, negotiation and documentation, signing, and closing.
• Support senior transactional counsel on the team's most complex matters.

Skills

Securities law

Mergers & acquisitions

Public company investments

Venture capital

Regulatory filings/compliance

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Your Job

We are seeking an experienced lawyer to advise on securities law matters and strategic transactions across a diverse portfolio of investments and business initiatives. You will partner directly with business leaders and legal teams on public company investments, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, and other complex transactions that create long-term value.

Our Team

Our team supports mergers and acquisitions, investments, real estate, and other strategic transactions for Koch, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including Georgia-Pacific, Molex, and Infor. We also lead securities compliance and reporting and advise on corporate governance matters. With lawyers based across our major hubs and several satellite locations, the team handles hundreds of transactions each year.

What You Will Do

• Advise on securities law compliance, regulatory filings, internal training, and other matters relating to public company investments
• Partner with business teams on the strategy and execution of public company investments, from minority investments through take-private transactions
• Structure, negotiate, and execute mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and minority investments, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions in collaboration with in-house counsel, corporate development teams, and outside counsel
• Manage all phases of assigned transactions, including structuring, legal due diligence, negotiation and documentation, signing, and closing
• Support senior transactional counsel on the team's most complex matters

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
• Active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar
• Law firm experience advising on securities matters and strategic transactions
• Experience advising on securities law, including public company reporting or compliance matters
• Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, or other strategic transactions

What Will Put You Ahead

• Three to six years of relevant law firm experience
• Experience leading public or private company mergers, tender offers, or other take-private transactions
• Experience advising on minority investments and venture capital transactions
• Experience leading securities compliance, regulatory filing, or related training initiatives
• Experience partnering directly with business teams on transaction strategy and execution

For this role, we anticipate paying $210,000 - $250,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

Koch creates and innovates a wide spectrum of products and services that make life better. Our work spans a vast number of industries across the world, including engineered technology, refining, chemicals and polymers, pulp and paper, glass, electronics and many more. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Koch employs about 120,000 employees across the globe.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).