Senior Attorney, Corporate & M&A – Global Transactions

Eastman Chemical Company; Kingsport (TN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastman Chemical Company seeks a Senior Attorney, Corporate Securities and M&A to lead transactional workstreams, including due diligence, drafting, negotiating, and closing across domestic and cross-border deals.

The role partners with regional counsel and internal stakeholders to manage governance, securities compliance, financing activity, and related disclosures while supporting commercial teams on contract matters. A JD and 3–5 years of relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Approximately 3-5 years of relevant experience in corporate securities and M&A law.
• Experience supporting securities compliance matters and corporate transactions, drafting and negotiating transactional documents, managing due diligence and closing processes.

Responsibilities

• M&A, Joint Ventures, and Strategic Transactions: manage due diligence, draft and negotiate confidentiality agreements, LOIs, purchase agreements and related documents; coordinate signing and closing.
• Cross-Border Transactions and Global Coordination: work with regional counsel to manage jurisdiction-specific requirements across borders.
• Corporate Securities and Public-Company Support: assist with securities compliance, proxy and annual meeting support, debt offerings and financing activity.

Skills

Legal drafting

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Juris Doctor

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Teams

Document management systems

Virtual data rooms

Contract management systems

E-billing tools

Job description

Eastman Chemical Company seeks a Senior Attorney, Corporate Securities and M&A to lead transactional workstreams, including due diligence, drafting, negotiating, and closing across domestic and cross-border deals.

The role partners with regional counsel and internal stakeholders to manage governance, securities compliance, financing activity, and related disclosures while supporting commercial teams on contract matters. A JD and 3–5 years of relevant experience are required.