Senior Counsel, M&A

The PeterSan Group and PeterSan Legal Staffing; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

The PeterSan Group and PeterSan Legal Staffing is seeking an experienced M&A lawyer to serve as deal counsel for a global semiconductor leader in the South Bay Area. The role covers mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and strategic investments.

Responsibilities include reviewing deal pipelines, coordinating antitrust/CFIUS/FDI assessments, drafting agreements, and guiding closing activities in collaboration with tax and finance teams.

Qualifications

• JD from a nationally-recognized law school.
• Six to twelve years of total M&A experience at a large international law firm.
• Experience with cross-border technology deals and regulatory matters.

Responsibilities

• Review M&A pipeline decks and coordinate regulatory assessments (antitrust, CFIUS, FDI).
• Prepare and negotiate non-disclosure agreements.
• Work with internal tax/finance and external counsel on deal structuring.

Skills

Negotiation

Legal drafting

Analytical thinking

Cross-border deals

Education

JD from a law school

Job description

Our client, a global semiconductor leader based in the South Bay Area, is seeking an experienced M&A lawyer to join their team. This role will serve as deal counsel supporting all aspects of the Corporate Business Development group’s activities, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and other strategic investments.

Responsibilities for this role include the following:

• Review M&A pipeline review decks and drive regulatory assessment review by antitrust, CFIUS and FDI counsel of potential transactions
• Prepare and negotiate non-disclosure agreements
• Work with internal tax and finance groups and external counsel on transaction structuring
• Advise the deal team regarding the negotiation of term sheets
• Drive resolution of pre-closing and closing activities
• Coordinate presentations on due diligence findings for the corporate and business groups to support post-close integration and other activities

Applicants must have the following qualifications in order to be considered:

• JD from a nationally-recognized law school
• Six to twelve years of total experience with a practice focused on mergers and acquisitions in a large, international law firm, with at least 2 of those years doing deals with a strong cross-border component for technology companies
• A thorough understanding of the entire M&A process and desire to learn and participate in legal integration efforts
• Experience in or exposure to capital markets, corporate securities and regulatory reporting, and strategic investments