Senior M&A Associate Attorney - Complex Corporate Deals

Orion Placement; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Employer in New York, NY is seeking an experienced corporate M&A attorney to lead sophisticated transactions. You will manage structuring through closing, draft definitive and ancillary documents, and maintain direct client interaction in a collaborative, business-minded environment.

You will mentor junior associates and paralegals, coordinate due diligence and deal timelines, and contribute across venture capital, securities, and financing matters as experience allows.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of corporate M&A experience at a large or peer level law firm.
• Significant experience in an active corporate transactional practice.
• Strong drafting and negotiation experience involving definitive and ancillary M&A documents.
• Experience independently managing transaction workflow and deadlines.
• Strong understanding of corporate structures and issues involved in M&A.
• Excellent analytical, communication, organizational, and relationship management skills.
• Self starter who can take ownership of sophisticated matters.
• Experience with credit agreements and equity or debt financings strongly preferred.
• Venture capital, securities, joint ventures, entity structuring, or franchising experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support sophisticated mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions from initial structuring through closing.
• Draft and negotiate definitive agreements, ancillary transaction documents, and other complex corporate agreements.
• Coordinate due diligence, transaction timelines, closing processes, and day to day deal workflow.
• Advise on structural, governance, and corporate issues arising in M&A transactions.
• Handle credit agreements, equity financings, debt financings, and other corporate finance matters.
• Manage relationships and communicate directly with sophisticated business stakeholders and counterparties.
• Supervise and provide guidance to junior associates and paralegals.
• Collaborate with partners and attorneys across practice areas to deliver practical, business focused solutions.
• Contribute to matters involving venture capital, securities, joint ventures, entity structuring, and commercial agreements as experience allows.

Skills

M&A experience

Drafting

Negotiation

Deal management

Client interaction

Mentoring juniors

Job description

Confidential Employer in New York, NY is seeking an experienced corporate M&A attorney to lead sophisticated transactions. You will manage structuring through closing, draft definitive and ancillary documents, and maintain direct client interaction in a collaborative, business-minded environment.

You will mentor junior associates and paralegals, coordinate due diligence and deal timelines, and contribute across venture capital, securities, and financing matters as experience allows.