Mid-level Associate (Americas Mergers & Acquisitions - Public Company and Strategic M&A)

Overview Mid-level Associate (Americas Mergers & Acquisitions – Public Company and Strategic M&A) (White & Case LLP, New York, NY) Responsibilities Advise leading international and domestic corporate clients on the impacts of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) transactions with a particular focus on cross-border public company strategic mergers, divestitures, and acquisitions. Oversee complex legal research, draft legal memoranda, and search for judicature commentaries addressing specific legal issues related to M&A, private equity investments, public company transactions, start-ups, joint ventures, strategic acquisitions, and corporate governance matters across infrastructure, renewables, oil and gas, tech, and health industries. Lead the drafting, review, and negotiation of complex large-capital (over $1 billion) and mid-capital (over $100 million) M&A transaction agreements (including merger agreements, share purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements), equity holder and incentive arrangements, and related documentation for private equity investments. Draft, review, and edit financial and corporate legal documentation with an understanding of debt finance aspects for infrastructure projects (including facility agreements, tripartite rights agreements, and similar documents). Oversee and facilitate transaction due diligence, including reviewing material contracts and other legal documents, identifying potential legal issues, leading diligence calls, liaising with clients, negotiating deal documentation, and presenting key legal issues from each iteration of a transaction document markup. Manage deals for publicly listed clients, including leading the drafting and review of filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (e.g., proxy statements, information statements, Form 8-K, Form S-4) in connection with M&A transactions. Serve as a central point of contact among clients, engage in business development with clients, aggregate feedback, reflect it in deal documentation, and raise legal issues requiring specialist feedback in a timely manner. Provide mark-ups of emails and ancillary transaction documents, and coach junior associates, summer associates, or paralegals through changes for future assignments. Proactively mentor junior team members on each transaction, delegating work, revising drafts, and ensuring documentation is client-ready. Manage and coordinate the work product of multi-office, multi-jurisdiction matter teams (up to 20 junior associates, legal assistants, staff attorneys, and specialists), including task delegation, quality assessment, and feedback. Telecommuting may be permitted up to 1 day per week; when not telecommuting, report to the firm at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Minimum Requirements J.D., LL.M., or U.S. equivalent in law plus at least 3 years of professional experience as an attorney, associate, or law clerk, or any occupation/position/job title providing legal advice to corporate clients regarding mergers & acquisitions at an international law firm. Special Skills and Experience 3 years of professional experience representing U.S. and foreign corporate clients in connection with large-capital (over $1 billion) and mid-capital (over $100 million) domestic and cross-border public company mergers, divestitures, and acquisitions, including corporate restructurings, leveraged buyouts, asset sales, private equity investments and corporate governance matters. 3 years of professional experience managing the due diligence process, including drafting due diligence memoranda, leading due diligence calls, and conducting back-up review on regulatory covenants, securities filings, and purchase price adjustment mechanics. 3 years of professional experience advising on M&A infrastructure and project finance deals, including managing transaction processes, coordinating specialists and counsel across industries such as semiconductors, infrastructure, renewables, oil and gas, tech, cybersecurity, and health. 3 years of professional experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating corporate legal documentation (merger agreements, securities purchase agreements, partnership agreements, stockholders’ agreements, LLC operating agreements, rollover agreements, and management incentive equity arrangements) in large-capital and mid-capital transactions. 3 years of professional experience analyzing the corporate health of businesses prior to acquisition, including filings with the U.S. SEC related to U.S. public company M&A and SPAC transactions, coordinating with clients and financial advisors, and coordinating antitrust and foreign direct investment filings (e.g., Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, CFIUS). 3 years of professional experience advising on M&A deals in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions, including with major sovereign wealth fund clients. Must be admitted to the New York State Bar. #J-18808-Ljbffr