General Counsel (Dallas)

Overview

To support our continued growth, the Leon Direct Investment team (DI) is seeking a General Counsel (GC) with deep expertise in healthcare law, corporate transactions, and business advisory. This individual will serve as a trusted legal and strategic partner across our portfolio companies, balancing regulatory oversight with practical, growth-oriented counsel.

The General Counsel will provide hands-on legal, compliance, and strategic business support across our portfolio. This individual will play a pivotal role in structuring transactions, guiding M&A activity, and advising leadership on corporate governance and business design. The ideal candidate combines a strong foundation in healthcare law with proven experience supporting fast-growth, transaction-heavy environments.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Legal & Business Advisory:

• Act as a thought partner to DI executives on organizational design, entity structuring, and business scaling strategies.
• Advise on risk-reward tradeoffs in key business decisions, ensuring alignment with long-term enterprise value creation.
• Partner with investment and operations teams to evaluate and structure new growth opportunities.

M&A and Deal Execution:

• Support due diligence, structuring, and negotiation of acquisitions, joint ventures, and partnerships.
• Draft and review transaction documentation, including purchase agreements, equity structures, and governance terms.
• Advise on post-deal integration, ensuring seamless alignment between legal frameworks and operational execution.

Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance Oversight:

• Provide expert guidance on HIPAA, HITECH, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, and state-level regulatory frameworks.
• Build compliance programs, policies, and training that are scalable across portfolio companies.
• Proactively identify regulatory risks and craft mitigation strategies that enable business agility.

Corporate Governance & Contracts:

• Advise on entity formation, governance models, and equity structures across portfolio organizations.
• Draft, negotiate, and standardize agreements with physicians, vendors, and payors.
• Ensure portfolio companies maintain appropriate governance and corporate records.

Employment & Operational Counsel:

• Oversee employment law matters, independent contractor structures, and HR-related policies.
• Support portfolio leadership with employment agreements, separation strategies, and dispute resolution.

Outside Counsel Management:

• Coordinate and manage specialized external counsel, ensuring efficient, business-aligned use of resources.
• Serve as the primary integrator of legal expertise across the DI ecosystem.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school; active bar membership in good standing.
• 5+ years of legal experience, with a strong foundation in healthcare law and transactions.
• Demonstrated success supporting M&A, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.
• Experience advising healthcare providers, physician groups, or healthcare portfolio companies.
• Skilled at balancing regulatory compliance with entrepreneurial business judgment.
• Strong communicator, capable of influencing executives, operators, and clinicians.
• Comfortable operating in a fractional/portfolio model, balancing multiple priorities simultaneously.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Legal and Strategy/Planning
• Industries: Financial Services, Legal Services, and Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals