Senior Counsel | Remote

We are hiring a highly skilled and detail-orientedSenior Counsel to provide strategic and comprehensive legal counsel for FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation and its ink and chemicals businesses.Reporting to the Division General Counsel, Electronics, M&A & Assistant Secretary, the Senior Counsel will be responsible for handling corporate and transactional matters for FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation and its subsidiaries, as well as all legal affairs relating to the ink and chemicals businesses. Key responsibilities include handling the legal lifecycle of deals, ensuring compliance with multinational filing and disclosure mandates, and advising on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, corporate reorganizations, equity investments, corporate governance, dissolutions, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, and a broad range of other general corporate matters.

This role requires deep expertise in corporate law, state corporate secretarial filings, extensive and exceptional transactional experience, and strong analytical, drafting, research, and negotiation skills. The right candidate is excited to join a growing company with a diverse portfolio of electronics and materials manufacturing businesses. This attorney will work both independently and collaboratively and serve as a reliable and excellent legal advisor and valued business partner for FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation and its subsidiaries. At FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation, we're redefining innovation across the industries we touch-from healthcare and photography to semiconductors and data storage. With roots in photosensitive materials and a legacy of groundbreaking technology, we now lead 23 diverse affiliate businesses across the Americas.

We're looking for mission-driven talents eager to join us to help create, market, and support a vast portfolio of products. Whether you're shaping tomorrow's tech or redefining today's processes, we'll provide a flexible work environment and dynamic culture where innovation thrives.

Draft, negotiate, and handle a variety of strategic and complex corporate transaction documents, contracts, and legal memos, and develop standard-form agreements, templates, playbooks, and checklists, including but not limited to: confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, letters of intent, letters of interest, memoranda of understanding, exclusivity agreements, due diligence request lists, process letters, non-binding offers, issue lists, stock purchase agreements, disclosure schedules, transition services agreements, intellectual property assignment agreements, technology transfer agreements, asset purchase agreements, bills of sale, assignment and assumption agreements, manufacturing supply agreements, merger agreements, term sheets, shareholder agreements, voting agreements, intra-company service agreements, joint venture agreements, joint development agreements, IP license agreements, RSU/option plan assumptions, executive employment contracts, credit agreements, commitment letters, loan agreements, promissory notes, closing checklists, subscription agreements, investors' rights agreements, equity agreements, financing agreements and security documents, secondment agreements, and employment/retention agreements related to transactions.

Draft shareholder and board resolutions, meeting minutes, consents, officers' certificates, secretaries' certificates, stock powers, LLC operating agreements, partnership agreements, plans of merger, certificates of merger, and bylaw amendments for U.S. legal entities, ensuring compliance with applicable corporate governance requirements.

Handle and advise on all aspects of M&A transactions including deal evaluation, multiple jurisdictional due diligence investigations and reporting, structuring, negotiation, documentation, and closing. Provide guidance on regulatory compliance including antitrust/competition laws, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filings, securities laws, and industry-specific regulations. Areas of expertise include entity formation,general corporate matters, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, equity investments, dissolutions, bankruptcy, spin-offs, carve-out transactions, stranded cost analysis, strategic equity partnerships, private equity and venture capital transactions, cross-border and international transactions involving multiple jurisdictions, and real estate transactions ancillary to M&A deals. Structure and advise on earn-out and escrow mechanisms, and other strategic corporate transactions and reorganizations.

Ensure compliance with Canadian regulations, including the filing of Annual Returns under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA). Prepare and maintain accurate and complete corporate records for domestic and international legal entities in compliance with applicable corporate governance requirements.

Draft and manage board resolutions, meeting minutes, and written consents for both parent and subsidiary boards to maintain corporate governance compliance. Provide day-to-day legal advice and support for various domestic and cross-border corporate transactions, contracts, compliance, and operational matters impacting FUJIFILM's ink and chemicals subsidiaries.

Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a broad spectrum of strategic commercial agreements for ink and chemicals manufacturing businesses, including but not limited to: partnership and joint venture agreements, joint development agreements, IP or technology licensing agreements, master services agreements, facilities and logistics services agreements, real estate leases and contracts, non-disclosure agreements, purchase orders, and consultant agreements. Ensure these contracts align with internal policies and applicable laws.

Develop, refine, and implement best practices, process improvements, templates, and checklists for transaction documentation, due diligence, and corporate governance to drive efficiency, reduce risk, and standardize workflows.

Coordinate with tax, finance, and HR on deal structure, working capital, equity/compensation, and employment transitions, and supervise specialized outside counsel to ensure cohesive deal execution. Support antitrust, trade, and environmental compliance; pre-litigation matters; and settlement matters, and handle other specialized matters with the assistance of external counsel resources.

Provide actionable and sound legal advice, prepare reports, and make recommendations to management on a variety of corporate, transactional, and governance issues efficiently.

Continuously monitor legislative, regulatory, and judicial developments globally affecting corporate governance, M&A, securities, antitrust, trade, and related legal areas to proactively advise the business on potential impacts and compliance obligations.

Design and deliver training programs for FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation and its affiliates on key legal topics, including corporate governance best practices, M&A processes, entity management, representations and warranties insurance, contract management, antitrust compliance, and specialized regulations related to ink and chemicals manufacturing sectors.

Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience in corporate law firms and/or in-house legal departments, with a focus on M&A and corporate governance, preferably with a multinational company.

Proven track record of handling complex domestic and cross-border transactions, commercial contracts, general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, equity investments, dissolutions, reorganizations, capitalization matters, integration planning and post-closing implementation, escrow/holdback/earnout mechanics, transition services, and restrictive covenants, and commercial contract negotiations.

Deep knowledge of Delaware General Corporation Law and provincial and federal Canadian statutes.

Legal experience or demonstrable knowledge of, or interest in, the ink and chemicals manufacturing industries, including environmental and trade compliance, is preferred.

Experience with M&A insurance processes (RWI and claim handling).

Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, including business communications, legal presentations, training materials, and reports, with the ability to analyze, resolve, and clearly explain legal issues.

Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively and to complete multiple concurrent projects accurately and on time.

some travel may be requested.

Strong planning and prioritizing, organization, communication, multitasking, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.

Adept at collaborating across business divisions, functions, and geographies, with the ability to engage and communicate with colleagues at all levels on projects and other cross-functional matters while continuing to own and drive them.

Quickly grasps business objectives and applies them to transactions and commercial contracts to deliver succinct and practical solutions.

Strong work ethic and ability to concurrently deliver multiple business and legal projects.

College degree and Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.

Licensed to practice law and in good standing with the state bar in the attorney's work location.

Demonstrated experience and familiarity with antitrust matters, CFIUS, and HSR compliance.

Ability to navigate and advise on multinational legal and regulatory issues impacting global corporations.

Strong Project Management Skills: organizing workstreams, maintaining checklists, and driving accountability to timelines.

Medical, Dental, Vision

~ Life Insurance

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