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Key requirements
3 years of M&A experience Experience with transaction documents including purchase and merger agreements, restrictive covenants, investment advisory contracts, fund management and sub-advisory agreements, employment and equity arrangements, shareholder and proxy materials, and shareholder consent materials Experience conducting and coordinating due diligence with focus on fund structures, investor consents, compliance program integration, SEC examination history, custody and trading practices, and regulatory risk exposure Experience advising on regulatory compliance under frameworks including the Investment Advisers Act, Investment Company Act, Securities Act, Exchange Act, Dodd-Frank, Volcker Rule, ERISA, SEC Marketing Rule, FINRA broker-dealer rules, AIFMD, and foreign jurisdiction equivalents
The role
White & Case seeks a Mid-level Associate for their Americas Corporate M&A practice in New York. This role focuses on supporting and executing complex domestic and cross-border M&A transactions for a diverse clientele.
What you'll do
- Support and execute transformational domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, GP stakes transactions, minority investments, spin-outs, and strategic partnerships
- Represent corporate clients, private equity funds, and institutional investors in reorganizations, carve-outs, joint ventures, and strategic equity investments
- Advise on regulatory compliance throughout the transaction lifecycle
- Draft corporate documents required for company organization or for adoption of changes to companies
- Draft legal memoranda and commentary on commercial and corporate law issues
- Draft and negotiate transaction documents
- Conduct and coordinate due diligence
- Monitor and interpret regulatory developments and industry trends affecting asset managers
- Engage with domestic and international regulators
- Prepare and submit legal filings, forms, notices, and summaries for clients
- Coordinate and oversee the work of multidisciplinary teams
- Analyze corporate health and legal risks of target businesses prior to acquisition
- Support day-to-day legal services for asset managers, hedge funds, private equity firms, and institutional investors
- Communicate with clients and opposing counsel
- Lead calls and meetings
- Explain complex legal issues to non-lawyer internal and external stakeholders
- Project manage the work of multi-jurisdictional matter teams
- Allocate workstreams and individual tasks to junior associates, legal assistants, and industry specialists
- Ready documentation, diligence findings, and communications for Partner and client receipt
- Manage and mentor junior staff
What we're looking for
3 years of M&A experience
Experience with transaction documents including purchase and merger agreements, restrictive covenants, investment advisory contracts, fund management and sub-advisory agreements, employment and equity arrangements, shareholder and proxy materials, and shareholder consent materials
Experience conducting and coordinating due diligence with focus on fund structures, investor consents, compliance program integration, SEC examination history, custody and trading practices, and regulatory risk exposure
Experience advising on regulatory compliance under frameworks including the Investment Advisers Act, Investment Company Act, Securities Act, Exchange Act, Dodd-Frank, Volcker Rule, ERISA, SEC Marketing Rule, FINRA broker-dealer rules, AIFMD, and foreign jurisdiction equivalents
Experience with fund structures (mutual funds, ETFs, private funds, SMAs) and investment strategies (credit, real estate, hedge, private equity)
Experience drafting corporate documents for company organization and changes, including formation, governance, transformations, liquidations, powers of attorney, resolutions, waivers, and motions for Commercial Register
Experience drafting legal memoranda and commentary on commercial and corporate law issues, including precedent analysis, regulatory interpretation, and strategic alternatives
Ability to analyze corporate health and legal risks of target businesses, including review of material contracts, governance structures, and regulatory disclosures
Experience supporting day-to-day legal services for asset managers, hedge funds, private equity firms, and institutional investors
Ability to communicate with clients and opposing counsel, lead calls and meetings, and explain complex legal issues to non-lawyer stakeholders
Ability to project manage multi-jurisdictional matter teams, allocating workstreams and tasks to junior associates and legal assistants
Fluency in fund structures and investment strategies
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