Senior Corporate Associate

Senior Corporate AssociateWachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNew York, NY Summary:Represent both financial institutions and corporate clients on matters in a variety of industries concerning domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, takeovers, dispositions, spin-off, split-off, corporate finance, private equity, and other corporate transactions, focusing in particular on activism defense and public and private business combination, disposition and change of control transactions. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Counsel clients in a variety of industries on capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and secondary equity offerings, and other leveraged financings. Advise clients regarding corporate governance matters and fiduciary duties of officers and directors to corporations and their boards, including in the takeover and activism context. Advise clients regarding shareholder activism and defense strategies, including preparing clients for proxy contests. Advise on matters related to U.S. regulatory agency processes and procedures. Conduct US legal and regulatory research and analysis in order to assess and devise potential cross-border strategy and course of action; and; Conduct preliminary research and analysis in international jurisdictional matters in order to assess and devise potential cross-border strategy and course of action. May independently manage and negotiate transactions; Guide, review, revise and assign work of junior associates/paralegals. Education and Experience: Position requires Juris Doctor (US) in Law and 3 years of experience in job offered or 3 years of experience in corporate attorney position focusing primarily on mergers and acquisitions. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: Prior experience must include 3 years of experience: Analyzing and advising multinational companies in a variety of industries on domestic and cross-border legal matters related to merger and acquisitions, joint ventures, takeovers, dispositions, spin-off, split-off, corporate finance and other corporate transaction with particular focus on activism defense and public and private business combination, disposition and change of control transactions; Drafting and negotiating agreements and ancillary documents for domestic and cross-border public and private business combination, disposition and change of control transactions. Salary: $315,000 per year International/Domestic travel about 25% of time per year Admission to New York State Bar is required To apply, please send resume which references WLRK- 10486144 to Elizabeth Breslow, [email protected]