Counsel

Counsel Location: New York, NY Duties: Will perform the following duties: (1) Manage cross-office teams of 3-6 members, coordinating in domestic and international transactions the representation of public and private corporations, private equity firms, commercial banks, strategics, credit funds (including private credit funds) and other direct lenders, real estate investment trusts, sovereign countries and alternative credit providers across a wide variety of industries on a variety of debt financing transactions, including corporate syndicated and direct lending loan financing transactions for investment grade and non-investment grade issuers, strategic, sponsor, large cap and middle-market acquisition financings, asset-based lending transactions, mezzanine and subordinated financings, preferred equity financing structures and Holdco financings, synthetic royalty financings and other royalty monetization transactions, bank financings, acquisition financings and debt for nature-swap-transactions, including conservation agreements, for sovereign debtors, letters of credit, intercreditor arrangements, multicurrency facilities, special opportunity, liability management and other workouts and restructuring transactions, including debtor-in-possession facilities and exit financings, in each case, for domestic and cross-border transactions, and advising C-suite executives on such transactions; (60%) (2) Manage support of international offices on domestic aspects of cross-border transactions, including guiding the preparation of and revising local law security documents, legal opinions and ancillary deliverables by associates; (10%) (3) Manage support of corporate teams on financing aspects of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, including guiding the review of and revising financing provisions of acquisition agreements and debt payoff documentation by associates and conducting due diligence of debt documentation and lien searches; (5%) (4) Coordinate business development efforts with Partners to expand the teams presence internally and with private equity and credit funds, including conducting trainings internally and for existing and new clients on debt financing transactions, preparing pitch materials and preparing budgets and fee proposals for potential new matters; (7.5%) (5) Coordinate and manage practice group trainings of senior associates and junior associates, including organizing weekly meetings, developing training content and conducting trainings and preparing form documentation and provisions; (10%) (6) Coordinate and manage review and negotiation of firm credit facilities, including guiding review of loan agreements and preparation of legal opinions and other deliverables by associates; and (2.5%) (7) Guide and revise research and analyze law sources such as contracts, statutes, recorded decisions, legal articles, and treatises conducted by senior associates, associates and law clerks. (5%) The position requires a minimum of: 1) a U.S or foreign law degree ; 2) New York Bar Membership; and 3) At least 8 years of legal experience involving corporate syndicated and direct lending loan financing transactions, including at least: a. 5 years of experience representing: i. real estate investment trusts domestically and internationally in loan financing transactions; ii. private equity sponsors, strategics and credit funds domestically and internationally in large cap and middle market acquisition financing and asset-based lending transactions; iii. private credit funds and other direct lenders in loan financing transactions, including workouts and other restructurings; and b. 3 years of experience representing: i. sovereign debtors in bank financings, acquisition financings and debt for nature-swap-transactions, including conservation agreements; and ii. issuers in connection with preferred equity financing structures. Annual salary: $445000/year