Our Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice is globally recognized as a top-tier leader in both public and private M&A transactions. We deliver unparalleled legal services for complex corporate deals, offering strategic planning, due diligence, negotiation, and execution of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and other business combinations. Serving a diverse clientele, including multinational corporations, private equity firms and banks, our team ensures regulatory compliance, manages risk, and structures transactions for optimal outcomes. By combining extensive legal expertise with deep market insight, we help clients navigate high-stakes transactions, fostering growth and creating value, solidifying our reputation as one of the premier M&A practices worldwide.
Firm Summary
White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be.
With lawyers operating from more than 40 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world’s key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.
It’s not just about our global network of offices; it’s the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It’s one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work. And why we attract a diverse group of people.
Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative and committed to excellence. Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak 80 languages.
Duties and Accountabilities
- Perform legal drafting and negotiation in connection with private mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, working from a wide variety of materials including company board minutes, transaction term sheets, and complex acquisition, equity, and covenant documentation (20%).
- Work within large groups of lawyers and industry professionals and manage the interests of multiple stakeholders, including private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, lenders, and other transaction counterparties (10%).
- Anticipate clients’ needs and craft practical, business-oriented solutions to complex legal and commercial issues (5%).
- Keep abreast of regulatory developments and the wider economic climate affecting transactional matters and distill complex information into clear, insightful analyses that inform and strengthen the client’s position (5%).
- Manage multiple transaction workstreams simultaneously and produce highquality work product to meet tight deadlines (10%).
- Develop and employ knowledge of a broad range of industries and sectors in connection with private M&A and private equity matters, including acquisitions, divestitures, minority investments, carve-out transactions, joint ventures, and other strategic corporate transactions (5%).
- Conduct and oversee legal due diligence, review and analyze transactional and commercial documentation, and identify and assess legal risks associated with proposed transactions (10%).
- Lead and coordinate transactions from commencement through completion, including drafting and negotiating principal transaction documents and ancillary agreements, coordinating with internal specialists across tax, finance, restructuring, antitrust, and employment disciplines, and liaising with external advisors and, where applicable, foreign counsel (10%).
- Assist with distressed and restructuring-related transactions, including acquisitions involving financially distressed entities, as part of broader private M&A and private equity representations (5%).
- Mentor and train junior team members and participate in client development initiatives (10%).
- Manage workload planning and work assignments for deal teams, providing guidance and oversight to junior members (10%).
- Salary: $390,000-$435,000 per year.
Qualifications
- J.D., LL.M., or U.S. equivalent in law plus 5 years of professional experience as an Attorney, Associate, or Law Clerk, or any occupation/position/job title drafting, negotiating, and reviewing principal transaction documents and ancillary agreements in connection with private M&A and private transactions.
- Must be admitted to the New York State Bar.
- Must also have experience with the following special skills: 5 years of professional experience drafting, negotiating, and reviewing principal transaction documents and ancillary agreements in connection with private M&A and private equity transactions, including acquisition agreements, equity documentation, disclosure schedules, and related closing materials for industrial and construction materials, energy infrastructure, aerospace and precision manufacturing industries; 4 years of professional experience providing legal advice to corporate clients regarding mergers & acquisitions at an international law firm; 4 years of professional experience conducting and overseeing legal due diligence, analyzing transactional and commercial documentation, and identifying legal risks in connection with acquisitions, divestitures, minority investments, and other strategic transactions including due diligence on complex asset classes including gas fired generation facilities, precision machining and advanced manufacturing operations; 4 years of professional experience advising clients on M&A transaction structuring, negotiation strategy, and risk allocation and supporting negotiations with counterparties and opposing counsel, including advising private equity sponsors, financial institutions, multinational infrastructure investors, and strategic acquirers in transactions involving industrial manufacturing, large scale energy assets, software driven energy tech providers, and major transportation infrastructure concessions; 3 years of professional experience coordinating complex transactions with internal specialists and external advisors, including tax, finance, restructuring, antitrust, and employment professionals, as well as domestic and international counsel across multi jurisdictional regulatory frameworks applicable to energy assets, aerospace, enterprise software platforms serving oil & gas operators, and U.S. transportation infrastructure concessions; and 3 years of professional experience supporting transaction management from commencement through completion, including transactions involving large scale industrial acquisitions, billion dollar energy infrastructure divestitures, cross border technology and software acquisitions, multi state asset portfolios, and regulatory requirements.
Location & Reporting
- Telecommuting may be permitted up to 1 day per week. When not telecommuting, must report to White & Case LLP at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.
- Please submit resume online at: https://www.whitecase.com or via email to lateralrecruiting@whitecase.com. Must specify Ad Code AMEK
This position is eligible for incentives under the Employee Referral Program.
Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.
This role reports to
Partner
Equal Opportunities
White & Case is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firm’s policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.
Applicants who are interested in applying for a position and require an accommodation during the process should contact talent.acquisition@whitecase.com.
Benefits at White & Case
White & Case LLP offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs to all eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, 401(k) retirement savings, vacation time, and leave programs (including parental leave). Exempt roles are also performance bonus eligible.
The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.
The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.
Note to Recruitment Agencies
Our internal Recruitment team manages all aspects of lateral hiring. All agencies must have signed terms of business—specific to the relevant office—before submitting any candidates. CVs or applications sent directly to White & Case partners or employees will also not be considered formal introductions. If you have questions, please contact the relevant Recruitment team. We work with our preferred suppliers when engaging agencies.