Private Equity Associate Attorney – Mergers & Acquisitions

Direct Counsel is seeking a Private Equity Associate Attorney to join a nationally recognized law firm's sophisticated Private Equity and M&A practice. This opportunity is open to attorneys based in either the firm's Santa Monica, CA or New York, NY office and is ideal for an attorney with 3–6 years of experience representing private equity sponsors, funds, and portfolio companies in complex transactional matters. The successful candidate will work on a broad range of private equity and mergers and acquisitions transactions, including drafting and negotiating purchase agreements, merger agreements, partnership agreements, and ancillary transaction documents. In addition to transactional execution, the associate will play an integral role in advising private equity fund and portfolio company clients on their day-to-day legal and business needs.