Associate: Mergers & Aquisitions at White & Case… · Tokyo

当事務所のM&Aプラクティスは、パブリックおよびプライベートのM&A取引において世界的にトップクラスのリーダーとして認識されています。複雑な企業取引に対して比類のないリーガルサービスを提供し、戦略計画、デューデリジェンス、交渉、合併、買収、売却、合弁事業、その他の企業結合の実行をサポートします。 私たちのチームは、多国籍企業、プライベート・エクイティ・ファーム、銀行などの多様なクライアントにサービスを提供し、規制コンプライアンスを確保し、リスクを管理し、最適な結果を得るために取引を構築します。 広範な法的専門知識と深い市場洞察を組み合わせることで、クライアントがリスクの高い取引をナビゲートし、成長を促進し、価値を創造することを支援し、世界有数のM&Aプラクティスの1つとしての評判を確固たるものにしています。

Key responsibilities and role requirements include:

• Assisting on leading complex multi-jurisdictional cross-border M&A transactions
• Supports in various aspects of transaction preparation, including conducting legal research, drafting filings, and other related documents such as term sheets and purchase agreements
• Assists in developing transactions strategies by analyzing legal issues and contributing to strategy discussions with senior lawyers
• Coordinating the various groups working on a project and ensuring that they are all on schedule, understanding and disseminating transactional information
• Liaising with clients and stakeholders
• Working with local counsels in local and overseas jurisdictions
• Drafting and reviewing legal and technical documentation
• May co-ordinate work of more junior members of the team
• Helps coach and develop more junior lawyers
• Admission in Japan
• PQE 4 - 8
• Experience in Corporate M&A transactions (private and public M&A)
• Fluency in Japanese and English is required
• Experience in a Japanese firm or international firm required
• Strong time management skills, ability to stay calm under pressure when working across multiple projects and transactions
• Client service focus and commercial awareness
• Team player

This role reports to Partner

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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.

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