Corporate M&A Attorney

Messerli Kramer PA

• $175K — $250K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of transactional legal experience in corporate mergers and acquisitions.
  • Strong legal writing and analytical skills with proven relationship-building abilities.
  • Extensive knowledge of corporate transactions, particularly mergers and acquisitions.
  • Experience with corporate formations and operations in multiple states, including Minnesota and Delaware.
  • Familiarity with SEC regulations, private placements, and corporate governance matters.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a high volume of corporate transactions, focusing on mergers and acquisitions.
  • Provide legal counsel on corporate restructuring and business succession planning.
  • Lead negotiation processes and draft essential corporate documents and agreements.
  • Collaborate with the corporate team to ensure strategic alignment on deal execution.
  • Counsel directors and executives on corporate governance and risk management.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance coverage.
  • Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSA) for eligible plans.
  • 401K plan with 4% employer contribution after one year of service.
  • Hybrid remote work schedule offering flexibility.
  • Paid time off, including holidays and paid leaves.
Full Job Description
Position Details

We are looking for an experienced transactional attorney with corporate experience to join our established and growing practice. This individual will manage a range of corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, succession planning and general corporate advice and counsel. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in all aspects of corporate transactions and the ability to lead and manage projects and negotiate deal terms.

Requirements

Five plus years of transactional experience with corporate mergers and acquisitions as a licensed attorney.
  • Ability to handle heavy transactional deal volume and collaboration within the corporate team.
  • Must have strong legal writing skills, analytical and ability to build relationships.
  • Experience with a wide range of corporate transactions, including direct experience in the past several years with an emphasis on mergers, acquisitions, and business structuring.
  • Formation and operation of Minnesota, Delaware (and other state) corporations and limited liability companies
  • Counseling new companies regarding choice of entity
  • Mergers, acquisitions and dispositions
  • Private placements, Regulations D offerings, and Federal and state securities law compliance and filings
  • Implementation of equity incentive plans including stock options and restricted stock
  • Drafting board and stockholder resolutions for various corporate actions
  • Counseling directors and executive officers of corporate entities
  • Structuring equity allocations to founders and employees of startup companies
  • Seed and venture capital financing transactions
  • Drafting NDAs, MSAs, Terms of Use, employment agreements, shareholder agreements, buy-sell agreements and other general corporate agreements
  • Basic familiarity with recurring tax, employment and intellectual property issues


Salary

Base compensation will vary based on level of experience and practice specialty. Associate compensation range $175,000-250,000+. Associate Attorneys are also eligible for monthly, quarterly and annual bonus incentives.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

HSA & FSA Accounts

Employer Contribution to HSA if enrolled in High Deductible Health Insurance plan

401K, with 4% company contribution (after completion of 1 year of service)

Paid time off

Paid Leaves

Paid company holidays

Paid Basic Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Monthly reimbursement for Parking and cell phone

Annual Marketing & Business Development budget provided

Bar license and CLE reimbursements

Building amenities include: onsite restaurants & onsite free gym

Hybrid Remote Schedule

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

This role operates in a professional office setting, routinely working with standard office equipment. Generally, due to the nature of this office position, the person in this role would be required to talk and hear, sit or stand for long period of time, and use their hands and fingers, to handle and feel. Occasionally required to walk, reach with arms and hand, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, or crouch. Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Vision abilities required by the job include close vision.

Salary Description

$175,000 - $250,000 annually

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