Associate - Corporate - Emerging Companies & Growth- Bay Area

the Practice Group • San Francisco, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Latham & Watkins is seeking a highly qualified associate with a minimum of 3 years of experience in emerging growth companies to join the 3rd- 6th year associate class in the Bay Area. The Emerging Companies & Growth Practice guides startups and emerging companies of all sizes, as well as the venture capital partners and other institutional partners that finance the entrepreneurial ecosystem. With market-leading experience advising emerging companies and an integrated global platform, the practice is ideally positioned to advise clients from formation to equity and growth financings through a public offering and beyond. Latham combines an unrivaled global platform with deep experience in the innovation industries that drive growth and progress in the global economy, from tech and its many sub-sectors to biotechnology and life sciences to next-gen manufacturing. The practice provides tailored, cost-conscious company formation services and strategic counsel at the earliest stages and scales up rapidly to meet the most complex challenges companies ever face, providing practical commercial advice to help clients make smarter and stronger moves to meet their business objectives. As the only global law firm present in all key US and global venture and growth capital hubs, the practice advises on hundreds of emerging company financings totaling billions of dollars every year. Drawing on deep relationships with the world’s leading venture capital and growth equity firms, the practice connects investors with innovators to fuel growth through a variety of financing structures, from angel and seed investments to structured debt and equity solutions. The practice works to find the best strategy for whatever comes next. From the outset of an engagement with an emerging company, the practice draws on its strength as the world’s leading capital markets and M&A firm to position each client for an optimal liquidity event consistent with the client’s goals. The practice is constantly innovating to support client developments, having helped clients pioneer new ways to go public, such as through direct listings and deSPACs. The practice's instinctive knowledge of what comes next, global vantage point, and multidisciplinary collaborative culture mean it is more than an advisory partner; it is an extra engine of growth to help drive clients’ growth.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in emerging growth companies.
• Qualified associate to join the 3rd- 6th year associate class.
• Protect and maintain any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains either as part of the legal services the Firm provides to clients or for internal purposes.

Responsibilities

• Advise startups and emerging companies of all sizes.
• Guide venture capital partners and other institutional partners that finance the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
• Advise clients from formation to equity and growth financings through a public offering and beyond.
• Provide tailored, cost-conscious company formation services and strategic counsel.
• Scale up rapidly to meet the most complex challenges companies ever face.
• Provide practical commercial advice to help clients make smarter and stronger moves to meet their business objectives.
• Advise on hundreds of emerging company financings totaling billions of dollars every year.
• Connect investors with innovators to fuel growth through a variety of financing structures, from angel and seed investments to structured debt and equity solutions.
• Find the best strategy for whatever comes next.
• Position each client for an optimal liquidity event consistent with the client’s goals.
• Support client developments through innovative approaches, such as direct listings and deSPACs.

Benefits

• Best-in-class benefits and comprehensive resources designed to support you and your loved ones through all life’s moments — from building a family and taking care of loved ones, to managing your health and saving for the future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed