Corporate & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mid-Senior Level Associate

Hogan Lovells•Boston, MA

8d•$260,000 - $390,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is seeking mid-to-senior level Mergers & Acquisitions Associates with 3+ years of experience to join its sophisticated and growing national M&A practice. Working alongside market-leading practitioners, associates will advise public and private companies, strategic investors, and private equity sponsors on complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including some of the most high-profile and innovative deals in the market. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience drafting and negotiating transaction documents, managing diligence processes, and executing mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions. Experience with public and private company M&A, federal securities laws, and/or Delaware corporate law is preferred, while experience representing technology and life sciences companies is a plus. Successful candidates will demonstrate an ability to integrate evolving legal technologies and workflow tools into their practice to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and responsiveness. Candidates should possess outstanding academic credentials, excellent analytical, writing, and interpersonal skills, and be confident leading workstreams and serving as a key point of contact for clients and deal teams. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to work independently, collaborate seamlessly across offices and practices, and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced team environment while contributing to the development of junior lawyers. This opportunity is open to candidates in any of our U.S. offices, with a preference for Silicon Valley, Boston, Denver, and New York. Candidates must hold a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and be admitted to the bar in the jurisdiction where they will practice.

Requirements

Mid-to-senior level Mergers & Acquisitions Associate
3+ years of experience
Substantial experience drafting and negotiating transaction documents
Substantial experience managing diligence processes
Substantial experience executing mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions
Outstanding academic credentials
Excellent analytical, writing, and interpersonal skills
Ability to lead workstreams
Ability to serve as a key point of contact for clients and deal teams
Ability to work independently
Ability to collaborate seamlessly across offices and practices
Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced team environment
J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
Admitted to the bar in the jurisdiction where they will practice

Nice To Haves

Experience with public and private company M&A
Experience with federal securities laws
Experience with Delaware corporate law
Experience representing technology and life sciences companies

Responsibilities

Advise public and private companies, strategic investors, and private equity sponsors on complex domestic and cross-border transactions.
Draft and negotiate transaction documents.
Manage diligence processes.
Execute mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions.
Integrate evolving legal technologies and workflow tools into practice.
Lead workstreams and serve as a key point of contact for clients and deal teams.
Work independently and collaborate seamlessly across offices and practices.
Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced team environment.
Contribute to the development of junior lawyers.