About this Legal Consultant - Anti Trust and Competition role at Axiom Talent Platform
Axiom Talent Platform · Remote · APAC - Singapore - Remote
We are currently looking for a senior Anti trust and Competition Legal Consultant to join Axiom's growing team! You will get to work with one of our MNC clients on this regional legal role to provide oversight of local matters across the region.
Responsibilities:
- Corporate Transactions
- Antitrust Due Diligence Reviews: Conducting antitrust due diligence, reviewing transaction documents in VDRs, and coordinating with international and local counsel across relevant jurisdictions on transaction structures
- Transaction Agreements & Key Terms: Drafting, reviewing, and advising on antitrust issues involved in Share Purchase Agreements (SPAs), term sheets, and key issues lists for strategic corporate transactions
- Merger Filings & Regulatory Approvals: Assessing pre-merger and post-closing filing requirements, risks, and timelines with local counsel
- Strategic Project Support: Providing antitrust support for corporate transactions and other special projects as needed
- Regulatory Engagement
- Regulatory Investigations & Inquiries: Formulating responses and legal arguments for inquiries and investigations from competition authorities across the region
- Commercial BAU Antitrust Compliance
- Commercial Guidelines and Policies: Researching regional competition issues, analyzing market practices, and writing legal positions and recommendations on commercial policies such as exclusivity programs and incentive programs
- Business Advisory: Assessing legal risks associated with commercial initiatives as they arise and providing advice to relevant stakeholders
- Internal Reporting and External Counsel Management
- Executive Committee Preparations & Reporting: Reviewing, editing, and updating regulatory write-ups, risk factor disclosures, and communication plans for executive committee memos, as well as preparing for and attending executive committee meetings
- External Counsel Management: Coordinating and aligning legal strategies with external law firms to ensure consistent approaches across jurisdictions
Qualifications:
- 6+ years experience in antitrust and competition law.
- Strong antitrust and competition law background, covering merger control, regulatory investigations and commercial advisory
- Comfortable operating as the dedicated in-house antitrust specialist, supported by external counsel
- Experience across Southeast Asia competition regimes is an advantage
- Experience in Tech, FinTech, Logistics is an advantage
Compensation, Benefits & Location:
This role offers a range of competitive compensation and a highly competitive benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace that includes health benefits and paid time off. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiomites work both / either remotely or on site with our clients, depending on theirs and client’s preferences.
Axiom is the global leader in high-caliber, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.
Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.
Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at benefits@axiomlaw.com and include “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line.
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