Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global, Am Law 100 firm, is seeking highly qualified private equity M&A associates to join its New York Corporate Practice. The ideal candidates will have 4 to 7 years of sophisticated corporate transactional experience at top-tier BigLaw firms, with a strong focus on private equity M&A transactions. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package.  The associates will have the opportunity to work with clients, large and small, from a variety of industries across the world. For particularly talented associates with the right level of experience, we are willing to pay a meaningful signing bonus and would consider having them join as Counsel with a two-year runway to partnership.

This position offers the opportunity to take on significant responsibility for transactions, work directly with clients, and collaborate closely with partners and other members of deal teams on sophisticated matters.

Qualifications

• 4 to 7 years of corporate transactional experience at a top-tier BigLaw firm
• Substantial private equity transactional experience, including representation of private equity sponsors and/or portfolio companies
• Significant experience with private company M&A, including acquisitions, dispositions, and add-on transactions
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating purchase agreements, equity documents, ancillary agreements, and other principal transaction documents
• Ability to independently manage significant components of transactions and coordinate multiple workstreams
• Strong commercial judgment and excellent client-service skills
• Excellent academic credentials and superior drafting, analytical, and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple matters in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative, proactive, and team-oriented approach
• Admission to the New York Bar, or eligibility for prompt admission
  

Preferred Experience

Experience with leveraged buyouts, growth equity and minority investments, management equity arrangements, joint ventures, portfolio company transactions, and cross-border M&A is particularly desirable.

The successful candidates will join a sophisticated and active transactional practice and will have the opportunity to assume meaningful responsibility for deals, develop direct client relationships, and work closely with experienced practitioners on complex private equity and M&A matters.

Submissions from search firms will only be accepted through our web portal for third party submissions; for access, contact Dan Stone at stoned@gtlaw.com

The expected pay range for this position is: $320,000 - $440,000 annually Salary will be determined based upon education, experience, job related factors permitted by law, internal equity, and market data, including geographic pay differentials in locations where market pay differs from the national average. Full time employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, short term disability, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, 401K, vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program.  Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary critical illness and cancer insurance and pet insurance.  Commuter and Transit programs may also be available in certain markets.

GT is an EEO employer with an inclusive workplace committed to merit-based consideration and review without regard to an individual’s race, sex, or other protected characteristics and to the principles of non-discrimination on any protected basis. ​