Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Partner

Chicago office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks emerging companies and venture capital partner with experience. The candidate will have the opportunity to gain direct client interaction, business development experience, and significant responsibility on complex and sophisticated legal matters. Will serve as a business advisor to clients, guiding them in a full range of legal matters throughout their life cycle. Lead, negotiate, manage and close complex transactions, as well as draft material deal agreements and documents. Should have strong experience with M&A transactions in the technology and venture capital spaces. Must have familiarity with convertible debt, preferred equity issuances, and related financing tools. Fund formation experience, including experience structuring funds, management entities, and carried interest holding structures needed. Familiarity with regulatory matters facing funds and issuers, including the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, The Securities Act of 1933, Reg D safe-harbors, and state blue sky law compliance essential. Familiarity and experience with the forms published by the National Venture Capital Association are needed. Should have an understanding of the issues facing clients whose primary asset is intellectual property, including IP ownership, IP development, licensing agreements, tax matters, employee matters, and similar concepts. Experience with the ESG, clean technology, blockchain, Web 3, and cryptocurrency spaces is a plus. Experience drafting transaction agreements and documents with efficiency and clarity, negotiating deal terms, managing transaction closings, and processes, and providing thorough factual and legal research and analysis essential. Must be currently licensed in Illinois or licensed in another state. Should have a drive for excellence and a willingness to take the initiative to solve problems. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are needed.

This small, entrepreneurial firm has established itself in the Chicago market as a leader in providing a unique, wide-range of services to multi-million dollar corporations and wealthy individuals. And because of its international legal exchange network, it is now able to provide its clients with legal services throughout Europe. Prominent wealthy families in Chicago flock to this firm for its legal expertise in representing family businesses. Providing a full range of wealth management services, the firm focuses on tax, financial and estate planning. The firm also boasts a multi-talented real estate practice group which provides a broad range of legal advice to real estate development and management companies. Trial lawyers generally handle traditional corporate disputes, but also specialize in any of labor and employment, environmental, bankruptcy, insurance or product liability. Attorneys interested in family advisory law should look no further.