Mergers & Acquisitions Clearance Team Associate Attorney

Job Overview

A law firm seeks an associate attorney to join its Mergers & Acquisitions Clearance Team in New York. The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of experience in antitrust or competition-related M&A clearance. This role focuses on regulatory antitrust matters, supporting antitrust, corporate, and private equity practices.

Duties

• Assess HSR reportability and prepare HSR forms.
• Manage filing preparation and coordinate with clients and teams.
• Conduct substantive antitrust analysis of competitor transactions.
• Respond to Second Requests and provide general antitrust counseling.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of antitrust/competition M&A clearance experience.
• Background in regulatory/corporate M&A or private equity is a plus.
• Excellent drafting and communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree.

Certifications

• Admitted to practice law in New York.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective collaboration with diverse teams.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.

This New York law firm has practice areas that are grouped into six broad categories: bankruptcy, intellectual property, interdisciplinary, litigation, tax & planning and transactional. They have offices located throughout the world and pride themselves on their ability to obtain cost-effective results in complicated litigation, intellectual property and transactional matters. This firm has a stellar reputation as trial lawyers and has represented many major national and international clients. This firms strength and reputation is built upon their strong foundation of ingenuity and leadership. They offer market salaries and have a comfortable work atmosphere.