Senior Corporate Venture Capital Attorney

A well established national litigation and transactional practice is looking for a Partner Level or Senior Corporate Venture Capital Attorney to join their team!

A diverse, service-oriented and technologically sophisticated firm that is committed to providing legal and client service at the highest levels. We currently have more than 75 lawyers in offices in Chicago, San Francisco, Ann Arbor and New York. Our firm features leaders in many fields of litigation and transactions including class actions, white collar, product liability, real estate, intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions and general litigation.

Competitive Salary
A highlight of our comprehensive benefits include:

• 20 days’ vacation annually, 5 days granted at the beginning of each quarter
• 10 days sick annually, granted at the beginning of every calendar year with carryover but capped at 10 days
• Approximately 10-12 Firm holidays per year, schedule to be shared
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical, United Concordia Dental, VSP Vision, Life (1x salary), Short-term disability, Long-term disability, voluntary life and ancillary plans
• Traditional and Roth 401k plan options, up to 4% match, 3% profit-sharing, 100% vested each pay period

The firm's Core Values: Associate development, diversity, collegiality and excellence
Fully in office- opportunity to be around incredibly talented, collegial individuals

Our Chicago office is seeking a Partner Level or Senior Attorney with 5-9 years of experience focusing on venture capital and private equity financings, emerging companies, mergers and acquisitions, and cannabis businesses.

Stock Purchase Agreements (SPAs), convertible notes, investments
Must have experience representing private equity firms

Clients in a diverse range of industries, including technology, food and beverage, cannabis, life sciences, airport concessions, and real estate.

Advise venture capital funds, family offices, sponsors, entrepreneurs, and emerging companies on debt and equity financings, capital raises, mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, business contracts, and other general corporate matters. Help form, finance, and buy and sell hundreds of established and emerging businesses. Advise cannabis businesses and investors on regulatory compliance matters and applications for coveted cannabis licenses.

This opportunity features broad-based real estate and finance transactions, including acquisitions/dispositions, real estate finance, commercial leasing and property management, joint ventures/entity planning, general commercial finance and other real estate and finance related matters. This is an opportunity to work on a broad range of dynamic, complex and often high-profile real estate and finance related transactions with a diverse team and clientele.

The position features a high degree of client contact and interaction early on and dedicated deal teams where both client and attorney thrive.