job ID:o326153587
Palo Alto office of an AmLaw firm seeks corporate associate attorney with fund formation experience. The candidate will be representing fund sponsors and investors in the formation and operation of various types of investment funds, including venture capital, private equity funds, funds-of-funds, distressed company funds, and hedge funds, among others. Advising on structural, regulatory, and tax issues, as well as economic terms and fund governance matters. Must have substantive knowledge, deal experience, and industry credibility to effectively guide both GPs and LPs through the entire fund formation process. Bar Admission in California is required.
"This vigorous, multi-national juggernaut splits its business into several practice areas, including corporate finance, labor and employment, environmental, technology licensing, litigation, patent and intellectual property, tax, and real estate. The firm boasts particularly strong intellectual property and intellectual property litigation practices. The firm?s clients include private and public companies in a number of diverse fields, such as computer hardware and software, telecommunications, biotechnology, investment banking, and transportation. Despite its size and impressive stature within the legal community, insiders claim the firm maintains a ?small firm? culture ? associates are neither competitive nor pretentious and the firm itself is notoriously not hierarchical. Although the firm will never initiate salary hikes, compensation is competitive, and billable hour pressure is manageable. "