Corporate Attorney for Venture Capital

2 days ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States De Novo Review Inc Full time

Company Overview

De Novo Review Inc, a leading law firm in Chicago, IL, seeks an experienced Corporate Attorney to join its rapidly growing Venture Capital Practice. The ideal candidate will have at least five years of experience working with early stage and growth stage companies, founders, and venture capital firms.

Salary

The estimated annual salary for this position is $160,000 - $200,000, depending on experience.

Job Description

This attorney will serve as a business advisor to clients, guiding them in a full range of legal matters throughout their life cycle. Key responsibilities include:

  • Acting as lead attorney on a range of EC/VC transactions
  • Representing clients in mergers and acquisitions, corporate structure (formation and reorganization), corporate contracts (operating agreements, license agreements, service contacts, buy/sell agreements etc.), joint ventures, divestitures, and private equity
  • Managing transaction closings and processes
  • Providing thorough legal research and analysis

Required Skills and Qualifications

To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have:

  • At least five years of experience working with early stage and growth stage companies, founders, and venture capital firms
  • Experience with M&A transactions in the technology and venture capital spaces
  • Familiarity with convertible debt, preferred equity issuances, and related financing tools
  • Fund formation experience, including structuring funds, management entities, and carried interest holding structures
  • 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
  • Familiarity and experience with the forms published by the National Venture Capital Association
  • 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

Benefits

De Novo Review Inc offers a competitive benefits package, including:

  • Health care, life, and disability insurance
  • A commitment to mentorship, training, and professional development
  • An achievable path to partnership
  • A low turnover, collegial, and collaborative environment

Others

Candidates must be currently licensed in Illinois or licensed in another state with a UBE score that qualifies in Illinois for comity, be eligible to waive in, or be willing to sit for an upcoming IL bar exam.



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