Legal Counsel, M&A and Securities
Legal Counsel, M&A and Securities
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At Alcon we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly champion progress and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here youll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers. We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse talented people to join Alcon.
Alcon is seeking a midlevel deal lawyer to join Alcon as Legal Counsel supporting Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities. This is a rare inhouse opportunity to provide legal advice and counsel to members of our Business Development & Licensing (BD&L) team and senior management regarding Alcons strategic transactions. Alcon is highly focused on innovation and a large part of that strategy is acquiring external technology. As a result this is a highprofile position within Alcon. In this role you will be trusted to provide high quality technical legal support in substantive areas of strategic global transactions including mergers and acquisitions inbound and outbound licensing of technology and intellectual property and research and development agreements. Deals may also involve exclusive supply arrangements strategic ventures and venture capital transactions. You will act as a strategic partner to Alcons business leaders. In addition you may be called upon to assist in capital markets transactions and periodic securities filings. Some of your responsibilities would include:
- Providing substantive legal and strategic advice and counsel to the BD&L team global franchise leadership senior management and the legal team with respect to strategic global transactions.
- Providing high quality support as legal counsel throughout the life of each transaction including due diligence negotiation approval execution integration and contract management.
- Training and advising management on new legal trends and legislation affecting Alcons deal strategy.
- Instructing and supervising Alcons external law firms.
- Counseling seniorlevel executives and business teams within other functions on deal matters.
- Developing and counseling on appropriate Alcon global policies.
- Working within Integrity and Compliance policies and counseling those around them to do the same.
WHAT YOULL BRING TO ALCON:
- Bachelors Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school15 yrs; Assoc.11 yrs; M.S.4 yrs; PhD3 yrs)
- The ability to fluently read write understand and communicate in English
- 7 Years of Relevant Experience
- Juris Doctor Degree with excellent academic credentials. Member of a state bar in good standing.
- Familiarity with specialized areas that arise frequently in M&A and other transactions (e.g. corporate tax employee benefits employment matters executive compensation antitrust and securities)
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a collegial fastpaced team environment
- Proactive solutionoriented approach to resolving issues
- Excellent business judgment and strategic thinking
- Comfort in advising and interacting with senior executives and business unit leaders
- Agility in managing multiple projects in an efficient and timely manner
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:
- Join Alcons mission to provide toptier innovative products and solutions to enhance sight & enhance lives.
- Grow your career in a highly collaborative and diverse environment.
- Alcon provides robust benefits package including health life retirement flexible time off and much more!
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Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in EVerify. Alcon takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment and our policies are not to discriminate in recruitment hiring training promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation gender identity marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If because of a medical condition or disability you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process or in order to perform the essential functions of a position please send an email to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Employment Type
Full-Time
