Deputy General Counsel – Corporate, M&A & Governance US
Deputy General Counsel – Corporate, M&A & Governance US
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Job Description
Equity Partner
Location: Remote
Jurisdiction: Canada United States
Minimum Commitment: 20 hours per week
Department: Legal Frontier Innovators (LFI) Corporate & Entity Strategy
Reports To: General Counsel
What You Put In Is What You Get Out
This isnt a job. Its a founding legal seat.
Youre not joining a legal teamyoure helping architect the legal structure from scratch. This is a rare opportunity to build the core governance layer of a global IP technology and entertainment company.
Minimum commitment: 20 hours/week. If thats not realistic this isnt the right fit. No hard feelingswe operate on clarity.
This is an equity partner role. That means:
- No upfront cash compensation
- Equity (shares) at a Founding Legal Partner level (standard vesting applies)
- Potential future token-based rewards (pending legal and regulatory clearance)
- Salary activates upon milestone-based revenue unlocks
- Remote-first async-native legal team embedded in strategic operations
Lets Be Absolutely Clear
Were not offering a job.
Were building a legal engineand looking for a co-architect.
Youll shape the rules define the entity logic and help lock in the structural code that will carry this company globally. Youll create clarity across complexitywithout legacy systems slowing you down.
If youre looking to join a corporate legal departmentthis isnt it. If youre ready to help write the structural playbook from zerothis is your seat.
Overview
Were recruiting a Deputy General Counsel Corporate M&A & Governance to co-lead entity structuring governance systems and foundational legal architecture across multiple jurisdictions.
This role is deeply embedded in product finance and IP strategyand operates at the same altitude as treasury design equity modeling and cross-border expansion planning.
What Youll Own
- Design and oversee entity incorporation across Canada the U.S. Cayman Ireland and beyond
- Draft Articles of Incorporation Memoranda of Association Shareholder Agreements and governance frameworks
- Architect equity classes board resolution mechanics voting rights audit triggers and golden share provisions
- Lead legal strategy on joint ventures M&A structures and strategic partnerships
- Ensure jurisdictional compliance with CBCA Delaware law and related statutes
- Collaborate with LegalOps Treasury and Finance to futureproof core legal systems
What Were Looking For
- Licensed to practice law in Canada or the United States (dual-licensed strongly preferred)
- 8 years experience in corporate law governance and M&A structuring
- Deep experience in cross-border formation shareholder architecture and multi-entity design
- Strong drafting skills across complex agreements: cap tables charters SPVs investor docs
- Prior exposure to venture-stage startups or creative/tech infrastructure
- Bonus: experience with tokenized equity smart contract governance or decentralized legal models
Compensation
Equity (Shares): Founding partner-level equity
Token-Based Rewards: Potential future compensation (pending compliance)
Future Salary: Activates with revenue benchmarks
Remote First: Globally distributed async-first autonomy-driven legal structure
Our Promise
This is a rare opportunity to help design the legal financial and IP framework of a next-generation platform.
You wont be interpreting rulesyoull be writing them.
If youve ever wanted to scale a legal system that outlives any single productthis is your moment.
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