Collyer Law LLC is looking for a senior lawyer (with at least 8-10 years of PQE) for its Practice Area of Mergers & Acquisitions, to join an award-winning boutique Singapore law firm that is poised well for further growth.
Specific responsibilities include:
Mergers & Acquisitions
You will be involved with a full spectrum of cross-border corporate M&A and transactional work, particularly in sectors associated with technology, life-sciences or innovative industries. We usually act as Singapore counsel, working with International Counsel or other top-tier Asian law firms, for acquirers. You will be responsible for drafting and negotiating a broad range of corporate transactional documents including Share Purchase Agreements, Asset Purchase Agreements, Restated and Amended Shareholders’ Agreements and ancillary documents.
Key responsibilities include:
· You will also be involved in supporting the Directors (i.e., Equity Partners) in supervising deals and matters that they bring in, and mentoring more junior lawyers.
· You will also have the opportunity to contribute to new business development and growth initiatives through participation in strategic projects with high business impact and visibility.
· Please expect a fast-paced environment, where you will learn to think on your feet, and take a commercial view, while advising on significant matters.
Key requirements include:
· At least 8-10 years' experience in top-tier Singapore or international law-firm, or solid experience in-house in these Practice Areas.
· Professional admission in at least one of the following jurisdictions: Singapore, Malaysia, England & Wales, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, or Canada.
· Excellent academic background.
· Strong knowledge of law, and keen commercial judgement.
· Significant experience in managing and executing large volumes of work
· Excellent technical skills with a practical approach to problem-solving.
· Ability to handle pressure and work to challenging deadlines.
· Excellent English communication, both verbal as well as written.
· Ability to work in a multi-cultural and collegiate law-firm environment, and to work both autonomously and as part of a team as and when required.
· A desire and ability to grow professional profile and to assume a leading role
ABOUT COLLYER LAW
Collyer Law LLC is a boutique Singapore law firm founded and staffed by experienced "Big Law" lawyers, with a particular focus on representing emerging growth companies and the innovation economy. We are best known for our 'idea-to-exit' support for technology companies and venture investors, much like a Silicon Valley law firm, but in Asia.
Our goal is to offer legal services (and related support services) to clients in the most efficient manner possible consistent with maintaining a traditional attorney-client relationship and delivering high-quality work.
We act for clients across a range of Industry Sectors and have developed sector-focused groups which have invested in understanding the business models, opportunities and challenges specific to such sectors, especially for technology-influenced sectors such as FINTECH, LIFESCIENCES & HEALTHTECH, DIGITAL COMMERCE & PLATFORMS, DIGITAL MEDIA, and SHARING ECONOMY.
Our current lawyers also have extensive Practice Area specialisms from their prior roles with Big Law and in-house. The firm has significant capabilities across practice areas such as MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS, PRIVATE EQUITY, VENTURE CAPITAL, COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS, REGULATORY ADVICE, and TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS.
In a short span of time, Collyer Law has received numerous awards and accolades, including from reputable legal directories and international legal industry publications, such as Legal 500, Chambers & Partners (Asia Pacific), Asian Legal Business, Asian Business Law Journal, Indian Business Law Journal and Global Law Experts (for TMT).
