Location: Midtown Manhattan (Hybrid)

Compensation: $550K-$650K all in

Our client, a $40 billion asset management firm is looking to add a Deputy General Counsel to their compliance team. The person in this role will be the #2 to the general counsel and will be responsible for working with many departments within the firm.

Responsibilities:

• New fund launches and other capital raising initiatives (recent initiatives have included BDCs, CLOs, commingled funds, funds-of-one, rated note feeders, and segregated mandates);
• Supporting and expanding existing products;
• Structuring/managing/negotiating joint ventures, M&A activity, balance sheet investments, etc.;
• Supporting the investment team (e.g., private investments, responding to liability management exercises, etc.);
• Negotiating a broad range of ordinary course agreements (e.g., NDAs, vendor agreements, third-party marketer and distribution agreements, etc.); and
• Providing advice and counsel to the compliance team.

Requirements:

• Have excellent academic and professional credentials, which will include extensive experience as in house lawyer at an asset manager;
• Know how to establish and support private investment funds;
• Deeply understand the Investment Advisers Act and will have working knowledge of the Investment Company Act and the Securities Act;
• Be aware of current developments in US and European regulation related to the investment management industry;
• Be a skillful negotiator of commercial/operational contracts; and
• Be licensed to practice law in New York.