Los Angeles - M&A Senior Level Associate/Counsel
Los Angeles, California
UPDATE: Skadden L.A. will be moving to flagship offices in Century City in November 2024. The move to 2000 Avenue of the Stars (the CAA building) marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter in the office's 40-year history in Los Angeles.
Skadden Los Angeles is seeking outstanding senior M&A lateral associate or counsel candidates with 7 or more years of experience working on M&A transactions, joint ventures, and general corporate transactional matters. This unique opportunity allows you to become a senior, core deal team member on some of the highest profile and significant M&A matters in Los Angeles and across the globe. Industries covered by our award-winning M&A practice include entertainment, technology, fashion and apparel, beauty, gaming, retail, fintech and life sciences. Attractive, accelerated advancement opportunities are available to suitable candidates. The starting base salary for this Los Angeles position is expected to be $420,000 annually. Actual salary will be determined based on skills, experience (to the extent relevant) and other job-related factors, consistent with applicable law.
Our Los Angeles office has the benefit of combining a "small office" feel - with partners who personally care about you and your professional development - with the formidable global resources of one of the most prestigious law firms in the world. This ensures that you will have regular, direct contact with partners, mentors and clients, and allows you to work closely with colleagues across our 21 offices on some of the most exciting deals on the planet.
As part of the Los Angeles M&A team, you will join a growing office in an elite corporate group that is consistently recognized as a market leader, which ensures a consistent flow of exciting transactions. We are ranked as a top firm in California for Corporate/M&A, Private Equity and Media and Entertainment by Chambers USA 2024. Our attorneys have been recognized by the Daily Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Billboard, among others. The group regularly leads groundbreaking deals such as:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation: Represented Edwards in the $4.2 billion sale of its critical care product group to Becton, Dickinson and Company.
Dole/Total Produce: Represented Total Produce in its combination with Dole, and concurrent IPO of Dole, creating the world's largest fruits and vegetables company.
United Talent Agency: Represented UTA in its cross-border acquisition of top European soccer agency ROOF.
Reliance Industries Limited: Represented Reliance on its joint venture, valued at $8.5 billion, with The Walt Disney Company and Viacom, which merged their respective digital streaming and television assets in India.
OVO Sound: Represented the music label owned by Drake in the sale of a majority stake in the label's catalog and artist roster to Sony Music.
300 Entertainment, Artist Partner Group, DJ Khalid's We the Best & Alamo Records: Represented these top hip hop-focused independent music labels, among others, in M&A deals with major record labels or other industry players.
Taylor Swift: Represented a private equity firm in acquiring the music catalog of her first six albums in one of the largest music catalog deals in history.
Athletes First: Represented the leading full-service NFL sports agency representing elite players, coaches, personnel and broadcasters, in connection with two private equity firms' acquisition of a majority stake in the agency.
Western Union: Represented two private equity firms in their cross-border acquisition of Western Union's business solutions divisions, creating the largest non-bank payments company in the world.
ABL Space Systems: Represented the emerging space launch company in connection with two substantial investments in the company.
Scopely: Represented this top mobile game company in its acquisition of GSN Games from Sony Pictures Entertainment and other M&A deals, and in its $4.9 billion acquisition by Savvy Gaming Group.
SirDavis Whiskey: Represented Parkwood Ventures in Beyonce's joint venture with Moet Hennessy to launch of the ultra-premium SirDavis Whisky brand.
Recent Los Angeles attorney-focused incentives include highly competitive salaries and a robust bonus program; an individually-tailored mentor and training program; multi-office and practice area attorney "pods"; business development opportunities; and attorney perks and events (including Skadden's Crypto.com and Intuit Dome boxes, excursions to theme parks and restaurants, firm-provided technology and fitness allowance). We also have an extensive local and national pro bono program that allows attorneys to focus on organizations and causes in which they have a personal interest. Pro bono, shadowing, DEI and business development hours all count as chargeable hours.
Want to know more? Come meet us and learn firsthand why you should join the Skadden team as we begin our next exciting chapter of growth in our new, state-of-the art Century City offices.
EEO Statement
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