Attorney (Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Counsel or Partner)

Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney (Counsel or Partner)
Platinum Legal Search Group, LLC
New York, New York, United States (Remote)
Founder-Owned Businesses • Lower Middle Market • Strategic Acquisitions • Public & Private M&A • Cross-Border Transactions
Hybrid / Remote | Entrepreneurial Platform
We are representing a fast-growing, entrepreneurial corporate law firm that has built one of the country's leading practices advising growth-stage companies, founders, investors, family offices, and public companies on mergers, acquisitions, strategic investments, and corporate transactions.
Unlike firms focused exclusively on billion-dollar headline deals, this platform is built around the lower-middle-market where transactions move quickly, relationships matter, and attorneys serve as true business advisors. Clients range from founder-owned private companies and private equity-backed businesses to NASDAQ- and NYSE-listed issuers pursuing strategic acquisitions and growth initiatives.
This is an opportunity for an experienced M&A attorney who wants to lead transactions, build client relationships, and practice in an entrepreneurial environment where business development and deal execution are equally valued.
The Practice
The firm advises buyers, sellers, founders, management teams, investors, and public companies across a broad range of domestic and cross-border corporate transactions, including:
Private company mergers and acquisitions
Founder and family-owned business sales
Strategic acquisitions and corporate carve-outs
Stock and asset acquisitions
Growth equity and strategic investments
Joint ventures and corporate partnerships
Cross-border acquisitions and international transactions
Public company acquisitions and strategic combinations
Corporate restructurings and recapitalizations
Many matters involve founder-owned businesses, complex ownership structures, closely held companies, and transactions requiring practical business judgment alongside sophisticated legal execution.
What You'll Do
You will serve as lead transaction counsel on sophisticated middle-market M&A matters, including:
Structuring, negotiating, and closing mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
Drafting and negotiating LOIs, purchase agreements, disclosure schedules, and ancillary transaction documents
Leading due diligence and coordinating multidisciplinary transaction teams
Advising buyers, sellers, boards, and management throughout the transaction lifecycle
Managing negotiations with opposing counsel and business principals
Working closely with the firm's securities, tax, finance, employment, and regulatory attorneys on integrated transactions
Counseling clients on post-closing integration, governance, and strategic growth initiatives
This is a front-line deal role with significant client contact and transaction responsibility.
Who This Is For
This opportunity is ideal for an attorney who:
Has 7–10+ years of sophisticated M&A experience
Regularly leads lower-middle-market or middle-market acquisitions and divestitures
Is comfortable serving as first-chair transaction counsel
Enjoys direct client interaction and trusted advisor relationships
Wants meaningful client ownership, entrepreneurial flexibility, and long-term growth potential
Has portable business or an interest in building a practice within a highly collaborative platform
Why This Platform Is Different
This firm has built its reputation by serving growth-oriented businesses that often require both sophisticated legal advice and practical business solutions.
The platform offers:
A nationally recognized corporate, securities, and transactional practice
Significant referral opportunities across corporate, securities, litigation, tax, and regulatory practices
Entrepreneurial compensation and flexible fee structures
Strong cross-selling opportunities with existing public and private company clients
A collaborative culture where partners are encouraged to grow their practices rather than compete internally
Flexibility through hybrid and remote work arrangements
Explore Confidentially
If you are an experienced M&A attorney looking for a platform where you can lead transactions, expand client relationships, and build a long-term practice in an entrepreneurial environment, we welcome a confidential conversation.
Apply to start a discreet discussion.

Work arrangement
Yes