Lateral Partner — Corporate / M&A, New York

Leading New York office seeks a lateral partner to join its corporate team with a focus on M&A and emerging growth/startups. The role offers responsibility for originating and leading transactions, developing client relationships, and mentoring junior lawyers.

Ideal for a partner with an established transactional practice and proven deal experience across growth-company and buy-side/sell-side matters. The team handles a broad range of corporate work across private company and growth-market clients.

The firm provides a clear partnership pathway for experienced hires; this role is suited to candidates with a portable practice who want a structured route to equity partnership.

• Current partner or equivalent senior transactional lawyer with significant M&A experience
• Proven ability to originate and manage complex corporate transactions
• Portable client base and demonstrated book-of-business generation
• Strong leadership, client relationship and team-management skills