Corporate Development Attorney in Duluth, Georgia at Distro

About Us

• Vensure Employer Solutions is the largest privately held organization in the HR technology and service sector.

• We provide a comprehensive portfolio of solutions including HR/HCM technology, managed services, and global business process outsourcing (BPO).

• We serve over 95,000 businesses and process over $135B in annual payroll.

• Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, we offer custom strategies to help businesses streamline and grow operations, benefiting both employers and employees.

• Learn more at www.vensure.com.

Position Summary

• The M&A Attorney is a core legal partner to the Corporate Development team and business leaders.

• Responsible for end-to-end legal support of M&A and strategic transactions.

• Requires significant transactional experience to draft and negotiate deal documentation, lead legal due diligence, and serve as lead counsel on acquisitions, divestitures, investments, and strategic partnerships.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as lead legal counsel on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, investments, and strategic transactions from diligence to closing and post-closing.

• Draft, review, and negotiate NDAs, LOIs, term sheets, purchase agreements, merger agreements, disclosure schedules, and ancillary agreements (TSAs, employment, retention, equity-related).

• Collaborate with Corporate Development, Finance, Tax, HR, IT, and senior management for transaction execution.

• Lead and manage all legal due diligence workstreams including governance, contracts, litigation, compliance, employment, IP, data privacy, real estate, and financing.

• Identify and communicate legal risks, issues, and mitigation strategies.

• Oversee diligence reporting, issue tracking, remediation planning, and closing deliverables.

• Manage deal timelines, workplans, and closing checklists.

• Coordinate cross-functional inputs and stakeholders to proactively resolve legal issues.

• Support post-closing integration and compliance obligations.

• Prepare transaction materials for Board and committee review.

• Assist with entity formation, reorganizations, and corporate housekeeping related to transactions.

• Improve and maintain M&A legal processes, templates, and playbooks.

Marginal Functions

• Support special legal projects and strategic initiatives outside active transactions.

• Provide backup support during peak workload periods.

• Participate in internal training, knowledge-sharing, and process improvements.

• Assist with ad hoc legal research at senior leadership requests.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong knowledge of U.S. M&A transactions and corporate law.

• Advanced drafting and negotiation skills.

• Ability to manage multiple deals and priorities independently.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Business-oriented judgment with solutions-focused approach.

• High professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to explain complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders.

• Effective negotiation skills with counterparties and external counsel.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with private company M&A.

• Support experience in growth-stage, sponsor-backed, or acquisitive organizations.

• Familiarity with cross-border transactions and regulations.

• Experience improving legal processes and templates.

Education & Experience

• J.D. from an accredited law school.

• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar (or in-house eligibility).

• 4–6 years of M&A and transactional experience from law firm, in-house, or both.

• Proven ability to independently run deals and engage with senior business leadership.

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