Corporate Counsel – M&A & Transactions

The Role

The Corporate Counsel position is responsible, under the guidance of Department of Legal Affairs (DLA) Leadership, for providing valued, strategic, and practical legal advice and support for Providence St. Joseph Health (“Providence”) in a wide range of complex mergers and acquisitions, and healthcare transactions, including joint ventures, affiliations, partnerships, divestitures, and other healthcare-related business arrangements, and for specific projects as assigned. 

The Corporate Counsel provides legal advice, and strategic business consultation, including providing opinions and guidance to executive management teams and other internal business partners.

This role is hybrid and can be located in either Seattle, WA or Irvine, CA.
 

Essential Functions

• Draft, review and negotiate transaction documents and contracts, with an emphasis on complex agreements including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance transactions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, financing and credit, and internal reorganizations, and related documents such as confidentiality, non-disclosure, and equity purchase agreements.

• Draft and reviews legal documents, including but not limited to governing documents (e.g., articles, bylaws, etc.) and agreements in compliance with applicable statutes, regulations, and policies, and in accordance with relevant legal relationships.

• Provide counsel related to regulatory compliance.

• Ensure all transactions comply with applicable healthcare laws and regulations, including the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, HIPAA, and fraud and abuse laws.

• Work closely with internal stakeholders, including finance, operations, and compliance, to structure and execute transactions that align with business objectives.

• Support lead transactional attorneys and internal business teams in various legal and corporate projects. 

• Assist with and conduct legal due diligence in connection with corporate transactions.

• Collaborate within DLA to streamline the delivery of legal services; provide consistent, effective legal advice; and manage legal resources

• Provide valued, strategic, timely and effective leadership to the internal stakeholders focusing on responding to business partner needs; and providing practical solutions to complex legal issues. 

• Function independently with respect to highly complex contracts and transactions.

• Assumes responsibility for administrative functions within DLA, as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school. 
• Active admission and license to practice law in either California or Washington.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience (some law firm experience is a plus).
• Strong proficiency in drafting and negotiating agreements related to mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance transactions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and internal reorganizations. 
• Experience with entity formation, corporate finance, health care organizations, for-profit as well as non-profit transactions preferred. Experience with start-ups and innovation a plus.
• Ability to recognize and weigh business and legal risks, think strategically and advance practical solutions. 
• Ability to provide sound and practical advice on legal and business matters in a complex, fast-paced environment to a broad range of business teams. 
• Superior drafting skills, especially the ability to draft contract language that is clear, concise, and easily understood, creating templates and processes to improve efficiency of the contract review process. 
• Superior communication skills in both written and verbal presentation, including all aspects of legal writing technique and procedure, and the ability to convey complex legal concepts to non-lawyers. 
• Ability to function effectively and complete projects in a timely manner in a fast-paced environment. 
• Ability to work collaboratively with attorneys and staff within DLA and Providence.