Senior Associate - M&A/E&R 5+ years PQE

Norton Rose Fulbright is seeking a Senior Associate - M&A/E&R with 5+ years PQE in Brisbane, Australia. The role involves advising clients on complex commercial transactions, including M&A and joint ventures across various sectors. Candidates should possess strong analytical and communication skills, with a collaborative attitude. The firm offers career growth in a diverse and inclusive environment, focusing on client service and professional development.
Description

Norton Rose Fulbright provides a full scope of legal services to the world's preeminent corporations and financial institutions. The global law firm has more than 3,000 lawyers advising clients across more than 50 locations worldwide covering Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East.

Our Corporate/M&A team is a full service practice advising on cross-border and domestic M&A, private equity, venture capital, joint ventures, disposals, W&I insurance, governance, franchising, general commercial and corporate advisory matters as well as advising across the life cycle of energy and natural resources projects. Working across 3 of our corporate partners in Brisbane, this is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Senior Associate to join a close knit, and highly collaborative team. You will work on a broad variety of complex matters, with an enviable list of high profile clients.

Examples of some of the matters the group has worked on recently include:
• Acting for Stanmore Resources on multiple M&A matters, including acquisition of the BHP Mitsui coal business and disposal of mining assets to Peabody.
• Acting for Tokyo Gas on the disposal of its minority interests in four Australian LNG projects (deal value USD 2.15bn)
• Acting for Petstock Group in relation to the sale of a 55% interest to Woolworths (deal value $1.5bn)
• Acting for GreenFort Capital in relation to a joint venture with Gaw Capital to develop a portfolio of land lease communities
• Acting for Sandvik on multiple acquisitions, including Deswik and Polymathian Industrial Mathematics
• Acting for Shell QGC on the sale of an interest in its mid-stream LNG assets and on a range of native title and cultural heritage matters
• Acting for Arrow Energy on a variety of contracting and land access matters.

Responsibilities
• Advising a variety of clients across a broad range of sectors including consumer markets, technology, financial services, tourism and leisure, mining, oil and gas, renewables and power
• Advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital raisings, W&I insurance, native title, international expansion and market entry, franchising and commercial law
• Due diligence and drafting/negotiating documents for complex commercial transactions
• Actively participate in business development and marketing initiatives

Requirements
• 5+ years' PQE gained within a corporate and commercial practice in an international or top tier law firm
• A strong desire to work on high profile, complex transactions.
• Excellent analytical, drafting and communication skills
• Exceptional client liaison skills and acute commercial acumen are considered essential

The successful candidate will need to be an energetic, driven and focused individual with a strong work ethic and a collaborative attitude. At Norton Rose Fulbright, you will be rewarded with genuine career prospects and an excellent team environment renowned for its collaborative culture, passion for client service and professional development opportunities. Remuneration will be commensurate with relevant experience.

Norton Rose Fulbright values diversity and strives to create an inclusive environment where all employees can bring their whole selves to work. We embrace the opportunity to contribute to the communities in which we work which underpins our strong Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program.

We provide a range of opportunities in which our people can make a difference to their local and global communities including through pro bono legal work, charitable giving, volunteering and support for the environment.

W e are proud that Norton Rose Fulbright in Australia has been recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) as well as a gold tier employer for LGBTI Inclusion through the Australian Workplace Equality Index. In 2023 we were re-accredited as a Family Inclusive Workplace and always encourage people to discuss flexible and hybrid work options with us.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.

To apply online click the 'Apply' button below. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process or if the application portal is inaccessible to you, please don't hesitate to contact Scott Baker via (02) 9330 8578 or scott.baker@nortonrosefulbright.com for a confidential discussion .

If you are trans or gender diverse and would like a confidential discussion before applying, please contact Yvette Borradale (03) 8686 6003 or Scott Baker (02) 9330 8578.