Legal Counsel will provide legal services to all Werfen affiliates.
The individual will have a special focus on venture capital investments, even though they may also participate in other MA processes as well as provide recurrent commercial legal advice.
Among other functions, and in close cooperation with the We Venture Capital team (Business Development) and other Werfen stakeholders, the individual will provide legal support to negotiate, supervise, and execute deals in venture capital and other MA processes.
The individual will also provide legal support to other business areas in their ongoing operations as needed.
Legal Counsel will aim to protect and enforce key rights, facilitating business transactions, providing continued preventative legal advice, and defending Werfen's interests to mitigate legal risks.Key Accountabilities:Provide sound legal support to Werfen, including:Draft, review, negotiate, and provide recurrent legal advice regarding all documents preparing and executing investments and divestments in venture capital or MA deals (including NDAs, investment agreements, shareholders' agreements, sale and purchase agreements, convertible loans, and other similar documents).Draft, review, negotiate, and provide recurrent legal advice in relation to all kinds of contracts such as manufacturing, procurement, supply, OEM, distribution, agency, transport, logistics, license, material transfer agreements, clinical studies, consultancy, financing, real estate, services provision, public tenders, and interactions with healthcare professionals.Participate in due diligence processes and draft and/or review due diligence reports.Attend and actively participate in negotiation sessions of agreements.Coordinate, collaborate with, and instruct external lawyers, managing their budgets.Hold recurrent meetings with other team members and counterparties regarding investment, divestment, purchase or sale opportunities, and execution of deals.Provide legal advice and assist the We Venture Capital team in post-closing follow-up of deals (e.g., reviewing board and general shareholders' minutes, potential additional investment rounds, external financing, etc.
).Draft and update templates and revisions with team members.Keep updated copies of all ongoing contracts and monitor compliance of the relevant business units with the execution of the same.Networking/Key relationships: To be determined based on department needs but in principle cooperation and interaction with the We Venture Capital team as well as other stakeholders participating in venture capital investments, divestments, MA deals, and other business units.Minimum Knowledge Experience required for the position:Education: Law Bachelor #J-18808-Ljbffr