Taft is looking for a team-oriented Associate to join our Business group specializing in Mergers & Acquisitions and Transactional Risk (Representations & Warranties Insurance).
Taft is seeking a highly motivated associate with 3–6 years of experience to join its growing team. This role offers the chance to build a differentiated practice at the intersection of M&A and insurance. It also offers meaningful responsibility, direct access to a high-growth niche industry, and a realistic path toward partnership and origination within an entrepreneurial platform. This associate ideally will be located in Chicago or Indianapolis, but we are flexible to other locations based on experience. The practice advises on representations and warranties insurance and other transactional risk products in complex transactions. The ideal candidate has experience in mid-to-large cap M&A transactions. Candidates who have worked in transactions involving the sale of real estate portfolios (e.g., REIT M&A) or industries that tend to own or lease significant amounts of real property (e.g., oil and gas or renewable energy transactions) are particularly well aligned with the role.
This associate will support and help lead underwriting workstreams in transactions representing underwriters placing RWI and other transactional risk products. They will also review and advise on transaction documents, including purchase agreements, membership interest purchase agreements, stock purchase agreements, and related ancillary documents, for the purposes of assessing insurance risks. This associate will also translate corporate and real estate legal diligence into findings focused on actual dollar risks from an insurance underwriting perspective.
Taft offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, life, long term disability, flexible spending, and 401K. The salary range for this position is $225,000/yr. – $325,000/yr. Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted information based on work experience, education, and/or skill level.Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities, but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY.
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