VP - Corporate Counsel

Company: Live Nation
Location: Beverly Hills
Posted on: June 15, 2022

Job Description:

Live Nation Entertainment is the world's leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 500 million tickets sold annually and more than 12,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 40,000 shows and 100+ festivals annually for nearly 4,000 artists in over 40 countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect over 1,000 brands with the 98 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit - www.livenationentertainment.com . Who are you? Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking, organized and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on! - The Role: We are seeking an experienced transactional attorney to join the Corporate legal team and perform a broad range of corporate legal functions related to mergers and acquisitions transactions, strategic finance, venture investments, securities law compliance and corporate governance matters. This position is located in Los Angeles. What This Person Will Do: Providing transactional legal advice to Live Nation Entertainment's Corporate M&A team and senior leadership across the Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship teams by engaging in a proactive issue-spotting and problem-solving review of proposed transactions. Drafting and negotiating term sheets and confidentiality agreements for, and serving as lead in-house attorney on, a variety of acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, investments and financing transactions. Collaborating with the members of the accounting, tax and operations teams to structure transactions and lead legal due diligence efforts. Negotiating a wide range of transaction agreements, either individually or with support from outside counsel, including: share purchase, asset purchase and merger agreements, limited liability company and shareholders' agreements, and promissory notes and loan agreements. Reviewing and commenting upon venture investment transaction terms and related agreements. Supporting the company's Finance leadership team with the review and evaluation of debt and capital markets transaction opportunities and reviewing, analyzing and interpreting associated legal documentation to ensure compliance with the terms of existing agreements. Providing legal support and guidance to Live Nation Entertainment's senior leadership regarding public disclosure matters and various public company reporting obligations, including '34 Act filings and proxy statements. Advising and supporting the General Counsel on a variety of corporate governance matters, including reviewing board and committee materials, monitoring and researching trends and developments in public company best practices and drafting and developing corporate governance policies and procedures. What This Person Will Bring: J.D. from accredited law school and California bar membership in good standing, or willingness and qualification to be Registered In-House Counsel. Minimum of 5 years of law firm experience focused on M&A, capital markets transactions and/or advising public companies on corporate governance and securities law matters. Some prior in-house experience is preferred but not required. Excellent written and verbal communications skills - ability to interact and communicate with all levels of the organization and outside counsel. Proficiency in drafting complex transactional agreements, together with the ability to distill complicated legal concepts into their core components and ideas. Strong organizational and time management skills necessary to manage multiple assignments for multiple members of the Live Nation Entertainment leadership team in a rapidly changing environment. Excellent drafting skills and attention to detail. Sound business judgment and the ability to make practical, informed legal decisions in a fast-paced environment. Ability to learn quickly, and work with minimal supervision and as the sole attorney working as part of a larger business team COVID-19 vaccination will be required for this position subject to legally valid exemptions. BENEFITS & PERKS Our motto is 'Taking Care of Our Own' through 6 pillars of benefits: HEALTH: Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) YOURSELF: Paid time off policy including holidays, sick time, and day off for your birthday, free concert tickets WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, Stock Program Reimbursement FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and baby bonus, infertility support CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It's talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.
Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation. - We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas. We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Live Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Live Nation also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process. Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case-by-case basis. HIRING PRACTICES
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Live Nation recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms. Recognized three years in a row by Great Place to Work - and named one of People Magazine's top 50 Companies that Care, Live Nation Entertainment is the global leader in live entertainment and ticketing. Our world-class portfolio reaches all aspects of the live event and ticketing industry, from ground-breaking software in Ticketmaster, mix of legendary venues and restaurants in House of Blues, production leaders in Concerts, exceptional brand partnerships in Media & Sponsorship, and unparalleled team of artist managers in Artist Nation supported by diverse professionals in all facets of Corporate operations. We recognize that our most important assets are our employees, the rock stars who keep the live experience going. Generous vacation, healthcare, and retirement benefits are just some of the great perks we offer to support our global workforce of more than 38,000. For any stage in your career, our many unique benefit programs are designed to help you live life to the fullest. We offer student loan repayment to support recent grads, six months of paid caregiver leave to support new parents, perks like Roadie Babies (bring your little ones & a caretaker along with you on work trips) and Music @ Home (stipend to cultivate your little ones' music interest), and tuition reimbursement to fuel your ongoing professional development. Plus, working for the world's largest live event and ticketing company means you'll have access to free concerts, festivals, sports games, and more through our exclusive employee ticket concierge. There is no bigger stage for your career. See what your future looks like at Live Nation Entertainment.

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