VP - Corporate Counsel
Company: Live Nation
Location: Beverly Hills
Posted on: June 15, 2022
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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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