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Legal Advisor - M & A

ID:  1379
Date of Posting:  Feb 20, 2025
Business Area:  Business Development & Licensing
Job Type:  Direct Employee
On site / Remote / Hybrid:  Hybrid
Location: 

Milano, IT

Territory: 
Full-Time or Part-Time:  Full Time
Seniority:  Mid-senior

With its beginnings in a family run pharmacy in Correggio, Italy in the 1920s, Recordati is now a global pharmaceutical company, listed on the Italian stock exchange, with over 4,500 employees and turnover of over Euro 2bn.

We are a group of like-minded, passionate individuals who go to extraordinary lengths for our patients, customers, partners, investors and the people across the globe who we serve. We develop and commercialise medicines to serve people living with common diseases, as well as those living with some of the rarest, in around 150 countries.

At Recordati, our mantra is simple. We’ve always believed that health, and the opportunity to live life to the fullest, is a right, not a privilege. Whether that is for common diseases or the rarest – we want to give people the opportunity to be the best version of themselves.

This drive will never stop. Together, we will always be reimagining tomorrow – with new ideas, new technologies and new innovations to fight diseases.

Recordati. Unlocking the full potential of life.

Job Purpose

We have an exciting opportunity for a creative and pragmatic lawyer to join as Legal for the Business Development Legal Affairs team of Recordati. The Legal Advisor, working collaboratively with colleagues in the Legal function, will assist the Corporate Development, Licensing & Innovation department.
The person will work proactively and in a hands-on way to deliver legal relevant advice in the context of Recordati’s M&A, Licensing and Innovation (VC) transactions. 

 

Key Responsibilities

•    Conduct complex due diligence reviews for the acquisition of companies and/or assets and/or rights both in relation to M&A, Licensing & Innovation (VC) domestic and cross-border transactions
•    Draft and assist in the negotiation of complex M&A, Licensing & Innovation (VC) domestic and cross-border transactions
•    Draft and negotiate several contracts also including confidentiality agreements and service agreements
•    Provide legal advice on general corporate and commercial law matters
 

Required Education

Master’s Degree in Law and qualified in to practice law in Italy (or other jurisdiction) 

Required Skills and Experience

•    At least 6 years of high quality post-qualification experience, a large portion of which will ideally have been spent in a comparable in-house role and/or top law firms 
•    Substantial and demonstrable experience of working on complex legal transactions, operating in a multi-jurisdictional environment and managing stakeholders at all levels of seniority (pharmaceutical or life sciences related experience would be considered a plus)
•    Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills
•    Solutions oriented and pragmatic mindset 
•    Prepared to stand behind legal advice while remaining flexible and open to others’ views 
•    Appetite for learning and mastering new legal issues quickly and manage a diverse, changing workload 
•    A team player, with high integrity, a strong work ethic and a commitment towards creating a collaborative team culture and helping the business to drive its focus in a compliant, responsible and entrepreneurial way

Required Behaviours and Competencies

As a key team member, this individual must be a highly motivated self-starter who is comfortable both collaborating as part of a larger team and working proactively and independently to provide support for a complex, fast-moving business. The ability to deliver clear, concise, and actionable legal advice is essential.

Required Languages

Fluent written and spoken English

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At Recordati we believe in people! Inspired by our purpose - unlocking the full potential of life - we are committed to creating a diverse environment and cultivating a culture of inclusion. We strive to continually lead with our values and beliefs, enabling our employees to bring their whole selves to work and develop their potential.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, develop and reward without regard to, amongst others, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental ability, race, ethnicity, political or religious belief.

If you are looking to join a company where you can try new things, speak openly, and be bold, we invite you to apply today.

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