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Pernod Ricard · 19 hours ago

Counsel, Corporate & Transactions

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$153K/yr - $191K/yr

5+ years exp

Pernod Ricard is a global premium spirits and wine company seeking a Counsel for Corporate & Transactions. The role is responsible for negotiating and drafting key agreements and providing legal guidance to ensure compliance with Beverage Alcohol Laws across various business units.

Food and BeverageManufacturingWine And Spirits

Culture & Values

Responsibilities

In close consultation with business personnel, negotiates and drafts contracts and other transactional documents in multiple areas of the business, including Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Operations, HR and Procurement teams for North American legal department. Contract subject matters vary but include distribution, export, procurement, real estate, employment, trademark licenses, sponsorship and agency agreements. In addition, create training to elevate PR NA legal team’s drafting skills

Responsible for coordinating potential M&A transaction diligence reviews with Paris M&A Legal team, and PR NA legal team, including overseeing integration input for PR USA Founders Playbook, support to Canadian affiliates, following up on integration timeline and responsibilities for PR NA legal team. Develop training for other lawyers regarding transaction structure, diligence process, and contract drafting

Develop expertise and work with Tax, Drawback, Finance, and global workstreams on import/export matters, including rolling out inter-affiliate agreements, third party distribution agreements, and help develop PR USA’s global responsibilities as brand owner of exported products

Manage litigation related to areas of responsibility

Provide contract drafting training to other members of Legal Department as requested

Presents and trains on topics at both introductory and advanced levels in creative, digestible and entertaining formats

High affinity for processing contracts on daily basis and being able to spot and implement improvements to ways of working with various internal departments

Highly process-oriented and able to spot inefficiencies and implement corrections