Associate General Counsel, U.S. Corporate & Securities
Major, Lindsey & Africa
Application
Details
Posted: 05-Jan-22
Location: New York, New York
Type: Full Time
Required Education: Doctorate
Categories:
Attorney
Internal Number: 141290
ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL, U.S. CORPORATE & SECURITIES
Major, Lindsey & Africa has been exclusively retained by COMPASS Pathways to conduct a search for an Associate General Counsel, U.S. Corporate & Securities to be located in New York, NY. Our client is an equal opportunity employer. Please do not contact COMPASS Pathways directly; all resumes sent to the company will be routed to MLA for handling and will result in delay.
Overview: The Associate General Counsel, U.S. Corporate & Securities (“AGC”) will be primarily focused on securities law reporting and compliance, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions. They will also help Compass with corporate structuring, finance, equity and stock administration, and other corporate legal matters. The AGC should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with broad responsibility.
Company: COMPASS Pathways is a mental health care company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health. It is motivated by the need to find better ways to help and empower people who are suffering with mental health challenges. COMPASS Pathway’s first major initiative is developing psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression (TRD). It is currently running the world’s first large-scale psilocybin therapy clinical trial, in 20 sites across Europe and North America. COMPASS Pathways has received FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation for its programme of psilocybin therapy for TRD in 2018. Since September 2020, it has been a public company listed on Nasdaq under the ticker CMPS.
Location: New York, NY
Relocation: Yes. Remote options are also available.
Compensation: Commensurate with experience
Experience: The ideal candidate should have 5+ years of experience as a practicing attorney with a strong technical background and significant hands-on corporate securities and finance experience. J.D. from an accredited law school and State Bar Admission/Membership in good standing are both required.
Founded in 1982, Major, Lindsey & Africa is the world’s largest and most experienced legal search firm. Combining local market knowledge and a global recruiting network, MLA has earned recognition for its track record of successful General Counsel, Corporate Counsel, Partner, Associate and Law Firm Management placements. With offices throughout the U.S., Hong Kong, London, and Tokyo, MLA recruiters are dedicated to understanding and meeting clients’ and candidates’ needs while maintaining the highest degree of professionalism and confidentiality. MLA considers every search a diversity search, and has been committed to diversity in the law since its inception. For these reasons, MLA was voted “Best Legal Search Firm in the U.S.” in the most recent national survey of America’s top law firms. To learn more about MLA, please visit our website at www.mlaglobal.com.
