Senior Counsel, Transactions

Overview

AbbVie\'s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people\'s lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow abbVie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and TikTok.

Job Description

The Senior Counsel, Transactions, will be an integral part of a team of attorneys advising AbbVie\'s Business Development and Acquisitions team, along with other key corporate functions.

Among other responsibilities, the attorney will draft and negotiate key transaction agreements, including mergers, acquisitions, licenses and collaborations and options to license and acquire, provide clear legal advice on these matters, and anticipate and address issues promptly with a cross-functional client base.

Responsibilities

The Senior Counsel, Transactions, will be responsible for identifying and resolving highly complex legal issues and drafting and negotiating highly complex corporate transactions. The attorney should :

• Have extensive experience with managing M&A and pharmaceutical licensing and collaboration / joint venture transactions
• Keep abreast of changes in laws that affect pharmaceutical licensing, and M&A transactions, including antitrust / competition, and other corporate and IP matters.
• Be capable of regularly negotiating highly individualized and sophisticated agreements independently with third parties on matters of strategic importance that affect a substantial portion of AbbVie\'s business or are areas of significant importance to management.
• Be capable of regularly engaging in due diligence and independently interpreting complex existing agreements and advising on complex situations that may arise related to transactions.
• Select and direct the work of outside counsel, including defining project objectives and managing projects.
• Maintain and ensure compliance with applicable corporate and divisional policies and procedures.

Additional Responsibilities

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Additional Information

Note : No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company\'s sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company\'s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled.

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