Senior Legal Counsel - Corporate/M&A

White Owl Family Office Group is a private Canadian investment company focusing on real estate, private businesses and public/private equity. White Owl is a family office that makes strategic financial investments to grow and develop the cultural, social, financial and intellectual capital of the two founding families whose interests it serves. White Owl’s approach is one of flexibility and support for management teams and is focused on long-term value creation.

White Owl is seeking a corporate lawyer to join its team in Markham as Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate/M&A. Reporting to the General Counsel, you will think strategically and work collaboratively with senior management to effectively pursue opportunities, negotiate transactions, and work actively with business partners and outside counsel on a broad range of corporate matters. This role will suit a collaborative self-starter who has strong business acumen and excellent interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will be involved in giving strategic legal advice across a variety of complex transactions and projects including equity and debt investments, M&A, and real estate development matters, in addition to the broad range of agreements, regulatory and other day-to-day matters encountered when serving a diverse group of operating companies.

The ideal candidate will have at least 8 years of broad corporate and M&A experience and, ideally, exposure to the real estate development, manufacturing, or similar industrial sectors. An understanding of employment law, litigation management, insurance law, and technology agreements will be considered assets.  This is an exciting opportunity to work with a collaborative team in a role that requires broad legal expertise, strategic insight, strong critical thinking skills, and excellent judgment.

For more information or to apply, please contact Sherri Pinsler at sherri@hellergroup.ca 

As this is an exclusive assignment with The Heller Group, all inquiries and applications sent directly to White Owl Family Office Group will be redirected to The Heller Group.