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Healthcare PE Transactional Associate | Chicago | AmLaw 100
Our AmLaw 100 client is expanding its Chicago healthcare transactions team. The group is nationally ranked and active across private equity platforms, provider networks, and high-visibility deals. The platform is deep, collaborative, and built for associates who want to run with responsibility on day one.
Role Summary
• Execute and manage healthcare M&A and minority investments for private equity sponsors and portfolio companies
• Draft and negotiate purchase agreements, JV documents, management and services arrangements, and related commercial contracts
• Lead regulatory workstreams in partnership with specialists, including change-of-ownership, licensing, fraud and abuse, and state corporate practice issues
• Support deal diligence, structure, and closing across multi-jurisdictional provider platforms
Candidate Profile
• 3–5 years of healthcare transactional experience at a top 100 firm, with clear exposure to private equity deals
• Strong drafting skills and comfort driving workstreams with clients, counterparties, and specialists
• Illinois Bar required
• Superior academics and writing samples that show judgment and precision
Why This Role
• Join one of the largest, most established healthcare groups in the country, with recognized national rankings across key practice areas, including healthcare, corporate/M&A, and private equity.
• Work at the center of the PE–healthcare deal market. The firm convenes one of the industry’s highest-attended healthcare private equity conferences, drawing 1,000+ sponsors, lenders, and operators each year, creating unmatched market access and insight for deal teams.
• Hybrid work, strong benefits, and a transparent salary band for New York associates: $260,000–$355,000, with merit bonus opportunities and billable credit for pro bono.
What You’ll Handle Early
• Platform and add-on acquisitions across physician services, outpatient services, and tech-enabled care
• MSO, JV, and management arrangements for sponsor-backed platforms
• Coordinating regulatory diligence and filings alongside best-in-class specialists
How The Firm Partners
You’ll be mentored by senior deal lawyers who value initiative and clear communication. Expect direct client contact, cross-office collaboration, and steady runway to mid-level autonomy on sponsor-side transactions.
Confidential Inquiry
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