corporate attorney
Company legal counsel
A corporate attorney is a lawyer who handles legal matters for businesses rather than individuals.
Corporate attorneys draft contracts, advise on mergers and acquisitions, ensure regulatory compliance, and structure business transactions.
They typically work in-house for companies or at law firms serving corporate clients: The corporate attorney reviewed the partnership agreement before signing.
- board of directorsGoverning body of organization
- shareholder meetingGathering of company owners
- due diligencePre-transaction reasonable care
- commercial transactionsExchanges involving payment
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
outside counsel · billable hours · corner office · non-compete clause · mediation · fiduciary duties · hostile takeover · shareholder rights · divestitures · deal closing · employee contracts · enforceability · environmental regulations · anti-corruption laws · bylaws · antitrust law · arbitration · breach of contract
corporate attorneypublic interest lawyer
Attorney serving societal causes
public defender · legal aid attorney · civil rights attorney · legal aid lawyer · pro bono lawyer
corporate attorneyprosecutor
Government's trial lawyer
district attorney · criminal prosecutor · state's attorney · federal prosecutor · attorney general
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