corporate lawyer
Company legal counsel
A corporate lawyer is an attorney who handles legal matters for businesses—contracts, mergers, compliance, intellectual property, and corporate governance.
Unlike litigators, corporate lawyers typically work to prevent disputes rather than argue them in court: Our corporate lawyer reviewed the acquisition documents.
The term often implies work at large firms serving major companies.
Corporate consolidations
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- IPOFirst public stock offering
- due diligencePre-transaction reasonable care
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
proxy · divestiture · restructuring · venture capital · private equity · deal-making · closing · term sheet
Professional advice provider
- counselorOne who advises
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
confidant · analyst · facilitator · mediator · negotiator · planner · expert · specialist
Shared position between parties
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- clausesGrammatical or legal units
- termsConditions of an agreement
conditions · signatories · execution · amendment · breach · enforceability · arbitration · confidentiality
Solid or resolute
- partnerOne who shares activity
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- counselExpert guidance offered
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
litigator · arbitrator · bar association · paralegal · legal brief · deposition · discovery · courtroom
Enforced rules and standards
- auditFormal accounts examination
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- governanceHow authority is exercised
standards · policies · procedures · enforcement · Sarbanes-Oxley · accountability · anti-corruption · AML
Corporate decision venue
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- stakeholderParty with an interest
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- directorsThose who lead organizations
officers · bylaws · charter · voting rights · proxy fight · shareholder activism · executive compensation · audit committee
mergers
Corporate consolidations
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- IPOFirst public stock offering
- due diligencePre-transaction reasonable care
securities · proxy · divestiture · restructuring · venture capital · private equity · deal-making · closing · term sheet · letter of intent
consultant
Professional advice provider
- counselorOne who advises
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
- advisorOne who gives guidance
mentor · confidant · analyst · facilitator · mediator · negotiator · planner · expert · specialist · ethics
agreement
Shared position between parties
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- clausesGrammatical or legal units
terms · conditions · signatories · execution · amendment · breach · enforceability · arbitration · confidentiality · indemnity
firm
Solid or resolute
jurisprudence · litigator · arbitrator · bar association · paralegal · legal brief · deposition · discovery · courtroom · settlement
regulations
Enforced rules and standards
- auditFormal accounts examination
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
governance · standards · policies · procedures · enforcement · Sarbanes-Oxley · accountability · anti-corruption · AML · SEC
boardroom
Corporate decision venue
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- stakeholderParty with an interest
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
directors · officers · bylaws · charter · voting rights · proxy fight · shareholder activism · executive compensation · audit committee · quorum
- corporate worldCEO, CFO, COO, VP, executive
- legaljudge, jury, trial, verdict, case
- lawyersattorney, defense attorney, defense counsel, counselor, public defender
- legal professionalsattorney, barrister, solicitor, counsel, judge
- professionsdoctor, engineer, teacher, nurse, dentist
- high-paid careerssurgeon, neurosurgeon, anesthesiologist, cardiologist, CEO
corporate lawyerpublic defender
Attorney representing those unable to afford one
public interest lawyer · legal aid attorney · legal aid lawyer · civil rights lawyer · defense lawyer
corporate lawyercriminal lawyer
Attorney handling criminal cases
defense lawyer · labor lawyer · trial lawyer · personal injury lawyer · prosecutor
lawyer, corporation, lawyers, incorporate, corporate, incorporation, incorporated, incorporating, unincorporated