Description
About the Role:
Reporting directly to the Chairman & CEO, this role will serve as a trusted strategic adviser to the executive leadership team, providing counsel on mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring, strategic investments, commercial transactions, corporate risk, regulatory affairs, and governance.
This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership position initially operating as a standalone legal function. The successful candidate will be expected to bring exceptional legal expertise, commercial judgment, negotiation capability, and a strong network of institutional and regulatory relationships.
The ideal candidate is not simply a legal adviser but a commercially minded deal maker who can structure, negotiate, and execute complex transactions while protecting the organization's interests and supporting its growth agenda.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Legal Advisory
- Serve as the principal legal adviser to the Chairman & CEO and senior management on strategic and business-critical matters.
- Provide legal and commercial advice on corporate expansion, investments, partnerships, acquisitions, and other strategic initiatives.
- Identify and proactively manage legal, regulatory, financial, and commercial risks.
- Provide practical, business-oriented solutions that balance risk management with commercial objectives.
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Lead and provide legal oversight for mergers, acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, strategic investments, and asset purchases.
- Structure and negotiate transaction frameworks, valuation structures, purchase agreements, and other key transaction documents.
- Lead legal due diligence and coordinate with internal stakeholders, external counsel, financial advisers, and other transaction partners.
- Negotiate with shareholders, investors, counterparties, and advisers through signing and closing.
- Manage cross-border transactions and acquisitions, including transactions involving multiple jurisdictions.
- Drive transaction execution under tight timelines while maintaining appropriate legal and commercial safeguards.
Corporate Structuring & Governance
- Advise on corporate structuring, reorganizations, subsidiaries, joint ventures, investments, and other corporate arrangements.
- Provide guidance on corporate governance, Board matters, fiduciary responsibilities, and statutory obligations.
- Develop appropriate legal structures to support business expansion and long-term growth.
- Ensure effective governance and legal oversight across the organization's business entities.
Commercial & Contractual Matters
- Lead the negotiation, drafting, review, and execution of complex and high-value commercial agreements.
- Manage strategic contracts involving major institutions, customers, suppliers, partners, investors, and other stakeholders.
- Develop negotiation strategies and contractual structures that protect the organization's interests while facilitating commercial objectives.
- Provide legal guidance on major commercial relationships and strategic partnerships.
Regulatory, Risk & Compliance
- Lead the organization's legal risk, regulatory, and compliance strategy.
- Provide guidance on regulatory matters affecting pharmaceutical, healthcare, and other regulated businesses.
- Develop and strengthen legal and compliance policies, processes, and controls.
- Maintain strong relationships with relevant government and regulatory agencies and institutions.
- Monitor regulatory developments and assess their impact on business operations and strategic initiatives.
Legal Function Leadership
- Initially serve as the primary legal leader and adviser for the organization.
- Establish and strengthen the legal function, including policies, processes, governance frameworks, and external counsel management.
- Build and develop the legal team as the organization's business and transaction portfolio expands.
- Manage relationships with external law firms, advisers, and other professional service providers.
Requirements:
- 15+ years of progressive legal experience, with significant exposure to senior-level corporate legal leadership.
- Experience as a Chief Legal Officer, Chief Legal Counsel, General Counsel, Head of Legal, AVP Legal, or equivalent senior legal position.
- Strong background within a large conglomerate, diversified corporation, multinational organization, or sophisticated corporate environment.
- Proven track record in M&A, corporate transactions, investments, corporate structuring, and business expansion.
- Experience handling complex and high-value transactions, preferably including cross-border acquisitions or investments.
- Strong knowledge of corporate, commercial, regulatory, governance, and risk matters.
Our client, a diversified and growing business group with interests across pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and related industries, is seeking a highly accomplished Chief Legal Officer / Chief Legal Counsel to provide strategic legal leadership across the organization. If you're interested, kindly apply on the link or send a direct email to ppiala@currandaly.com to book a confidential discussion.
















