Corporate associate with four years on middle-market M&A and venture financings, admitted in New York since 2023. Ran the buy-side workstream on a $410M carve-out that signed and closed in eleven weeks, and wrote the transaction insurance playbook the group now runs every deal through.
Mergers and acquisitions group. Middle-market private equity buyers, corporate carve-outs and growth financings.
Ran buy-side diligence on a $410M industrials carve-out, surfacing a $6.2M change-of-control exposure that became a purchase-price adjustment in the buyer’s favor.
Drafted and negotiated nine purchase agreements averaging $85M in value; eight signed inside the client’s target window and none reopened after closing.
Wrote the group’s representation and warranty insurance playbook after six RWI-backed deals, cutting the broker-to-bind cycle from 23 days to 9.
Trains four first-year associates on disclosure schedules; corrections caught at signing fell from about 30 per deal to fewer than 8.
Corporate Associate, Delmar & Frost LLP · September 2022 – April 2024
Closed 17 Series A and Series B financings totaling
90M, drafting the full document suite from term sheet through stock purchase agreement.
Cleaned up capitalization tables for nine portfolio companies ahead of exit diligence, resolving 140 unsigned option grants that had stalled two term sheets.
Wrote the onboarding memo on closing mechanics now issued to every incoming corporate associate at the firm.
Investment Analyst, Sutherland Reach Capital · July 2017 – June 2019
Modeled 22 leveraged buyouts for a $900M middle-market fund, three of which the investment committee took to a letter of intent.
Rebuilt the quarterly portfolio reporting pack, cutting preparation from nine days to two.
Education
J.D. Law · Fordham University School of Law · August 2019 – May 2022
B.A. Economics · Boston College · August 2013 – May 2017
Admitted to the New York State Bar — Appellate Division, First Department
Admitted to practice, U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York — United States District Court
Why this Corporate M&A Associate résumé works
Deals are written as what the negotiation won: diligence on a $410M carve-out found a $6.2M change-of-control exposure that “became a purchase-price adjustment in the buyer’s favor”.
Volume and reliability are both shown: nine purchase agreements averaging $85M, eight signed inside the target window and none reopened after closing.
The Sutherland Reach Capital analyst role is kept because modeling 22 leveraged buyouts explains why a fourth-year associate can read a deal financially.
Bar admission sits in certificates with the year and court, Admitted to the New York State Bar in 2023, and the J.D. lists Fordham Law Review, which law firm recruiters check first.
Corporate M&A Associate résumé: common questions
What should a corporate M&A associate resume include?
Bar admissions, class year, and a short deal list or bullets with deal type, size and your role: diligence, drafting, negotiation, closing. Add law review or moot court in education and any prior finance experience that helps you read the numbers.
Should a lawyer resume include a representative deal list?
Yes, for transactional roles. Describe deals by type, sector and value without client names unless the deal is public. A list of four to eight recent matters, or bullets as on this résumé, lets a hiring partner judge level quickly.
