Assistant General Counsel - Commercial

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what's possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world's most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.

Reimagine What's Possible

The workload is as varied as it is challenging and may include providing support to structure and consummate product supply agreements, long- and medium-term offtake agreements, power purchase agreements, transportation and pipeline supply agreements, equipment sales agreements, real estate acquisitions, leases and easements, and legal support and training on regulatory matters, including competition law.

Key Responsibilities:

Commercial counsel in the Americas must bring a broad business orientation in engaging in the following activities:

• Developing strong client relationships with business leaders (and their teams) across the enterprise and providing those clients with the highest level of service through counseling on contract interpretation, contract negotiation, review and drafting, advocacy, problem solving and education, and advising on potential risks and opportunities associated with operational and strategic decisions

• Lead and manage all phases of M&A transactions, including due diligence, deal structuring, negotiation, documentation and signing/closing

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex transaction documents, including purchase or sale agreements, TSAs, LOIs, NDAs and ancillary closing documents

• Oversee regulatory filings and compliance, including HSR/antitrust review

• Advise on post-closing integration matters

• Manage outside counsel and legal costs across all transactions

• Collaborating with other business leaders to evaluate, manage and execute significant customer transactions or initiatives

• Assisting with a range of potential projects involving capital investments and joint ventures

• Partnering with the tax and finance functions on relevant transactions

• Managing disputes with an eye toward avoiding litigation; drafting commercial settlement agreements

• Providing advice and training to internal clients on contracting and legal compliance matters

• Operating in a team environment, including regular collaboration with company attorneys

Experience & Qualifications:

• 15 years of combined business and transactional experience in private practice and a corporate legal department; including mergers and acquisitions.

• JD degree from an accredited U.S. law school. Admission to at least one U.S. State Bar with eligibility to practice law as in-house counsel in the State of Pennsylvania.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

Air Products offers competitive pay and great benefits for our employees.

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment

• 401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions

• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time

• Paid parental leave

• Adoption assistance

• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare)

• Health Savings Account

• Life Insurance (Supplemental AD&D)

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.).You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.

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