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About The Role

The Legal Counsel is a key member of DKSH Group's Legal and Compliance team, driving the legal execution of strategic transactions including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, and corporate restructurings that support DKSH's growth across Asia. Based in Bangkok, this role operates in a dynamic, cross-border environment, partnering closely with the Group M&A team and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver commercially sound legal outcomes across multiple jurisdictions.

What You Will Deliver

• Drive the end-to-end legal execution of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings, collaborating with the Group M&A team, business stakeholders, sellers, and external advisors across the full transaction lifecycle.
• Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents, including non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), memorandum of understanding (MOUs), non-binding offers (NBOs), term sheets, share purchase agreements (SPAs), shareholders' agreements, joint venture agreements (JVAs), and ancillary documents.
• Lead and review legal due diligence processes, identifying key legal risks and delivering practical, commercially driven advice on deal structuring and execution.
• Manage and coordinate external legal counsel across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring timelines and deliverables are met efficiently.
• Support post-signing and post-closing integration activities, including implementation of corporate reorganizations and alignment of acquired businesses with DKSH standards and policies.
• Review and negotiate commercial contracts for DKSH Group's Business Units and Functions, ensuring legal soundness and alignment with Group risk frameworks.
• Deliver legal advice across corporate, commercial, intellectual property (IP), competition, labor, antitrust, and M&A matters, in close collaboration with legal counsels and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Investigate legal risks, prepare reports, and provide clear recommendations to relevant stakeholders on risk mitigation strategies, ensuring alignment with applicable laws and Group policies.
• Partner with local legal counsels across jurisdictions to ensure compliance with local legal and regulatory requirements.
• Support, manage, and execute Group and regional legal projects, including drafting, improving, and implementing standard operating procedures (SOPs), guidelines, and manuals.
• Administrative duties and coordination tasks as required.
• Other ad hoc matters.

What You Bring

• Degree in Law from a top law school or university; admission to the Bar is preferred.
• Minimum 5 to 8 years of experience in private practice or within the in-house legal department of a multinational corporation.
• Excellent knowledge of contract and commercial law, corporate law, antitrust law, and intellectual property (IP) law, with demonstrated experience in M&A and transactional documentation.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in an international, cross-border environment, supporting complex transactions and coordinating stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English.
• Highly efficient, proactive, and systematic, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain high standards of quality and composure under pressure.
• Strong integrity in handling highly sensitive and confidential information with discretion.

Why Join DKSH

At DKSH, we help companies grow in Asia and enable people to perform at their best. You will be part of an organization that values accountability, collaboration, and long-term partnerships. We offer a dynamic environment where your contributions are visible and where you can build a meaningful career in Legal.

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