Transactions Counsel

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The Company: Faraday Future (FF) is a California-based mobility company, leveraging the latest technologies and world's best talent to realize exciting new possibilities in mobility. We're producing user-centric, technology-first vehicles to establish new paradigms in human-vehicle interaction. We're not just seeking to change how our cars work – we're seeking to change the way we drive. At FF, we're creating something new, something connected, and something with a true global impact. Your Role We’re seeking a Transactions Counsel with strong expertise in M&A, investments, strategic partnerships, and significant commercial transactions. You’ll work closely with the Head of Legal and cross-functional teams to structure, negotiate, and execute transactions that support our strategic goals while managing legal and business risk. Key Responsibilities: Transactions • Lead legal support for M&A transactions, investments, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships, from initial structuring and due diligence through negotiation, signing, and closing. • Advise business teams on transaction structures, key legal risks, and contractual protections, working with Finance, Tax, and other internal teams and outside counsel as appropriate. • Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents, including letters of intent, acquisition and investment agreements, joint venture and strategic partnership agreements, and related ancillary documents. • Manage legal due diligence, coordinate internal and external reviews, and help business teams resolve diligence findings and address risks in transaction documents. • Lead the negotiation of significant commercial agreements, including supply chain, licensing, technology service, and business collaboration agreements that support strategic transactions and initiatives. • Support cross-border transactions and related corporate structuring, coordinating with local and specialist counsel on applicable legal requirements. • Manage transaction workstreams, approvals, closing conditions, and deliverables, and support implementation of post-closing obligations with internal teams and outside counsel. • Partner with Securities Counsel on securities law, disclosure, shareholder approval, and capital markets financing matters arising from transactions. General Corporate Legal Support • Support corporate governance and entity matters, including board and committee materials, resolutions, minutes, consents, and maintenance of corporate records, in coordination with the Legal team. • Draft, review, and negotiate routine commercial agreements, including customer, vendor, licensing, nondisclosure, consulting, and technology service agreements. • Coordinate with outside counsel on subsidiary maintenance, cross-border corporate structures, and applicable governmental and regulatory filings and ongoing compliance requirements. • Provide practical legal support to internal business and functional teams on day-to-day operational matters, including employment, data privacy, anti-corruption, and intellectual property, involving specialist counsel as appropriate. • Help develop scalable legal processes and a corporate governance framework appropriate for a U.S. public company. Basic Qualifications: • J.D. or LL.M. degree from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing. • 4–7 years of experience at a leading law firm or in-house legal department. • Strong transactional expertise, with hands-on experience structuring, drafting, negotiating, and executing M&A, investment, strategic partnership, or significant commercial transactions. • Ability to support general corporate legal matters, including commercial agreements and corporate governance. • Excellent communication, drafting, an

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