Ethics & Compliance Legal Consultant

Ethics & Compliance Legal Consultant Duration: 6-Month Assignment Join a dynamic team as an Ethics & Compliance Legal Consultant, where you will play a crucial role in managing and executing ethics and compliance due diligence for mergers and acquisitions (M&A), including acquisitions, investments, and divestitures. This role requires close collaboration with internal stakeholders such as Business Development, Legal, and Regulatory teams, as well as oversight of third-party experts, including outside counsel, consultants, and auditors. You will be responsible for assessing compliance risks, developing mitigation plans, and ensuring smooth post-close integration. Key Responsibilities: Lead ethics and compliance due diligence efforts for global M&A transactions, evaluating risks in key areas such as data privacy, regulatory compliance, anti-corruption laws, promotional marketing, and government contracting. Prepare detailed risk assessments with ranked observations and actionable remediation plans for both pre- and post-close phases. Engage with internal teams and external stakeholders, including underwriters and subject companies, to align compliance efforts. Oversee the engagement, budgeting, and deliverables of third-party consultants, law firms, and auditors. Implement and track post-close compliance measures, ensuring all identified risks are effectively mitigated. Develop reports, presentations, and executive-level summaries to communicate findings and action plans. Review transactional agreements, advising on critical legal provisions related to indemnification, representations, warranties, and compliance obligations. Provide timely notifications and coordinate post-close integration with relevant Ethics & Compliance and internal teams. Stay ahead of evolving regulatory and legal compliance requirements, assessing their impact on M&A activities.