At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities. Reimagine What’s Possible  <div>Air Products (NYSE: APD) seeks a Business Attorney in the Americas Law Department at our headquarters in Allentown, PA to provide transactional and compliance legal support to the Company’s North American Region. This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic and business-minded lawyer to join a long-established and highly reputable global company. This position provides an exciting, varied and challenging workload with potential for career advancement and periodic remote work flexibility.The successful candidate will take a leadership role in supporting various product sales and equipment transactions, including negotiating and drafting complex commercial contracts, letters of intent and joint venture arrangements, and managing inside and outside legal resources in supporting significant commercial transactions, including M&amp;A.  The role will also include providing compliance counseling to business clients, general managers and senior executives, and managing and resolving commercial disputes and coordinating cross-functional legal support with tax, finance and legal professionals at the Company’s headquarters in Allentown.</div>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:<ul><li>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</li><li>Lead and manage all phases of M&amp;A transactions, including due diligence, deal structuring, negotiation, documentation and signing/closing</li><li>Draft, review, and negotiate complex transaction documents, including purchase or sale agreements, TSAs, LOIs, NDAs and ancillary closing documents</li><li>Oversee regulatory filings and compliance, including HSR/antitrust review</li><li>Advise on post-closing integration matters</li><li>Manage outside counsel and legal costs across all transactions</li><li>Collaborating with other business leaders to evaluate, manage and execute significant customer transactions or initiatives</li><li>Assisting with a range of potential projects involving capital investments and joint ventures</li><li>Partnering with the tax and finance functions on relevant transactions</li><li>Managing disputes with an eye toward avoiding litigation; drafting commercial settlement agreements</li><li>Providing advice and training to internal clients on contracting and legal compliance matters</li><li>Operating in a team environment, including regular collaboration with company attorneys</li></ul>Experience &amp; Qualifications:<ul><li>15+ years of combined business and transactional experience in private practice and a corporate legal department; including mergers and acquisitions.</li><li>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.</li></ul>Why You'll Love Working Here:Air Products offers competitive pay and great benefits for our employees.<ul><li>Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment </li><li>401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions</li><li>Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time  </li><li>Paid parental leave  </li><li>Adoption assistance  </li><li>Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare) </li><li>Health Savings Account</li><li>Life Insurance (Supplemental AD&amp;D) </li><li>Employee Assistance Program (EAP)</li></ul>#INDCORAir Products proudly values the skills, dedication, and leadership that veterans offer. As a veteran-friendly organization, we actively encourage and welcome veterans to apply for various roles within our company. We recognize the outstanding strengths and experiences that veterans contribute, and we foster a workplace that honors your service while providing a platform for professional growth. Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what’s possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.    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.   Air Products is committed to working with and providing a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail us at talent@airproducts.com. General application status inquiries are not answered by this mailbox rather you’ll receive an e-mail directly from our Career Center and/or the Talent Acquisition Specialist.

Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 80 years focused on serving energy, environmental, and emerging markets. The Company has two growth pillars driven by sustainability. Air Products&rsquo; base business provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemicals, metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food. The Company also develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest clean hydrogen projects supporting the transition to low- and zero-carbon energy in the heavy-duty transportation and industrial sectors. Additionally, Air Products is the world leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment, and provides turbomachinery, membrane systems and cryogenic containers globally.
The Company had fiscal 2023 sales of $12.6 billion from operations in approximately 50 countries and has a current market capitalization of about $65 billion. Approximately 23,000 passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products&rsquo; higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and reimagine what's possible to address the challenges facing customers, communities, and the world.&nbsp;

Assistant General Counsel - Commercial

At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities. Reimagine What’s Possible  <div>Air Products (NYSE: APD) seeks a Business Attorney in the Americas Law Department at our headquarters in Allentown, PA to provide transactional and compliance legal support to the Company’s North American Region. This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic and business-minded lawyer to join a long-established and highly reputable global company. This position provides an exciting, varied and challenging workload with potential for career advancement and periodic remote work flexibility.The successful candidate will take a leadership role in supporting various product sales and equipment transactions, including negotiating and drafting complex commercial contracts, letters of intent and joint venture arrangements, and managing inside and outside legal resources in supporting significant commercial transactions, including M&amp;A.  The role will also include providing compliance counseling to business clients, general managers and senior executives, and managing and resolving commercial disputes and coordinating cross-functional legal support with tax, finance and legal professionals at the Company’s headquarters in Allentown.</div>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:<ul><li>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</li><li>Lead and manage all phases of M&amp;A transactions, including due diligence, deal structuring, negotiation, documentation and signing/closing</li><li>Draft, review, and negotiate complex transaction documents, including purchase or sale agreements, TSAs, LOIs, NDAs and ancillary closing documents</li><li>Oversee regulatory filings and compliance, including HSR/antitrust review</li><li>Advise on post-closing integration matters</li><li>Manage outside counsel and legal costs across all transactions</li><li>Collaborating with other business leaders to evaluate, manage and execute significant customer transactions or initiatives</li><li>Assisting with a range of potential projects involving capital investments and joint ventures</li><li>Partnering with the tax and finance functions on relevant transactions</li><li>Managing disputes with an eye toward avoiding litigation; drafting commercial settlement agreements</li><li>Providing advice and training to internal clients on contracting and legal compliance matters</li><li>Operating in a team environment, including regular collaboration with company attorneys</li></ul>Experience &amp; Qualifications:<ul><li>15+ years of combined business and transactional experience in private practice and a corporate legal department; including mergers and acquisitions.</li><li>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.</li></ul>Why You'll Love Working Here:Air Products offers competitive pay and great benefits for our employees.<ul><li>Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment </li><li>401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions</li><li>Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time  </li><li>Paid parental leave  </li><li>Adoption assistance  </li><li>Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare) </li><li>Health Savings Account</li><li>Life Insurance (Supplemental AD&amp;D) </li><li>Employee Assistance Program (EAP)</li></ul>#INDCORAir Products proudly values the skills, dedication, and leadership that veterans offer. As a veteran-friendly organization, we actively encourage and welcome veterans to apply for various roles within our company. We recognize the outstanding strengths and experiences that veterans contribute, and we foster a workplace that honors your service while providing a platform for professional growth. Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what’s possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.    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.   Air Products is committed to working with and providing a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail us at talent@airproducts.com. General application status inquiries are not answered by this mailbox rather you’ll receive an e-mail directly from our Career Center and/or the Talent Acquisition Specialist.

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