Legal Director, Corporate Counsel

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Job Summary

The Senior Legal Counsel oversees various corporate law matters related to governance, regulatory compliance, subsidiary maintenance, and corporate transactions.
Responsibilities
Secretarial/Corporate Governance

• Ensures proper documents and records are maintained for corporate entities to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations

• Identifies when Equinix Board of Directors approval is required and ensures proper approval is obtained to comply with Delaware law and federal securities laws

Regulatory

• Advises on ad hoc legal or regulatory issues affecting Equinix's business, such as data protection, privacy, power regulation, renewable energy, and environmental, export controls and telecommunications to influence the regulatory agenda for the benefit of Equinix’s business

• Develops and coordinates US and global regulatory management policies and programs that support regulatory issues where appropriate

• With regard to Equinix business or legal positions, advocates to and influences government regulatory bodies for the benefit of Equinix's business

Tracking & Process Management

• Provides training on internal procedures, forms, and policies to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and internal processes

• Oversees litigation holds

Compliance

• Drafts, advises on, interprets, enforces, and occasionally trains employees on company policies to ensure legal compliance and alignment with company values

• Partners with business assurance services, or other compliance groups, to ensure all company policies align with Equinix's risk profile

• Project Management· Advises on, facilitates, and manages resolution of any legal threats to Equinix’s business interests

• Manages external legal counsel when necessary or local law input is required to provide legal support for the various activities referred to above

• Leads global legal initiatives and project working groups to scale and maximize the effectiveness of the Legal Department

Contract Management

• Identifies any violations or potential violations of corporate governance rules with regard to the supplier and vendor contracting and notifies the appropriate parties so they can be properly addressed

• Assists in developing, disseminating, and reviewing template contract documentation for procurement, including NDAs, standard tender process documentation, purchase T&Cs etc., to ensure timely completion of contracts and alignment with Equinix's risk profile

Negotiation

• Prepares, reviews, and provides ongoing interpretation and negotiation of all agreements and transactions (construction, lease, property, etc.) to ensure timely completion of contracts and alignment with Equinix's risk profile

• Provides legal and regulatory interpretation and advice, as well as preparation, review, and negotiation of all necessary documents, to support any corporate or commercial transactions (mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, partnerships, loans, debt offerings, equity offerings, etc.)

Finance Support (including tax, treasury, IR and REIT)

• Supports Equinix’s maintenance of its “double Luxembourg” inter-company financing structure for funding legal entities in EMEA to enable them to expand their data center activities and for working capital purposes, including holding quarterly Board meetings in Luxembourg, preparing inter-company loan agreements, undertaking annual recapitalization process, etc.

• Supports the Finance department in relation to the preparation and finalization of the US GAAP and local statutory accounts and the accompanying audit processes, including providing corporate documentation, reviewing and advising on representation letters, etc.

• Supports Equinix as a United States REIT and undertakes all legal work necessary to maintain compliance with Equinix’s REIT status

SEC Reporting & Nasdaq Listing

• Identifies appropriate matters for coordination with other Equinix Legal personnel regarding corporate legal matters, including in the United States, regarding SEC filings, 8K disclosures, review of 10K and 10Q filings, etc.

• Prepares SEC-compliant disclosures and reporting documentation, including stockholder materials and periodic disclosures

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Provides legal and regulatory interpretation and advice, as well as preparation, review, and negotiation of all necessary documents to support any corporate or commercial transactions (mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, partnerships, loans, debt offerings, equity offerings, etc.)

Employment

• Advises and partners with HR and management on employment law related issues to ensure proper resolution of employee-related matters

• Identifies and advises on employment-related laws and regulations impacting Equinix’s business

• Oversees legal aspects of employee relations matters, employment litigation, policy creation and policy enforcement

• Responsible for the organization of and, where applicable, the delivery of internal legal sponsored training related to employment matters

• Project manages employment-related aspects of corporate transactions for the company

Intellectual Property

• Identifies and advises on intellectual property related issues affecting Equinix’s business to ensure proper protection of Equinix intellectual property

Qualifications

• JD or equivalent required

• 5+ years experience completing tasks similar to the above for a law firm or in-house legal department preferred

• Current active member of a state bar association or legal association applicable to jurisdiction of hire required

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