General Counsel or Deputy General Counsel

Evapco, a privately-held global company offering a full spectrum of heat transfer solutions, is looking for a General Counsel or Deputy General Counsel (depending upon the successful candidate’s prior experience) to join its Executive Management Team. The successful candidate will provide legal advice and services to Evapco’s executives and other employees (including for subsidiaries and affiliates) on a wide array of subjects and areas, with an initial focus on construction matters but that will also include labor and employment matters, commercial transactions, corporate matters, intellectual property protection, and interfacing with insurance companies. The specific duties/work will include:

• Negotiating terms and conditions for large contracts, including agreements with Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) companies;
• Pursuing legal claims and dispute resolution;
• Negotiating and pricing change orders;
• Negotiating commercial transactions including acquisitions, joint-ventures, and strategic supply agreements;
• Providing advice on labor and employment matters for all US locations;
• Ensuring protection for an extensive intellectual property portfolio, including foreign and domestic patents and patent applications as well as trade secrets;
• Supervising and managing litigation of all types;
• Serving as corporate secretary to ensure compliance with local laws and maintaining board resolutions
• Communicating with insurance carriers concerning claims and coverages;
• Supervising international counsel for matters involving non-US subsidiaries

Responsibilities

• Represents and advocates for Evapco and its subsidiaries in dealings with third parties
• Provides both legal and strategic guidance to Evapco business partners
• Drafts, reviews and negotiates a variety of complex documents with employees, customers, vendors and other business partners
• Work collaboratively with Executive Leadership

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of legal experience (law firm or in-house legal department)
• Juris doctor required
• Maryland Bar membership or the ability to be admitted within one year
• Ability to balance protecting company assets with business objectives
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to perform wide range of tasks, regardless of importance
• Exceptional writing skills
• Strong analytic abilities
• Ability to mediate conflict
• Highly developed negotiation skills

Evapco’s current legal department consists of one (1) attorney. Depending upon prior experience, the successful candidate may join the company directly as General Counsel or as Deputy General Counsel with the near-term expectation of becoming General Counsel.

About Evapco

EVAPCO, Inc. is a privately held, industry leading, employee owned manufacturing company with global resources and solutions for worldwide heat transfer applications. Employees share ownership of the company in an Employee Stock Ownership Program (E.S.O.P.) and share in company profits through a profit sharing plan which foster a high degree of motivation and employee engagement.
With a strong emphasis on research and development, we are dedicated to designing and manufacturing the highest quality products for the evaporative cooling and industrial refrigeration markets around the globe. Our worldwide clients are supported through our manufacturing facilities and sales offices strategically located around the world. 

Headquartered in Taneytown, Maryland, EVAPCO products are manufactured in 22 locations in 10 countries by over 3000 employees and supplied through a sales network of more than 170 offices. Founded in 1976, EVAPCO’s mission is to provide first class service and quality products in the following markets:
• Commercial HVAC (buildings, apartments, universities & hospitals)
• Industrial Process (data centers, manufacturing plants & oil/gas refinery)
• Power (power plants & power generation projects)
• Industrial Refrigeration (food processing centers & beverage production)   

The powerful combination of business strength and technical expertise has established the company as a recognized manufacturer of market-leading products on a worldwide basis. We are committed to providing the most advanced products in the industry – Technology for the Future, Available Today!

**Please, no external recruiter submissions. Candidates should apply directly to Evapco.