Senior Counsel - Private Investments

If you're passionate about being part of a diverse organization that enables a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales to deliver innovative business solutions with excellence, then Nationwide's Legal team could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

Nationwide’s Investments Legal Practice Group within The Office of the Chief Legal Officer is seeking an experienced and highly motivated attorney to join our team supporting the Department of Investments. This role is a critical partner to Nationwide’s investment professionals and provides strategic, business-oriented legal guidance on a wide range of sophisticated private investment transactions, including private placements, private credit, private funds, co-investments, secondary transactions, and related matters.

The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor, collaborating closely with other Investments Legal attorneys, portfolio managers, compliance, risk, and other internal stakeholders, as well as external counsel and counterparties, to structure and execute complex transactions that align with Nationwide’s investment objectives and regulatory requirements. This position requires strong technical expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to navigate nuanced legal and business issues in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advise on the structuring and execution of private investments, including private funds, feeder funds, co-investments, and secondary transactions, ensuring alignment with business goals and regulatory obligations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of agreements, such as subscription agreements, limited partnership agreements, note purchase agreements, side letters, investment management agreements, and other transaction-related documents.
• Analyze offering materials, term sheets, transaction documents, and ongoing fund communications to identify and mitigate legal and business risks.
• Provide proactive guidance on regulatory and legal obligations under federal and state securities laws, insurance regulations, and other applicable frameworks.
• Monitor, interpret, and communicate developments in laws and regulations impacting insurance company investments, private markets, and related transactions, advising on their implications for Nationwide’s investment strategies.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to develop and implement best practices, policies, and procedures that promote compliance and operational efficiency.
• Manage relationships with external counsel and counterparties to ensure timely and effective transaction execution.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives within the Investments Legal Practice Group, including process improvements, training, and knowledge sharing.

This is a hybrid work schedule located in Columbus, OH.

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Job Description Summary

Would you thrive in an environment where you can deliver top-quality legal services to support the goals and business objectives of a Fortune 100 insurance and financial services company? If you possess the legal education, skills and expertise needed to provide outstanding service, advice, and counsel, we want to hear from you!

As Senior Counsel, you will independently provide deep expert legal advice and counsel on highly complex legal matters with senior level leaders. You will negotiate significant income generating deals on behalf of business partners and the enterprise. We’ll count on you to create valuable risk management recommendations by leveraging sound risk assessment information and actively identifying and logically assessing potential legal risks in ambiguous, unique and/or the most complex business situations which have the greatest potential for significant impact to the company.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities: 

• Provides legal subject matter expertise on specialized privacy, real estate, investment, or capital markets related matters and transactions.

• Advises, counsels, develops conclusions and recommendations, negotiates on behalf of business partner, drafts necessary legal documents, and closes deals that are financially significant, high-risk, or highly complex and that directly generate income and affect the enterprise’s profitability.

• Creates valuable risk management/mitigation recommendations leveraging sound risk assessment information to further achievement of the enterprise’s privacy, real estate and investme