Corporate Counsel

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Date Posted:
November 3, 2026
Position Title:
Corporate Counsel
Office/Company:
CHAOS Industries
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Job Number:
HC-13910
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Location:
El Segundo, CA, Washington, DC, San Francisco, CA
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Salary Range: $165,000 – $209,000
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Description:
CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company’s products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats. CHAOS Industries, Inc. is seeking a versatile corporate attorney to support our growing, privately held defense technology business. You will own day-to-day corporate legal matters, help manage our domestic and international entity structure, and support M&A, financing, and other strategic transactions. You will also work across the broader Legal team on commercial deals, disputes, and other business needs. This role is suited to someone with a strong corporate foundation who enjoys taking ownership, learning new areas, and helping a fast-moving company solve practical problems. You will partner closely with Finance, People, business leadership, and outside counsel.
Responsibilities:
• Be the subject matter expert on acquisitions, investments, strategic transactions, financing, securities, tax matters, and corporate governance. • Manage domestic corporate governance matters, including board and stockholder actions, resolutions, delegations of authority, corporate records, and international subsidiary governance, managing local filings and administering corporate records. • Support the formation, maintenance, restructuring, and dissolution of domestic and international entities, coordinating with Finance, Tax, and local counsel. • Support M&A and other strategic transactions from initial evaluation through closing and integration, including diligence, transaction documents, and coordination with internal stakeholders. • Advise on financing transactions, capitalization matters, equity issuances, and investor rights and obligations in partnership with Finance. • Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements and support customer, supplier, and partnership transactions as business needs require. • Provide practical advice on legal issues across the business, independently handling matters within your expertise. • Manage outside counsel on assigned matters, including scope, budget, and work product. • Travel occasionally to company locations and business meetings, as needed. • Minimum Requirements: • J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar, with eligibility to practice in the role’s location. • 5-8 years of experience as both a law firm and in-house attorney, having practiced corporate transactions, M&A, or capital markets at a major law firm.
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Corporate Counsel
HC-13910