Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions

Lincoln Electric is a high-performance industrial machinery and technology leader who helps customers manufacture and maintain vital equipment and infrastructure. Lincoln Electric’s innovative solutions enable higher quality and productivity across a variety of processes including welding, cutting, brazing, machining, process automation, and field repair. The Company leverages proprietary technologies and expertise in materials science, power electronics, automation, and intelligent software to help customers build better and achieve resilience in their operations. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is the essential ‘Linc’ that keeps the economy running. The Company operates 71 manufacturing and automation facilities across 20 countries and serves customers in over 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the Company’s website at https://www.lincolnelectric.com .   Location: Euclid - Automation   Employment Status: Salary Full-Time   Function: Legal   Pay Range: $177,000.00 - $200,000.00 Target Bonus: 15.0% Req ID:  30266     ​ ​ Job Summary

Lincoln Electric's Legal organization is seeking a dynamic, business-minded attorney to serve as Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions within the Corporate Legal team. Reporting to the Corporate Associate General Counsel, this role is responsible for providing strategic legal counsel across the full lifecycle of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, restructuring transactions, investments, and other strategic initiatives. The Counsel will partner broadly with Corporate Development, Finance, Tax, Human Resources, Compliance, business leaders, and external advisors to support transaction planning, due diligence, negotiation, closing, and post-close integration. This role will help ensure legal and regulatory risks are identified and appropriately mitigated while enabling efficient execution and successful integration of acquired businesses. Job Responsibilities

Advise Strategy and Corporate Development, business leaders, and legal partners on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, restructuring transactions, investments, and other corporate development matters. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including deal teams, legal and financial advisors, investment bankers, and regulatory authorities, to support compliant and effective transaction execution. Draft, review, and negotiate complex transaction documents, including confidentiality agreements, letters of intent, purchase and merger agreements, subscription and shareholder agreements, transition services agreements, and related ancillary documents. Lead legal due diligence activities to identify, assess, and mitigate potential liabilities, including corporate, commercial, regulatory, employment, intellectual property, litigation, compliance, and governance risks. Serve as legal project manager throughout the transaction lifecycle, coordinating input from internal legal specialists, cross-functional partners, and outside counsel to meet transaction objectives and timelines. Lead the legal workstream for post-close integration, partnering with Human Resources, Finance, Tax, IT, Compliance, and business teams to support an orderly transition and alignment with applicable laws, regulations, and Lincoln Electric policies. Advise on legal aspects of integration planning and execution, including governance structures, delegated authority, entity management, contract migration, policy harmonization, intellectual property, regulatory commitments, litigation matters, and compliance controls. Job Responsibilities, Continued

Partner with Human Resources and business leadership on workforce integration matters, including employment obligations, organizational restructuring, leadership transitions, retention arrangements, employee communications, labor and employment compliance, and related