Senior Associate (Americas EIPAF)
White & Case LLP | 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
Job Duties: Manage deal teams and processes across practice areas and geographic locations in the financing of energy and infrastructure projects, including power, geothermal facilities, digital infrastructure, and energy transition assets. Prepare, review, and negotiate various financing, investment, project and associated documents including financing agreements, pledge and security agreements, letter of credit reimbursement agreements, and sponsor guarantees, tax equity and preferred equity investment documents, tax credit purchase agreements, EPC Contracts, PPAs and Services Agreements, and closing opinions. Manage the development and financing of infrastructure projects including privately financed IPPs, tertiary healthcare facilities, and critical road infrastructure, midwifing projects from inception through development, construction, commercial operations, and beyond. Advise lenders, sponsors, and equity investors on financings for energy and infrastructure assets, including conventional power, solar, wind, battery storage, geothermal facilities and digital infrastructure assets. Conduct brief or more complex legal and factual research, and draft memoranda and other written analyses depending on client needs. Manage and conduct legal due diligence in connection with financings, acquisitions, restructurings, and divestitures. Serve as primary point of contact for clients, opposing counsel and other transactional legal teams. Exercise good judgment in internal and external written and verbal communications. Counsel clients on a wide range of financing transactions, including asset-based finance, leveraged finance, acquisition finance and other project finance transactions. Advise private equity funds, financial institutions and borrowers on the financing, development and restructuring of renewable energy facilities and other clean technology assets. Mentor and train junior team members and participate in client development initiatives. Manage workload planning and work assignments for deal teams, providing guidance and oversight to junior members.
Telecommuting: Telecommuting may be permitted up to 1 day per week. When not telecommuting, must report to White & Case LLP at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.
Salary: $435,000-$455,000 per year
Requirements: LL.M., J.D., or U.S. equivalent in law, plus 6 years of professional experience as an Attorney, Associate, Law Clerk, or any occupation, job title, position handling finance work including debt, equity, restructurings, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures in the energy transition market.
Must also have the following experience: Must be admitted to the New York State Bar. 6 years of professional experience managing transaction-related research and drafting, including preparation of legal memoranda and client communications, for commercial banks and development finance institutions on complex project and corporate financings involving cross border regulatory, credit, and security package considerations; 6 years of professional experience managing deal teams across multiple practice areas and geographic locations as well as coordinating transaction timelines, workflows, and deliverables while handling multiple matters concurrently for complex greenfield and brownfield IPP and infrastructure projects requiring multi agency approvals, land rights structuring, and cross border regulatory compliance; 6 years of professional experience advising clients on strategic, legal, and commercial considerations and project development matters, including FIDIC-based contracts and large scale infrastructure projects; 6 years of professional experience working in project finance, including debt financings and preferred equity; and 6 years of professional experience handling the financing of energy projects and restructuring of term loan facilities advising lender groups on restructuring multi facility, cross currency credit arrangements and on enforcement of security interests in multi jurisdictional contexts.
How to Apply: Submit resume online at: https://www.whitecase.com or via email to lateralrecruiting@whitecase.com. Must specify Ad Code EOEK.
Required skills
- Team Management