Senior Associate (Americas EIPAF) (White & Case LLP, New York, NY) at White & Case

The role

White & Case is seeking a Senior Associate for its Project Development and Finance Practice in New York. This role is for an experienced lawyer with at least 6 years of PQE, focusing on advising clients on the legal and financial aspects of large-scale infrastructure and development projects.

What you'll do

Manage deal teams and processes across practice areas and geographic locations in the financing of energy and infrastructure projects
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
Advise lenders, sponsors, and equity investors on financings for energy and infrastructure assets
Conduct legal and factual research, and draft memoranda and other written analyses
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
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
Participate in client development initiatives
Manage workload planning and work assignments for deal teams
Provide guidance and oversight to junior members

What we're looking for

6 years of professional experience as an Attorney, Associate, Law Clerk, or any occupation handling finance work including debt, equity, restructurings, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures in the energy transition market

Admission to the New York State Bar

6 years of professional experience managing transaction-related research and drafting for commercial banks and development finance institutions on complex project and corporate financings

6 years of professional experience managing deal teams across multiple practice areas and geographic locations for complex 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

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

Senior Associate (Americas EIPAF) (White & Case LLP, New York, NY)

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