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

About this role

Our Project Development and Finance Practice specializes in advising clients on the legal and financial aspects of large-scale infrastructure and development projects. Our practice provides comprehensive support through all stages of project development, including initial planning, financing, construction and operation. Our team works with clients across various sectors such as energy, transportation, real estate and public infrastructure, offering expertise in structuring and negotiating project agreements, managing regulatory compliance and mitigating risks. We also assist clients in securing funding through various financial instruments and navigating complex financial transactions. By combining deep industry knowledge with a global perspective, our Project Development and Finance Practice helps clients successfully bring projects to fruition, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and regulatory requirements.

Firm Summary

White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be.

With lawyers operating from more than 40 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world’s key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.

It’s not just about our global network of offices; it’s the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It’s one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work. And why we attract a diverse group of people.

Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative and committed to excellence. Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak 80 languages.

Duties and Accountabilities

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. Salary: $435,000-$455,000 per year

Qualifications 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 be admitted to the New York State Bar. Must also have the following experience: 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.

Location & Reporting 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. Submit resume online at: https://www.whitecase.com or via email to [email removed]. Must specify Ad Code EOEK.

This position is eligible for incentives under the Employee Referral Program.

Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

This role reports to Partner Equal Opportunities

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Benefits at White & Case

White & Case LLP offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs to all eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, 401(k) retirement savings, vacation time, and leave programs (including parental leave). Exempt roles are also performance bonus eligible.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

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