Job Description
The New York office is and the Washington, DC offices are seeking highly qualified attorneys with two (2) to six (6) years of project debt finance experience experience, with a focus on energy and infrastructure at a leading national or international law firm. The ideal candidate would have experience in drafting and negotiation of negotiating financing documents for domestic and/or international project financings, debt finance deals (including credit agreements, depositary agreements, note purchase agreements, security documents, etc.), as well as project contract experience in reviewing and project development experience. Will also consider candidates drafting commercial (aka ?project?) documents. Candidates with a leveraged acquisition finance background. background (preferably in energy and infrastructure space) are also encouraged to apply. Kirkland?s Project Debt Finance - Infrastructure attorneys advise globally on the financing, acquisition, and development and financing of some of the most complex projects in the renewable sector (including wind, solar, CSS, hydrogen, renewable gas), oil and gas (including liquefied natural gas), LNG), conventional power, infrastructure, petrochemicals and renewables sectors. digital infrastructure (including data centers and telecom). Our team, which is recognized by Legal 500 US as a leading Project Finance Firm, team is acknowledged for providing integrated and innovative services and market intelligence to private equity funds, their portfolio companies, strategic investors, project developers, commercial banks, mezzanine lenders, institutional investors and multilateral and bilateral agencies. The direct lenders. We have been recognized by Law360 as Project Finance Practice Group of the Year in 2019 & 2021; Legal 500 as Leading Firm - Project Finance: Advice to Lenders & Sponsors, 2019-2022; Legal 500 as Leading Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power Firm, 2020-2022; Chambers - Leading Firm for Projects: Oil & Gas, 2020-2022; Chambers - Leading Firm for Power, 2021 & 2022. The team is a part of an integrated 250 350 lawyer Energy & Infrastructure Practice with a strong presence in Texas, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
Practice Areas & Specialty
Banking, Debt Finance, Energy, Leveraged Finance, Oil & Gas, Project Finance
Key skill Required
- CSS
- Development
- Digital Infrastructure
- Drafting
- Finance
- Infrastructure
- Intelligence
- International Law
- Mezzanine
- Negotiating
- Private Equity
- Project Development
- Project Finance
- Purchase Agreements
- Security
- International
Designation
- Associate
