A premier development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector is seeking a Private Equity, Energy & Infrastructure Senior Counsel/ Counsel to join its growing legal team supporting the private equity business.
This is a high-impact, high-visibility role for a lawyer who wants to work directly on the firm's most consequential transactions — not manage outside counsel from a distance, but own deals alongside the investment team from origination through close. This role reports to the General Counsel of Private Equity and will work with the other members of PE legal team and has meaningful runway for growth within the firm.
Ideal candidates will have:
- 6–12 years of transactional legal experience, with meaningful depth in one or more of the following areas: energy and infrastructure project finance or acquisition finance; energy M&A and structured equity
- Demonstrated experience as lead or co-lead on complex, multi-party transactions — with the ability to manage deal processes, supervise junior lawyers, and serve as primary contact for client and counterparty teams
- Familiarity with the range of structures relevant to energy investment: project-level senior secured facilities, back-leverage and holdco structures, fund LP/GP structures, acquisition financings, and corporate credit facilities
- Fund formation experience and tax equity investment (ITC, PTC, or transferability structures are a plus
- In-house experience is a plus but not required; lawyers from leading energy and infrastructure practices at major law firms are strongly encouraged to apply
As Senior Counsel you will:
- Lead and co-lead complex transactions across the energy and infrastructure sector, including power generation, storage, transmission, and adjacent infrastructure assets — spanning M&A, project finance, acquisition finance, structured equity, and tax equity
- Negotiate and draft the full suite of transaction documentation — purchase agreements, financing documents, credit agreements, security packages, joint venture agreements, tax equity documents, and related ancillary agreements
- Advise the investment team on deal structure, risk allocation, and legal strategy from early-stage evaluation through signing, financing, and closing
- Support fund-level legal matters including fund formation and governance, LP/GP relationship management, side letter negotiation, and investor onboarding across the PE platform
- Manage cross-functional legal workstreams involving regulatory, environmental, tax, real estate, and derivatives counsel, and coordinate outside counsel effectively across complex multi-party transactions
- Conduct and supervise due diligence across debt and equity financings, M&A transactions, major project contracts, and corporate matters; prepare and review diligence memoranda
- Develop relationships with investment professionals, finance teams, and senior leadership as a trusted advisor who adds value before problems arise
This is an amazing opportunity to have both a meaningful role and an opportunity to develop professionally with the support of collaborative and experienced peers.
Compensation is competitive and will consist of a base of $250,000 to $300,000, as well as a discretionary, performance-based annual cash bonus and a full suite of benefits that are 100% paid for by the company. Opportunities for carry may be available in the future.
Hours are manageable and reasonable and the in-office requirement is 3 days a week in the midtown Manhattan office although the culture dictates being in the office at least 4 days a week.