The Project Development and Finance Practice specializes in advising clients on legal and financial aspects of large-scale infrastructure and development projects across energy, transportation, real estate, and public infrastructure sectors, providing support from initial planning through financing, construction, and operation, including structuring agreements, managing regulatory compliance, mitigating risks, securing funding, and navigating complex financial transactions.
White & Case is an elite global law firm with over 40 locations, distinguished by its on-the-ground presence in key financial markets and strength in handling complex cross-border work.
The role involves managing deal teams and processes across practice areas and geographic locations in the financing of energy and infrastructure projects, covering assets such as power, geothermal facilities, digital infrastructure, and energy transition.
Core responsibilities include preparing, reviewing, and negotiating a range of financing, investment, project, and associated documents, including various financing agreements, pledge/security agreements, letter of credit reimbursement agreements, sponsor guarantees, tax equity/preferred equity investment documents, tax credit purchase agreements, EPC Contracts, PPAs, Services Agreements, and closing opinions.
The role also involves managing the development and financing of infrastructure projects, including privately financed IPPs, tertiary healthcare facilities, and critical road infrastructure, guiding projects from inception through development, construction, and commercial operations.
Advice is provided to lenders, sponsors, and equity investors on financings for energy and infrastructure assets such as conventional power, solar, wind, battery storage, geothermal facilities, and digital infrastructure assets, covering asset-based, leveraged, acquisition, and other project finance transactions.
The position requires conducting legal and factual research, drafting memoranda and written analyses, managing legal due diligence in connection with financings/acquisitions/restructurings/divestitures, and serving as a primary point of contact for clients and other transactional legal teams.
Specific experience required includes 6 years in managing transaction-related research and drafting, including legal memoranda and client communications, for commercial banks and development finance institutions on complex cross-border project and corporate financings involving regulatory, credit, and security package considerations.
Also required is 6 years of professional experience managing deal teams across multiple practice areas and geographic locations, 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.
Further required experience includes 6 years advising clients on strategic, legal, and commercial considerations and project development matters (including FIDIC-based contracts and large-scale infrastructure projects), 6 years in project finance (including debt financings and preferred equity), and 6 years handling the financing of energy projects and restructuring of term loan facilities (advising lender groups on restructuring multi-facility, cross-currency credit arrangements and enforcement of security interests in multi-jurisdictional contexts).
The role involves mentoring and training junior team members, participating in client development initiatives, and managing workload planning and assignments for deal teams.
Telecommuting is permitted up to one day per week; otherwise, the role is based in the New York office.

White & Case LLP

Senior Project Development & Finance Associate

6+ PQE · October 19, 2026 (Today)

White & Case LLP

6+ PQE · October 19, 2026 (Today)

Salary

$435,000 - $455,000

Employment type

Full-time

Practice area

Banking · Energy · Project Development · Project Finance

Location

New York City

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Overview

The Project Development and Finance Practice specializes in advising clients on legal and financial aspects of large-scale infrastructure and development projects across energy, transportation, real estate, and public infrastructure sectors, providing support from initial planning through financing, construction, and operation, including structuring agreements, managing regulatory compliance, mitigating risks, securing funding, and navigating complex financial transactions.
White & Case is an elite global law firm with over 40 locations, distinguished by its on-the-ground presence in key financial markets and strength in handling complex cross-border work.
The role involves managing deal teams and processes across practice areas and geographic locations in the financing of energy and infrastructure projects, covering assets such as power, geothermal facilities, digital infrastructure, and energy transition.
Core responsibilities include preparing, reviewing, and negotiating a range of financing, investment, project, and associated documents, including various financing agreements, pledge/security agreements, letter of credit reimbursement agreements, sponsor guarantees, tax equity/preferred equity investment documents, tax credit purchase agreements, EPC Contracts, PPAs, Services Agreements, and closing opinions.
The role also involves managing the development and financing of infrastructure projects, including privately financed IPPs, tertiary healthcare facilities, and critical road infrastructure, guiding projects from inception through development, construction, and commercial operations.
Advice is provided to lenders, sponsors, and equity investors on financings for energy and infrastructure assets such as conventional power, solar, wind, battery storage, geothermal facilities, and digital infrastructure assets, covering asset-based, leveraged, acquisition, and other project finance transactions.
The position requires conducting legal and factual research, drafting memoranda and written analyses, managing legal due diligence in connection with financings/acquisitions/restructurings/divestitures, and serving as a primary point of contact for clients and other transactional legal teams.
Specific experience required includes 6 years in managing transaction-related research and drafting, including legal memoranda and client communications, for commercial banks and development finance institutions on complex cross-border project and corporate financings involving regulatory, credit, and security package considerations.
Also required is 6 years of professional experience managing deal teams across multiple practice areas and geographic locations, 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.
Further required experience includes 6 years advising clients on strategic, legal, and commercial considerations and project development matters (including FIDIC-based contracts and large-scale infrastructure projects), 6 years in project finance (including debt financings and preferred equity), and 6 years handling the financing of energy projects and restructuring of term loan facilities (advising lender groups on restructuring multi-facility, cross-currency credit arrangements and enforcement of security interests in multi-jurisdictional contexts).
The role involves mentoring and training junior team members, participating in client development initiatives, and managing workload planning and assignments for deal teams.
Telecommuting is permitted up to one day per week; otherwise, the role is based in the New York office.

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Top recruiter for this opening
Ed Hossain
Long Ridge Partners
Ed Hossain
Long Ridge Partners
Camila Isern joined White & Case’s New York City office in the Arbitration group.
Ed is an exceptional recruiter that really takes the time to understand his client’s goals and what they’re looking for in their next position. He not only helped me to secure my current role but was also a pleasure to work with. He is very responsive and always communicates with transparency and clarity, providing much needed insight into the current market, while grounding all discussions in realistic expectations. He was a constant source of support, and was tenacious and resourceful in securing exciting opportunities for me in niche practice areas. He took great care in every detail from resume crafting, to interview prep, to offer negotiation, and even through the conflicts and onboarding process, acting as a true partner in my lateral search.
Top recruiter for this opening
Gregory Gambill
Slate Legal Recruiting
Gregory Gambill
Slate Legal Recruiting
Donte Z. Bronaugh, Esq. joined White & Case’s New York City office in the Corporate group.
Greg and his team were beyond helpful in taking my career to the next step. Unlike others in the industry Greg actually listened to me, identified fits based on my preference and guided me through the entire process so I never felt overwhelmed or unprepared. I highly recommend Greg and his team for any career moves you may be contemplating and would eagerly work with them again.

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Last updated: October 19, 2026

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