Legal Counsel
About the role
Engelhart is seeking a Legal Counsel with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience to support its North American principal investment and structured origination activities, with additional responsibilities for power, natural gas, environmental products and related commodities trading matters. The role will partner closely with the principal investments and structured origination teams as well as cross-functional stakeholders throughout the lifecycle of acquisitions, joint ventures, project and structured investments, financings and other complex transactions. In addition, this individual will also provide practical legal support to the trading business and management. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, business-minded attorney who can lead transactions, exercise sound judgment and deliver commercially pragmatic advice in a fast-paced environment. This will be a full-time role.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, strategic partnerships and other complex transactions, including transaction structuring, letters of intent, due diligence, equity and asset purchase and sale agreements, joint venture and LLC agreements, and financing and credit arrangements.
- Advise on investments and commercial arrangements involving power generation, energy storage, midstream assets, data centers, large loads, and other physical energy or infrastructure assets, including commercial, regulatory, financing, governance and risk-allocation considerations.
- Support the execution of structured origination opportunities, including long-term offtake arrangements, tolling structures, power purchase agreements, energy management arrangements, and other bespoke commercial structures.
- Draft, review and negotiate transaction-related agreements, including confidentiality agreements, exclusivity arrangements, term sheets, guarantees, security and collateral documents, intercompany arrangements