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Draft, review, advise on and take the lead in negotiating a broad range of legal documentation which are:
- core to the project development of large scale power infrastructure transactions and include joint development agreements, power purchase agreements, concession/implementation agreements, EPC and O&M contracts and termsheets, project finance suite of agreements
- ancillary to project development and include non-disclosure agreements, consultancy agreements
- relevant to M&A transaction and include share purchase agreements and shareholders’ agreements
- Prepare, negotiate and bundle all key legal aspects ancillary to bid submissions
- Close projects (prepare / review CPs, legal opinions, final drafting)
- Manage and direct external law firms engaged to support the development activities and ensure an optimal use of the external resources
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Project Execution |
- Perform post financial close tasks by ensuring all key obligations of the project companies (in particular in relation to EPC and financing arrangements) are understood and are adhered to during construction and operation phases
- Support the construction and operation of the projects through the management of contracts and claims by providing advice, drafting letters, participating
- in project follow up and monitoring Liaise with lenders legal counsels (in particular in relation to waiver requests)
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Risk Management |
- Assess projects and agreements and identify key commercial and legal risks
- Present risk assessment to the senior management
- Suggest mitigations to identified risks
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Best Practice |
- Raise awareness of potential legal issues arising in respect of thecompany’s business
- Promote best practices through sharing of information and training
- Reduce legal exposure for the company
- Support with corporate governance (contract approvals procedure, authority matrix, policies and procedures)
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General |
- Conduct legal research and communicate advice to the business team
- Ad hoc work required from time to time to move the legal function forward
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