HSBC

4 weeks ago

Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) Infrastructure & Project Finance (New York, NY, US, 10001)

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Job Summary

Senior Legal Counsel for HSBC’s CIB Infrastructure & Project Finance unit, providing end-to-end legal support for large-scale infrastructure, energy, transport, and PPP projects in the United States. Responsibilities include advising on structuring, due diligence, negotiations, security packages, cross-border matters, and coordinating with internal clients and external panel firms to manage risk and regulatory compliance.

Location: New York

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

•Provide day-to-day legal advice to the CIB Infrastructure & Project Finance team on all aspects of project finance and infrastructure lending transactions
•Provide timely counsel and legal support on the end-to-end cycle of project finance transactions (e.g., strategy, structuring, due diligence, drafting, negotiation, execution, and implementation) in a cost-effective manner
•Advise on a range of project finance structures, including limited and non-recourse financings, PPPs, concession agreements, ECA-backed facilities, and multilateral development bank co-financings
•Support CIB business and relationship management teams in structuring and negotiating complex financing arrangements for infrastructure, energy, transportation, and natural resources projects
•Advise business teams and legal colleagues in HSBC affiliate jurisdictions with respect to cross-border project finance transactions, multi-sourced funding arrangements, intercreditor and security arrangements, and relevant regulatory frameworks
•Review and negotiate key project finance documentation, including facility agreements, security packages, direct agreements, sponsor support agreements, hedging arrangements, and common terms agreements
•Ensure senior management within legal and business teams is fully briefed on material legal issues arising in infrastructure and project finance matters
•Work independently and escalate to legal management unusual situations, highly complex issues, and matters that may pose significant legal, financial, and/or reputational risk to the Bank
•Manage (and instruct) panel law firms and legal spend
•Provide legal coverage and support to other teams within the wider CIB legal group as needed
•Collaborate proactively with other legal team members across CIB, pitching in on matters outside of core responsibilities when workload or business needs require
•Maintain and develop positive and professional working relationships within the wider HSBC legal department and CIB legal teams in the U.S. and globally

Key Requirements

•A license to practice law in New York State or another acceptable U.S. state
•Solid experience in project finance, infrastructure finance, energy finance, PPPs, complex structured lending, project bonds and capital markets in the US
•Experience in Latin American infrastructure and project finance transactions would be a plus
•Demonstrated expertise in negotiating and advising on limited and non-recourse financing structures, concession frameworks, and multi-party intercreditor arrangements
•Commercial and pragmatic approach to providing legal and risk advice to Wholesale/Banks teams and Risk function

Experience:InfrastructureProject financeEnergyPublic-private partnerships

Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)

Skills:CommunicationNegotiationDraftingTeam collaboration

Languages:English

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

HSBC

Global banking and financial services organisation offering retail, commercial, corporate and investment banking, wealth management, and global markets services across Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East.

Industry: Banking

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Founded: 1865

Glassdoor: 3.6

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HSBC

4 weeks ago

Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) Infrastructure & Project Finance (New York, NY, US, 10001)

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Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 5 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: New York

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

•Provide day-to-day legal advice to the CIB Infrastructure & Project Finance team on all aspects of project finance and infrastructure lending transactions
•Provide timely counsel and legal support on the end-to-end cycle of project finance transactions (e.g., strategy, structuring, due diligence, drafting, negotiation, execution, and implementation) in a cost-effective manner
•Advise on a range of project finance structures, including limited and non-recourse financings, PPPs, concession agreements, ECA-backed facilities, and multilateral development bank co-financings
•Support CIB business and relationship management teams in structuring and negotiating complex financing arrangements for infrastructure, energy, transportation, and natural resources projects
•Advise business teams and legal colleagues in HSBC affiliate jurisdictions with respect to cross-border project finance transactions, multi-sourced funding arrangements, intercreditor and security arrangements, and relevant regulatory frameworks
•Review and negotiate key project finance documentation, including facility agreements, security packages, direct agreements, sponsor support agreements, hedging arrangements, and common terms agreements
•Ensure senior management within legal and business teams is fully briefed on material legal issues arising in infrastructure and project finance matters
•Work independently and escalate to legal management unusual situations, highly complex issues, and matters that may pose significant legal, financial, and/or reputational risk to the Bank
•Manage (and instruct) panel law firms and legal spend
•Provide legal coverage and support to other teams within the wider CIB legal group as needed
•Collaborate proactively with other legal team members across CIB, pitching in on matters outside of core responsibilities when workload or business needs require
•Maintain and develop positive and professional working relationships within the wider HSBC legal department and CIB legal teams in the U.S. and globally

Key Requirements

•A license to practice law in New York State or another acceptable U.S. state
•Solid experience in project finance, infrastructure finance, energy finance, PPPs, complex structured lending, project bonds and capital markets in the US
•Experience in Latin American infrastructure and project finance transactions would be a plus
•Demonstrated expertise in negotiating and advising on limited and non-recourse financing structures, concession frameworks, and multi-party intercreditor arrangements
•Commercial and pragmatic approach to providing legal and risk advice to Wholesale/Banks teams and Risk function

Experience:InfrastructureProject financeEnergyPublic-private partnerships

Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)

Skills:CommunicationNegotiationDraftingTeam collaboration

Languages:English

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

HSBC

Industry: Banking

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Founded: 1865

Glassdoor: 3.6

Website LinkedIn