Mid-Level to Senior Project Finance Associate

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is seeking an associate to take a leading role on complex, market-shaping transactions at the intersection of finance, government, and industry. The role spans space and satellite matters, export credit agencies, and development finance institutions, with a focus on cross-border deal execution.

The position involves guiding significant workstreams on project finance, coordinating directly with partners and clients, and staffing and delivering matters efficiently across

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex, cross-border financings and transactions.
• Strong ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary deal teams.
• Proven mentoring and leadership of junior lawyers.

Responsibilities

• Take a leading role on complex, market-shaping transactions at the intersection of finance, business, and government, including space and satellite matters.
• Lead significant workstreams on project finance and related transactions, coordinating with partners and clients.
• Act as an integrator across transactions, translating commercial, financing, regulatory, and sector-specific considerations into practical guidance.
• Supervise and mentor junior lawyers across the firm to develop project finance experience and leadership.

Job description

Overview

• The role involves taking a leading role on complex, market-shaping transactions at the intersection of finance, business, and government, encompassing matters in the space and satellite industry, export credit agencies, development finance institutions, defense finance, renewable energy, and Latin America.
• Responsibilities include leading significant workstreams on project finance and related transactions, direct coordination with partners and clients, and driving execution across multidisciplinary deal teams.
• A core function is acting as an integrator across transactions and teams, translating commercial, financing, regulatory, and sector-specific considerations into practical advice, and ensuring efficient matter staffing, management, and delivery.
• The associate will supervise and mentor junior lawyers from across the firm who are interested in developing project finance experience, contributing to leadership and leverage for sophisticated, cross-border matters.
• Desired experience includes energy and infrastructure, export credit agency (ECA)/development finance institution (DFI) financings, Latin America, aerospace and defense, or space and satellite-related matters.