Associate, M&A Specialist / Tax

We are looking for a junior tax associate to support our growing renewable energy and energy transition practices. Qualified candidates should have experience with renewable energy tax credits and project finance including negotiating and documenting tax equity transactions and tax credit transfer agreements. A candidate ideally would have experience with partnership tax and M&A transactions.

In addition to strong academic credentials, candidates should possess good judgment, excellent analytical skills, and the intellectual rigor to grasp the tax intricacies of complicated transactions involving partnerships and tax credits (including rules on foreign entities of concern and prevailing wage & apprenticeship). Candidates will be on the forefront of energy transition, including work on cutting-edge transactions taking advantage of tax incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), as modified under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (BBBA).

Candidates should be comfortable handling complex contractual work, combining a vigilance and eye for detail with the creativity to develop innovative solutions. Given the rapid pace of our practice, you will also need to be pragmatic and highly organized-consistently meeting deadlines, and offering the dedication required to deliver an outstanding work product.

Both oral and written communication skills will be major assets, enabling candidates to communicate complex tax analyses to partners, colleagues and clients in a way that is clear and succinct. A team player, candidates should be at ease working alongside the group's partners and colleagues from across the firm's offices and practices.

Confident and self-motivated, candidates should demonstrate a willingness to accept responsibility and take ownership of projects, as well as a proactive mindset that enables you to anticipate clients' needs and independently develop solutions that add real value to their transactions.

• Negotiate and draft tax-related provisions for a variety of transaction documents including, but not limited to partnership agreements, purchase and sale agreements, credit agreements, and related documentation

• Review and draft tax-related provisions of construction documents, offtake agreements (such as power purchase agreements), and other project documents

• Draft memoranda and opinions on the qualification of projects for tax credits, structuring of investments, and related tax matters

• Coordinate internal and external resources in the various competence areas necessary in project development, financing and other transactions

• Salary Range: $225,000 - $260,000 per year

• 2+ years of domestic taxation law experience, with background in partnership tax or tax credits

• Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity, creative thinker

• Commercial and business awareness

• Outstanding communication skills

• Strong time management skills, ability to stay calm under pressure when juggling multiple projects

• Excellent drafting skills

• Driven by professional growth

• Strong professional presence

• Client service focus

• Team player

• Strong judgment

• Proactive, resourceful, takes initiative and a self-starter

• Fluency in English

• Admitted to the bar and in good standing

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Benefits at White & Case

White & Case LLP offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs to all eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, 401(k) retirement savings, vacation time, and leave programs (including parental leave). Exempt roles are also performance bonus eligible.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

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