Corporate Counsel advising Ricoh Canada on commercial contracts, compliance, and disputes. Negotiating agreements and coordinating legal support across Canadian and North American teams.
About the role
- Senior corporate counsel guiding renewable energy transactions, project finance, and regulatory compliance. Advising EDF power solutions, a clean-energy developer and operator, across North American projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead negotiations, drafting, and critical review of commercial contracts, M&A agreements, ancillary documents, joint ventures, partnerships, project debt finance documents, offtake agreements, and interconnection and transmission documents
- Support project development and construction activities, including permitting and strategic planning
- Advise cross-functional stakeholders and establish legal strategy for transactions and corporate, transactional, and regulatory matters
- Support due diligence for project debt and equity financing, purchase and sale agreements, build-transfer agreements, and design-build-sell agreements
- Conduct legal research and contribute to compliance with applicable laws and regulations
- Manage in-house counsel, support staff, and outside corporate counsel when necessary
- Provide strategic legal guidance on federal and state regulatory strategy and compliance
- Develop employee training programs on company policies
- Recommend improvements to legal department processes to increase efficiency and mitigate legal risks
- Support legal department matters across project development, real estate, procurement, EPC contracting, financing, employment, and operating assets
- Provide legal advice on corporate and project contracts, entity maintenance, project structuring, and litigation risks
- Ensure company compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and standards
- May manage up to five direct reports
- Travel to vendors, home office, conferences, and meetings as required
- May contribute to the Legal department budget process
Requirements
- Current bar license from one or more North American jurisdictions
- Admission to practice law and in good standing in at least one U.S. state or Canadian province/territory
- Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited U.S. law school or Juris Doctorate/LLB from an accredited Canadian law school
- Typically 10 years or more of legal experience in the stated matters in a law firm and/or in-house
- Substantive experience drafting, negotiating, and critically reviewing power purchase agreements, financial hedging agreements including VPPAs, tax credit transfer agreements, interconnection agreements, permits, ISO/RTO tariffs and market rules, O&M and asset management agreements, and related project agreements for solar, wind, and battery storage assets
- Experience with M&A agreements and joint venture operating agreements
- Experience with project financing and security agreements
- Experience overseeing outside litigation counsel in litigation and adversarial proceedings
- Renewable energy company or client experience preferred
- Familiarity with consulting services agreements, master services agreements, third-party engagement letters, NDAs, and routine general contracting arrangements
- Ability to manage numerous challenging assignments simultaneously under aggressive deadlines
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent commercial drafting and negotiation skills
- Strong relationship-building and interpersonal skills; ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Superior decision-making and problem-solving skills with sound business judgment
- Frequent use of Microsoft software/programs
- Must be able to sit or stand at a computer, type, read, walk, and stand for reasonable periods
Benefits
- Competitive bonus incentives; eligible for the annual bonus program
- Low-cost health & wellness coverage for employees and eligible dependents
- 401k (USA) or RRSP/DPSP (Canada) with generous matching contribution
- Paid time off programs
- Paid parental leave after one year of service
- Learning, career development, and advancement opportunities
- Mentorship and buddy programs
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