Tax Associate — Energy & Climate Solutions

Senior tax associate or counsel role within an energy and climate solutions practice focused on tax-credit and project-level transactional work. The role centers on tax equity partnerships, inverted lease and sale-leaseback structures, equipment safe-harbor work, and tax credit transfer matters across clean energy projects and advanced energy technologies.

The lawyer will collaborate closely with project finance, corporate and debt teams on sponsor- and developer-side transactions, take responsibility for drafting written tax advice, and have regular client-facing and transaction-management responsibilities. The team works across wind, solar, storage, geothermal, nuclear, advanced manufacturing and EV charging matters.

Preferred locations include San Francisco, with consideration given to candidates based in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Seattle. The position is open across multiple U.S. offices.

• Approximately six years of tax transactional experience (tax equity focus) at a national or large law firm.
• Substantive experience with tax equity partnerships, inverted lease and sale-leaseback structures, equipment safe-harbor and tax credit transfer transactions.
• Experience advising on federal tax credit issues and producing written tax opinions/advice.
• Familiarity with clean energy sectors (e.g., wind, solar, battery storage, geothermal, nuclear, advanced manufacturing, EV charging) and with sponsor- or developer-side representation.
• Strong drafting, client-communication and transaction-management skills; admission to the relevant U.S. bar.