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Project Finance Recruiters
We have mapped 1,000+ project finance lawyers so you do not have to search blind for a specialism where the real practitioners are hard to find.
›6,659 US finance and banking partners, May–June 2026
Project Finance Recruiters run retained searches for partners, counsel and in-house counsel. Sartori & Partners' May–June 2026 mapping counts 6,659 US finance and banking partners. Since 2017 Sartori & Partners has completed 60+ interim engagements, median 7 days to start, outside 400+ placements (230+ in-house). In a 2026 file, Sartori & Partners placed an interim general counsel at a Series C fintech in San Francisco, live on day 6.
Inside the Project Finance market.
Our proprietary Titan AI maps the relevant field first; experienced consultants qualify it by hand. The figures describe the talent market we cover.
- 2,000+
- lawyers with project finance experience
Project finance is a discipline unto itself: multi-party credit structures, long-dated concessions, construction-phase risk and the interplay of export credit agencies, development banks and commercial lenders demand lawyers who have lived inside these transactions—not merely advised on adjacent banking work. The talent pool is narrow by design, and the best practitioners are rarely visible on the open market.
Sartori & Partners maps 1,000+ lawyers who have built their careers on project finance mandates across energy, infrastructure, natural resources and transport. Our coverage spans both counsel and private-practice talent, so we understand the full arc of a career in this specialism and where the genuine depth sits.
When a hiring partner needs someone who can run a greenfield power-project financing from term sheet to financial close, or when a senior associate is ready for a move that reflects their real transaction record, we already know the field. That knowledge is the point of difference.
Live project finance roles.
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Where project finance hiring concentrates right now — each market backed by live mandates and our mapped field.
The searches we run in Project Finance.
Law-firm and corporate mandates alike — from a confidential lateral partner move to a first general counsel — each run on the same evidence-led method.
Lateral Partner & Practice-Group Moves
Confidential lateral partners and practice-group lift-outs, assessed on portable business, conflicts and platform fit.
Explore this search 02In-House & General Counsel
GC, deputy GC and senior counsel for companies operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Explore this search 03Associate & Counsel Recruiting
Mid-level and senior associates and counsel, matched on practice depth and trajectory, not keywords.
Explore this search 04Compliance & Regulatory Leadership
Chief compliance officers and regulatory leaders for the most heavily supervised practices.
Explore this searchBoth sides of the search.
For law firms
Lateral partners, practice groups and associates — a shortlist drawn from the full field of a practice, not a rented database.
Learn moreFor companies
General counsel, compliance and legal-operations leaders for businesses building or scaling a legal function.
Learn moreFor candidates
Considering a move? We approach senior lawyers privately and confidentially — nothing moves without your say-so.
Learn moreProject Finance recruitment — common questions
How hard is it to recruit an experienced project finance lawyer?
Genuinely difficult. Project finance is a practice that rewards long tenure: lawyers build value through repeat-lender relationships, familiarity with concession frameworks and experience across the full transaction lifecycle. Most senior practitioners are not actively looking, which means search, not advertising, is the only reliable route to them. Our mapped market of 1,000+ lawyers gives us a starting point that a reactive search simply cannot replicate.
How many live project finance roles does Sartori & Partners have?
We have 1314 live project finance roles across our coverage, spanning 773 partner-level and 541 associate or counsel positions. Mandates in this area are typically confidential and off-market — these are only the roles we are actively able to share. Contact us to discuss what else is live.
What compensation do project finance roles typically offer?
Based on current live mandates, project finance role compensation in the US runs $100k–$550k. This reflects only the roles where the hiring organisation has authorised us to share a range publicly — many mandates are structured around the right candidate rather than a fixed band. Contact us for a candid benchmark for your specific profile.
Project Finance
The right project finance hire begins with a quiet conversation.
Tell us the mandate — we will tell you candidly whether we are the right firm to run it. No obligation, complete discretion.