Project and Infrastructure Development and Finance

Vedder Price attorneys have broad experience providing comprehensive legal advice in connection with the development and financing of infrastructure projects in the transportation, telecommunications, energy and industrial sectors. These projects have been located in:

• Asia (including India, Pakistan and China);
• the Middle East;
• Australia;
• Europe;
• Africa; and
• the Americas.

Vedder Price lawyers represent lenders, multilateral institutions, governmental entities, investors, sponsors and borrowers in connection with non-recourse and limited recourse project financings utilizing various combinations of bank debt, bonds, equity, mezzanine debt, credit support and indirect financing via private equity capital call facilities.

In addition, Vedder Price project and infrastructure attorneys represent developers (including governmental entities), contractors, operators, off-takers and suppliers in all stages of the development and implementation of infrastructure projects. These include cross-border tax and liability structuring advice, labor advice and assistance with dispute resolution.  Our lawyers have significant experience in the drafting and negotiation of various project development and implementation documentation including financing arrangements (at all stages), concessions, site acquisition agreements, documentary and standby letters of credit, engineering, procurement and construction agreements, supply agreements, power purchase agreements, interconnection agreements, and operation and maintenance agreements (including “split-contract” structuring).

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