Legal Counsel

We are now seeking a Legal Counsel for our fast-growing organization. The position is based in Ho Chi Minh City.
This position will report to Chief Operating Officer and General Legal Counsel
* Job Description
* Key Responsibilities
The role will include, but not be limited to, the following activities and responsibilities Vietnam.
• General Transaction Support
Support CEO/COO and Vietnam team on all matters in the negotiation and delivery of M&A, projects and financing, including (but not limited to):
M&A
- Responsible and lead for legal due diligence, legal structuring and legal documentation (term sheets, MoUs, SPAs, SHAs, JV Agreements etc.), signing and closing processes for any mergers and acquisitions and/or joint ventures or other partnerships
- Works together with deal team in negotiations with counterparties and relationship management
- Responsible for advising on regulatory approvals and any listing processes
- Responsible for ensuring ongoing monitoring and compliance with documentary obligations (in collaboration with responsible finance and other colleagues)
- Advising on new market entry for BECIS Vietnam, understanding and on regulatory and contractual structures on the basis of local advice and setting up appropriate structures for entry
Projects
- Reviewing and executing strategic and project documentation for distributed energy solutions for C&I customers (including power purchase agreements, engineering, procurement and construction contracts, O&M contracts)
- Advising on regulations in the energy sector, and related regulations
- Liaising with ESG manager to assist on legal issues and to ensure alignment of ESG policies and requirements in legal documents
- Ensuring country team liaises with and manages relationships with local governmental and regulatory authorities and bodies (along with other responsible BECIS Vietnam colleagues)
- Advising on applicable laws and regulations with support from external/internal in Vietnam team
Finance (Debt and/or Equity)
- Support for legal due diligence, legal structuring and documentation (project finance documentation, SPAs, SSAs, SHA's etc.), signing and closing processes for any debt or equity fund-raise, strategic mergers and acquisitions
- Works together with deal team in negotiations with counterparties and relationship management
- Responsible for ensuring ongoing monitoring and compliance with document obligations (in collaboration with responsible finance and other colleagues)
• General Corporate Counsel Support
Assist with general day-to-day corporate counsel support matters, including assistance with:
- employment and service provider arrangements and contracting
- immigration and other employment matters
- engagements and mandates
- confidentiality and data protection
- trademarks and copyright
- compliance with group policies and procedures and ensuring BECIS standards are consistently applied
- lease and services agreements
- setting up and managing contract and work-flow processes
- managing disputes and litigation.
• Managing and liaison with Company Secretaries
Manage and liaise with outsourced Corporate Secretary for the various regional investments and holding companies as required including the following:
- Managing local investment structures and assisting in incorporation of tax efficient structures;
- Ensuring all corporate approvals (board, commissioners and shareholders' resolutions and corporate certificates) for all corporate matters for all country entities;
- carrying out ad-hoc regulatory and managing the preparation of forms and filings such as increase and allotment of authorized share capital, change of address in coordination with the admin team;
- Ensuring periodic board meetings in various countries, taking minutes as required;
- Ensuring all corporate filings, record-keeping and KYC for all country entities; and
- Ensuring any applicable regulatory reporting is carried out.
• Corporate Governance
Ensuring good corporate governance in country by:
- Ensuring ongoing compliance and reporting with local debt documents, project documents and shareholder and investment agreements;
- Implementing Anti-Bribery, Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Corruption policies and procedures and provision of training on same;
- Assisting with 'KYC' procedures;
- Briefing BECIS legal team on compliance and governance matters and assisting them to prepare compliance reports for relevant countries; and
-