LEGAL COUNSEL

• Advise on the legal structuring of property-development partnerships, joint ventures, special purpose vehicles (SPVs) and related investment arrangements. • Lead or support the negotiation, preparation and review of Heads of Terms, development agreements, shareholders’ agreements, joint-venture agreements and related project documentation. • Advise on landowner equity participation, land valuation mechanisms and the treatment of land as an investment contribution. • Undertake and/or coordinate land-title and property due diligence, identifying title, encumbrance, planning, regulatory and development risks and recommending practical solutions. • Advise on the legal recognition, treatment and protection of clients’ intellectual property, development models, professional input and project-development contributions. • Work alongside financial advisers, investors and funders on development-finance, equity-investment and project-funding structures. • Establish clear project governance, including decision-making authority, reserved matters, responsibilities, approvals and protections between project partners. • Advise on procurement, consultant appointments, construction and development interfaces, professional-team agreements and material project contracts as projects progress. • Coordinate specialist external counsel where required while retaining ownership of the overall legal workstream and avoiding unnecessary outsourcing. • Maintain disciplined legal records of agreements, approvals, title documentation, due-diligence material and corporate/project documentation. • Provide concise, commercially useful advice to the Principal / Managing Partner, including clear recommendations and proposed courses of action rather than simply identifying legal problems. • Support negotiations with counterparties and their advisers and represent BFC clients’ interests with sound judgement, professionalism and commercial awareness.