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Assistant General Counsel – Telecoms and Renewables (Italy)

Unison Infrastructure

·

Jun 18, 2026

Location
Milan
Workplace
Hybrid
Department
Europe
Source
Lever

Description

Unison is a telecom and renewables infrastructure investment firm funded in partnership with Ardian - the global investment house based in Paris with over $150 billion in assets under management. Unison commenced operations in 2003 and today invests in real estate and infrastructure hosting wireless and renewables tenants in the United States and Europe. The Company is expanding rapidly and looking for talented, entrepreneurial team members to grow with us. 

ENGLISH VERSION (Based in Italy)

THE COMPANY:
Unison acquires real estate assets in the United States and Europe in the telecommunications and renewable energy sectors. Backed by a global investment firm with over $125B in assets under management, Unison is growing rapidly across its existing business lines while expanding into new markets. The role is based in Italy, supporting operations across European markets.

THE TEAM:
The Assistant General Counsel – Telecoms and Renewables (EU), based in Italy, will play a key role in:

  1. Managing the acquisition of telecom infrastructure assets such as cell towers across EU markets, leading transactions in multiple countries and supporting expansion into new jurisdictions.
  2. Expanding Unison’s renewable energy business in Europe by working with landowners and developers.

This is a hands-on role requiring an experienced lawyer with a strong track record in driving transactions to closing, supporting complex negotiations, and managing portfolio risk. You will work closely with senior management, origination, pricing, and property management teams. Over time, the role is expected to evolve into a specialization in renewables.

THE ROLE:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Telecommunications

  • Support the Regional General Counsel – Europe
  • Report internally in coordination with the EU GC
  • Manage transactions end-to-end with internal and external counsel
  • Liaise with brokers and site owners
  • Coordinate closings with advisors (lawyers, notaries, banks, fund managers)
  • Perform legal and property due diligence (leases, title review)
  • Track and manage deals using internal systems
  • Support expansion into new jurisdictions
  • Provide basic property tax guidance
  • Prepare pre-close and closing documentation and finance reviews
  • Train origination teams on real estate matters
  • Draft contracts and notarial documents
  • Oversee full closing execution
  • Manage payment processes at closing
  • Lead regular legal coordination meetings

Renewable Energy

  • Manage a pipeline of lease acquisitions and coordinate cross-functional closing efforts
  • Oversee work of in-house legal teams and prepare underwriting analysis
  • Structure and support negotiations with renewable developers (sale-leaseback, land financing)
  • Support development of new ground lease products
  • Assist with market entry (entity setup, compliance, KYC, structuring)
  • Advise on commercial and corporate legal matters

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

  • 10+ years of legal experience in a law firm and/or renewable energy environment
  • Strong experience in renewable energy and real estate transactions
  • Proficient in Office 365, Teams, SharePoint, Salesforce

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

  • Willingness to travel across Europe
  • Entrepreneurial, collaborative mindset
  • Strong learning orientation and adaptability
  • Ability to prioritize deal flow and exercise sound judgment
  • Excellent communication and analytical skills
  • Multilingual skills preferred
  • Strong interpersonal skills and positive attitude

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Competitive compensation package with benefits.

VERSIONE IN ITALIANO (Basata in Italia)

L’AZIENDA:
Unison acquisisce asset immobiliari negli Stati Uniti e in Europa nei settori delle telecomunicazioni e delle energie rinnovabili. Supportata da una società globale di investimento con oltre 125 miliardi di dollari di asset in gestione, Unison è in rapida crescita nelle sue linee di business e sta espandendo la propria presenza in nuovi mercati. Il ruolo è basato in Italia, con responsabilità sulle operazioni a livello europeo.

IL TEAM:
Il/la Assistant General Counsel – Telecoms and Renewables (EU), con sede in Italia, svolgerà un ruolo chiave in:

  1. Gestire l’acquisizione di asset di infrastrutture di telecomunicazione, come torri di telefonia mobile, nei mercati europei, guidando operazioni in diversi Paesi e supportando l’espansione in nuove giurisdizioni.
  2. Sviluppare il business delle energie rinnovabili in Europa collaborando con proprietari terrieri e sviluppatori.

Si tratta di un ruolo operativo che richiede un avvocato con esperienza nella gestione e chiusura di transazioni complesse, nelle negoziazioni e nella valutazione e gestione del rischio di portafoglio. Lavorerà a stretto contatto con il senior management e con i team di origination, pricing e property management. Nel tempo, è prevista una specializzazione nel settore delle rinnovabili.

IL RUOLO:
Le responsabilità includono, tra le altre:

Telecomunicazioni

  • Supportare il Regional General Counsel – Europe
  • Collaborare con l’EU GC per la reportistica interna
  • Gestire le operazioni end-to-end con legali interni ed esterni
  • Interagire con broker e proprietari dei siti
  • Coordinare i closing con consulenti (avvocati, notai, banche, fund manager)
  • Svolgere due diligence legale e immobiliare (contratti, titolarità)
  • Monitorare e gestire le operazioni tramite sistemi interni
  • Supportare l’espansione in nuove giurisdizioni
  • Fornire consulenza base sulla fiscalità immobiliare
  • Preparare documentazione pre-closing e closing e revisioni finanziarie
  • Formare i team di origination su tematiche immobiliari
  • Redigere contratti e atti notarili
  • Supervisionare l’intero processo di closing
  • Gestire i pagamenti al momento del closing
  • Coordinare meeting legali periodici

Energie Rinnovabili

  • Gestire un pipeline di acquisizioni di diritti di superficie/locazione e coordinare il closing tra i team
  • Supervisionare il lavoro dei legali interni e preparare analisi per il management
  • Strutturare e supportare negoziazioni con sviluppatori (sale-leaseback, finanziamento terreni)
  • Supportare lo sviluppo di nuovi prodotti basati su ground lease
  • Supportare l’ingresso in nuovi mercati (costituzione società, compliance, KYC, strutturazione)
  • Fornire consulenza su tematiche commerciali e societarie

REQUISITI:

  • Oltre 10 anni di esperienza come avvocato in studio legale e/o nel settore energie rinnovabili
  • Forte esperienza in real estate e rinnovabili
  • Ottima conoscenza di Office 365, Teams, SharePoint e Salesforce

COMPETENZE PERSONALI:

  • Disponibilità a viaggiare in Europa
  • Spirito imprenditoriale e orientamento al lavoro di squadra
  • Curiosità e voglia di apprendere
  • Capacità di gestire priorità e prendere decisioni
  • Eccellenti capacità comunicative e analitiche
  • La conoscenza di più lingue è un plus
  • Ottime doti relazionali e atteggiamento positivo

RETRIBUZIONE E BENEFIT:
Pacchetto retributivo competitivo con benefit.

Skills

SalesforceKYCUnderwritingCompliance

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