Lovely Johnson
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Lovely Johnson

Associate

New York
929.458.6975

I am an infrastructure lawyer. In my practice,  I represent both private and public-sector clients in connection with major and mega projects from development through implementation. My deep understanding of various project delivery methods, including recent trends related to integrated project delivery, equips me with the ability to provide seamless counsel throughout the entire lifecycle of a project and implement creative solutions to complex procurement, contracting, funding, and financing issues. 

Prior to joining the Firm, Lovely worked at an international law firm where she represented corporate clients in various financing transactions. Prior to her legal career, Lovely served as a legislative aide in the Connecticut General Assembly where she liaised with constituents and state representatives. She also managed community engagement efforts for several local, state, and congressional campaigns. 

During law school, Lovely served as the Editor-in-Chief for the CUNY Law Review and was the Founder of the Law, Innovation, Philanthropy, and Social Enterprise Society. She also advised clients through the community and economic development pre-clinic and the human rights clinic.

Representative Experience

  • Represent the Chicago Transit Authority with respect to procuring and contracting for a design-build contract as part of the $3.6bn Red Line Extension project, which will include extending the line to provide service to Chicago’s Far South Side
  • Represent Contra Costa County Transportation Authority in connection with the dynamic personal micro transit project using a pre-development agreement model
  • Represent Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) in procuring a developer partner under a pre-development agreement model for the multi-billion dollar LAX cargo modernization program
  • Represent the Jacksonville Transportation Authority in connection with “Ultimate Urban Circulator” autonomous vehicle system/program
  • Represent the City and County of Denver in a solicitation for a private development partner for the design, construction, operations, and financing of the Equestrian Center, Hotel, and Parking Garage Project
  • Represent the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority in connection with an autonomous vehicle/tunnel transit connector to Ontario airport
  • Represent NJ TRANSIT in connection with the procurement of a potential private partner to operate and maintain the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) Transit System

Prior to joining the Firm, Lovely:

  • was engaged by an American investment bank to identify and mitigate regulatory risks associated with third party vendor contracts that included identifying contract gaps in master services agreements
  • was appointed to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Disaster Assistance as a General Attorney to assist small business owners in complying with the ODA’s rules and regulations related to financing
  •  was engaged by an international nongovernmental organization (NGO) to undertake research into complex human rights issues such as post-conflict transition, land rights, atrocity prevention, and violence against women and to assist local civil society actors with advocacy, training, legislative reform, and international and regional human rights litigation/engagement
  • represented an energy sector contractor with the amendment and upsizing of its first lien term loan facility and a new ABL facility for the acquisition of an energy service provider company
  • represented a multinational investment bank in connection with a committed financing
  • represented the portfolio company of a private equity firm with several incremental debt facilities to increase its revolving credit and term loan facilities
  • represented a multinational asset manager in connection with a fund financing

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