‘A very professional team, which is solutions and results-oriented, gives unbiased recommendations on risks to involved parties, and is punctual with deadlines even under tight schedules. The team is very good at adapting to handle different personality types and situations.’

‘Professionalism and integrity are things not often delivered, however I can say that Clifford Chance excels in these areas. The availability of lawyers is essential and Clifford Chance make the best use of their international teams to allow for a 24-hour cover of projects, which is without doubt invaluable to us as a client.’

‘Anthony Giustini, Richard Tomlinson and Nadezhda Varbanova are all professional, knowledgeable, available, personable, whilst Nina Wu is particularly personable, patient and has great attention-to-detail.’

‘Keith Hauck is professional, knowledgeable, available, personable, patient and able to explain complex concepts simply and succinctly.’

‘The energy team is distinguished by its in-depth knowledge of the energy sector and the links it makes with legal issues therein. It is dynamic, curious, accessible, pragmatic and provides relevant advice.’

‘Christine Le Bihan-Graff is more than a lawyer, she is a reference with humility, expertise and charisma. She quickly becomes familiar with various issues, she trains her collective well and has an extraordinary force of conviction. It is an honour to work with her! Recently, she rocked a case thanks to her charisma and expertise.’

‘The team has extensive experience in renewables and, more particularly, in solar in France. This makes it possible to have up-to-date knowledge in terms of market practices, which greatly facilitates negotiations.’

‘Alexis Pailleret has seen it all in the industry and is experienced and friendly; Chloé Bouhours is very meticulous and always available.’

‘Marie Bouvet-Guiramand is always looking for a good compromise for clients and is very strong in conducting negotiations. Edouard Bourguet is a hard-worker and always very clear in his recommendations.’

‘The team is skilled in negotiating PPP contracts whose counterparty is a state or a state entity, which remains a unique and specialist exercise because it requires an extremely thorough understanding of the industrial issues in order to adapt a precise legal framework.’

‘Stéphane Vernay is, for me, the master of PPPs and I have never found a lawyer comparable. He has a unique ability to understand industrial and strategic issues in order to propose a legal framework that allows the successful completion of projects. His team is in his image in that members are all quick thinkers too.’

‘Excellent understanding of the wider experience of developing projects in Africa. The team understands the market well and has deep domain expertise and commercial knowledge on the continent.’

‘Victor Grandguillaume is supported by strong associates.’

‘Alexis Pailleret and Chloé Bouhours work rigorously and offer clients flawless support throughout processes. I can fully trust them to detect the slightest errors, check and control everything down to the smallest detail.’

‘The NRF Paris team are extremely well placed to leverage quality legal work with local knowledge in Francophone jurisdictions in Africa. They are knowledgeable of the particular nuances of the specific jurisdictions and pragmatic in their application of those rules to commercial scenarios.’

‘Simon Cudennec is a safe and trusted pair of hands.’

‘Great responsiveness and expertise in the energy sector in France and Europe. The firm is structured as a sector team, which is a real asset.’

‘Arnaud Bélisaire has great adaptability and responsiveness, whilst Véronique Bruel has strong financing expertise.’

‘Professional, specialist and flexible as a team.’

‘Simon Cudennec is someone who always tries to find the best solutions in the interests of the project.’

‘The team is always very easy to access and very involved in cases; its expertise is accessible to the uninformed. They have great flexibility in their way of working and also in invoicing. To us, they feel like internal collaborators.’

‘Jérôme Lépée has great knowledge and technical understanding of the sector and the subjects, whilst Marie-Christine Combes has great corporate understanding with personal and patrimonial situations.’

‘Innovative, competitive, attentive and client-focused.’

‘Julie Gomez-Balat is a very good listener, who has mastery of her subjects. She gives real advice and always tries to find deal-maker solutions. Lucie Paitier is always available, has very good interpersonal skills, and knows how to adapt her analysis to operational issues.’

‘Jérome Lépée’s really listens to clients to find suitable solutions for them. Maxime Castiglione is rigorous.’

‘A competent and multidisciplinary team’

‘Céline Cloche-Dubois is very competent in her analyses and expertise.’

‘A very competent and professional team with sharp expertise and a strong ability to work on innovative legal issues.’

‘Geoffroy Berthon is both excellent on the content and able to increase his client’s skills on the subjects. The rest of the team, namely Constance Boillot and Janina Dahmouh, is also of an excellent level.’

‘Great ability to adapt and react, and a good level of analysis.’

‘Geoffroy Berthon is a great teacher with great availability, and he provides analyses of high quality, which is essential.’

‘The team has good knowledge and significant experience of the industry sector, including Francophone African electricity infrastructure development and project financing. Plus, an ability to be pragmatic with counterparts to assist in resolving difficult points. There is good team availability and good, clear document drafting.’

‘A team capable of advising its clients on all aspects of transactions in the energy sector. The corporate aspects including competition law and taxation are perfectly mastered, as are the regulatory and public law aspects.’

‘Geoffroy Berthon, Janina Dahmouh and Constance Boillot are all rigorous lawyers, extremely aware of the evolutions of the legislation, who also master the more operational and technical questions, which are sometimes intimately linked to legal subjects in the energy sector. This team has been working together for several years and the result for clients is an ability to respond as well as possible and quickly to various requests.’

‘Foucaud Jaulin, on the contractual aspects of major international projects, knows how to perfectly manage the negotiations and the issues and tensions that may arise during this type of transaction. He puts his experience in Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa at the service of the progress of projects and offers pragmatic, tailor-made and effective solutions to advanced negotiations.’

‘Paul Ravetto has extensive legal knowledge in the sector and great responsiveness. He assists us well in technical and sometimes thorny issues.’

‘A team of experts in the energy market in France, with expertise covering the entire value chain.’

‘The partners of Ravetto are extremely responsive, and work across the entire energy sector, without generating any conflicts of interest. Each partner also offers specific expertise, depending on technologies and market segments, and is close to the institutions that govern the French electricity market.’

‘Claire Bretheau is the most reliable, experienced, foresighted, reactive and cooperative partner. We can only recommend to work with her, especially when it comes to the cross-border financing of energy projects.’

‘Anne-Laure Proisy, Lucie Balmette and Antoine Guyomard share strengths in the analysis and drafting of conditions agreed between the parties, as well as in listening and adapting to customer needs and expectations. They also have outstanding expertise in investing in power generation projects.’

‘The combination of expertise in energy law and public procurement law constitutes a rare alloy, particularly valuable for public energy buyers.’

‘Expert, dynamic and attentive teams. The firm specialises in the energy sector but has cross-functional skills. There is great responsiveness and availability for us. The teams also treat topics and issues with the utmost professionalism and complex terms are vulgarized in order to make them accessible. A real business partner.’

‘Valuable expertise in the team.’

‘The team is very available and deal-oriented, with a constant desire to facilitate commercial negotiations and relevant advice to estimate the risks and opportunities at each stage.’

‘Laurence Martinez Bellet is fantastically personable and knows how to prioritize subjects appropriately. Léna Le Falher and Julie Michelangeli are very good technicians; efficient and available. The team allows its clients to focus on commercial matters whilst being in complete control on the legal side.’

‘The team is very well-organized to respond to all the problems of our sector of activity and any related themes. There is real traceability and overall control of the file. They stand out to us on the basis of expertise and experience in the fields of energy, M&A and project financing.’

‘Laurent Battoue coordinates and manages almost all of the files we entrust to the team – he excels not only in energy issues but also in project financing. He is a considerable asset in the success of our operations and a trustworthy lawyer.’

‘A perfect understanding of energy issues amongst team members who are always available or accessible, and always very educational and innovative.’

‘Cédric De Pouzilhac is friendly, accessible, available and relevant, with a legal vision and strategy. He is also distinguished by his very fine and pragmatic analyses, by his ability to embrace different issues and to work in collaborative mode both with his team and with us. He helps his clients grow through the relevance of his analyses!’

‘The Aramis lawyers with whom we have been able to work are excellent. They perfectly master their subject both on the substance and on the procedural aspects.’

‘Aramis lawyers are available and attentive. They show great serenity and inspire great confidence. Their knowledge and mastery of the sector are important and standout factors.’

‘An efficient and responsive team.’

‘Very committed and available lawyers, who adapt and increase their skills in areas that are not necessarily familiar to them at the start of matters.’

‘We work very regularly with Bentam. The exchanges are very pleasant and the teams take time to think and provide us with the appropriate answers on complex subjects. The teams are available and very educational, even on the most recent subjects. We have never encountered any blocking difficulties and we will continue to work with this firm in the future.’

‘What distinguishes Mr Ansaloni from the competition is his pedagogy, his availability and his very broad knowledge of project financing. He is a recognised lawyer on the market and it is always a pleasure to be represented by him.’

‘A firm that puts the client at the centre of its concerns. Operations are set up in a secure framework, leaving plenty of room for innovation and reflection.’

‘High availability, exceptional workforce. Guillaume Ansaloni breathes positive energy into the firm.’

‘A team close to its clients and their needs. The partners are concerned to meet the expectations of their clients, both from the point of view of the outline of the missions entrusted and from a technical point of view. Constant exchanges allow for optimized interaction.’

‘The Bentam team is available and always attentive to its clients. The strength of this team lies in the involvement, the experience and the quality of the advice offered. Bentam distinguishes itself from other firms by its tailor-made approach to each transaction, which leads to very satisfactory results in terms of negotiation and documentation.’

‘Guillaume Ansaloni and the entire team of Bentam are distinguished not only by their extreme professionnalism and excellent legal skills, but also by their highest level of personal integrity and complete dedication to clients.’

‘Availability, accessibility and a very good knowledge of technical subjects.’

‘Olivier Fazio is always available and accessible.’

‘A multidisciplinary approach and unprecedented international experience; very operational, very concrete, with immediately usable results.’

‘The team has great availability and responsiveness; and a good standard of listening to needs, in addition to its adaptability.’

‘The firm boasts a very high level of professionalism and intimate knowledge of the sector alongside reactivity and availability.’

‘Advanced technical knowledge. Easy collaboration. Exceptional availability.’

‘Xavier Doumen and the team have been dynamic, responsive, flexible and committed. The transaction they supported is very complex but they have remained committed and focused throughout.’

‘Xaiver Doumen, Alexandre Salem and the entire team are truly phenomenal. I don’t think we could have better support.’

‘A very high technicality and responsiveness to clients.’

‘Thierry Lauriol has an exceptional mastery of energy law, mining, business law and arbitration issues and a good knowledge of the legal environment in Africa – a very good practitioner with whom working is pleasant and instructive.’

‘Joséphine Hage Chahin masters arbitration procedure perfectly.’

‘Martin Tavaut is meticulous and has good mastery of legal issues, particularly related to energy. He is a very courteous and pleasant person to work with.’

‘The team has strong expertise, availability, listening skills, and a fair price to quality ratio.’

‘Excellent technical skills in the energy sector.’

‘A very professional team.’

‘A seasoned team, aware of all regulatory developments in the field of renewables.’

‘Fabrice Cassin anticipates regulatory changes and is creative with regard to appeals.’

‘Very good sector knowledge and availability.’

‘Amir Jahanguiri is an excellent professional, very available, particularly committed to ensuring quality client service. Hugo Nocerino is very competent, responsive and friendly.’

‘A very good team – experienced and available.’

‘Antoine Bouzanquet has a very good commercial understanding of the projects he works on. He is also very available.’