Afifi Law Firm in association with Dentons

Banking Finance, M&A and Aviation

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Frédérique Léger has been with Dentons since 2002, when she joined the Cairo office as a jurist before transitioning to Afifi Law Firm in 2025. She focuses on banking and asset finance, with particular emphasis on energy-related financing, and on cross-border trade transactions. She advises major international banks and financial institutions in all areas of international banking transactions including syndicated loans and pre-export finance facilities as well as in trade finance and project finance transactions. Her experience extends to advising on securities-related matters across various jurisdictions. She also counsels leading corporations on mergers and acquisitions and cross-border trade across a variety of industrial sectors.

Frédérique possesses extensive experience advising on complex, high-value cross-border transactions in the renewable energy and oil and gas sectors, including acquisitions and disposals of upstream, midstream, and downstream assets in Egypt. Her practice encompasses advising strategic M&A and financing transactions for major international and regional energy companies, reflecting her deep understanding of both the legal and commercial dimensions of the industry.

In addition, Frédérique has notable experience in aviation, assisting international lenders, lessors and manufacturers in cross-border aircraft financing and leasing transactions as well as in the establishment of airline companies. She has supervised or assisted in all financing transactions handled by the Dentons Cairo office before transitioning to Afifi Law Firm.

French and English, Knowledge of Arabic

Chambre de Commerce Française en Egypte (CCFE)