Ms Valerie Bisasur > BLC Robert & Associates > Ebene, Mauritius > Lawyer Profile

BLC Robert & Associates
2ND FLOOR, THE AXIS
26 BANK STREET, CYBERCITY
EBENE 72201, MAURITIUS
Mauritius

Work Department

Banking and Finance

Position

Managing Partner

Career

Valerie Bisasur currently holds the position of Managing Partner at BLC Robert & Associates. Valerie joined the firm in 2008, she was made Partner in 2018 before being appointed as Managing Partner in January 2024. She routinely acts for domestic and international banks, DFIs, project sponsors and financial institutions on various forms of debt financing transactions locally and internationally. She has developped specific expertise in funds’ financing, sustainability finance and she regularly advises on banking regulatory matters.

Valerie is a respected banking and finance lawyer who is particulary distinguished for her experience representing banks in financing transactions and restructurings. She is the firm’s coordinator for pro-bono activities notably through Trust Law Connect (a member of the Thomson Reuters Foundation).

She is ranked on the Chambers & Partners “Sportlight Table” for Banking and Finance and is recognised as a ‘Highly Regarded Lawyer’ by IFLR1000 and is named as a ‘IFLR1000 Women Leader’. Valerie is also ranked as a Band 1 banking & finance lawyer by Chambers Global.

Languages

English & French

Memberships

  • Mauritius Law Society

Education

  • Sworn in as Attorney at Law (Solicitor) at the Supreme Court of Mauritius
  • Council of Legal Education, Attorney at Law Vocational Course, Mauritius
  • Maîtrise en Droit, Mention Droit Des Affaires, Université des Sciences sociales, Toulouse I, France

Lawyer Rankings

Mauritius > Leading firms

BLC Robert & Associates is notable in the finance space, acting for financial institutions, private equity funds, and multinational corporations. The firm’s full-service offering includes a dedicated dispute resolution team, led jointly by managing partner and complex corporate structuring and governance authority Iqbal Rajahbalee SC and offshore and trademark litigation expert André Robert SA, and bolstered by the competencies of Mushtaq Namdarkhan in shareholder, banking, and construction disputes. Co-founder Jason Harel is seasoned in corporate, M&A and non-contentious tax work, while banking and finance head Jean-Eric Sauzier covers real estate, hospitality, and IT, supported by fund and sustainability financing specialist Valerie Bisasur and investment funds and capital markets-focused Bhavna Ramsurun. Fayaz Hajee Abdoula excels in employment law.