Based in: London Principal practice areas: Projects Admissions: England and Wales, France Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish and Guajarati A specialist in the oil and gas, natural resources and energy...

Number of years practice: 20+ Principal practice areas: Corporate and M&A, banking and finance, capital markets, project Languages spoken: French, English and Arabic   What is the geographical focus of...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Project development and finance, oil and gas, M&A Admissions: England and Wales A highly regarded energy-related projects and transactions specialist, Alexander Msimang has advised...

Number of years practice: 26 Principal practice areas: Energy, infrastructure, natural resources, telecoms Languages spoken: English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese   What is the geographical focus of your practice...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Corporate Number of years practiced: 34 Previously leading Hogan Lovells’ global corporate practice and now heading the firm’s Africa practice, Andrew Skipper is a...

Based in: Paris Principal practice areas: Project development and finance, banking and finance, PFI PPP Renowned for his world-class guidance on a number of Africa’s landmark power, hydropower, gas, renewables...

Number of years practice: 20 Principal practice areas: Energy and infrastructure Languages spoken: English   What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa?   Pan-African practice, with a...

Number of years practice: 34 Principal practice areas: International arbitration Languages spoken: English   What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa?   Pan-African practice; I have a...

Number of years practice: 20 Principal practice areas: Private equity, international projects and financings, sovereign debt Languages spoken: French, English and Wolof-Senegal   What is the geographical focus of your...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Corporate finance Admissions: England and Wales Bar Admissions: Nigeria An expert in cross-border transactions with a lengthy track record of advising in the emerging...

Number of years practice: 23 Languages spoken: English What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African practice with a focus on West Africa,East Africa, Central Africa and...

Number of years practice: 23 Principal practice areas: Arbitrations, alternative dispute resolution, international contracts, international corporation and structuring Languages spoken: English and Spanish What is the geographical focus of your...

Based in: Paris Principal practice areas: Projects, corporate, energy, natural resources and infrastructure finance, M&A, project finance A true expert in affairs related to Francophone Africa, Bertrand Montembault has over...

Number of years practice: 23 Principal practice areas: Project finance, energy and infrastructure, private equity Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa?...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Project development and finance Languages spoken: English and Spanish A noted specialist in infrastructure, project development and project finance, Caroline Miller Smith has a...

Based in: United Kingdom Principal practice areas: M&A, private equity Admissions: England and Wales Charles Jacobs is a leading high-end M&A partner and is renowned for his expertise on such...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Projects, corporate, energy, natural resources and infrastructure finance, M&A, project finance Receiving extensive praise for his handling of project work in Africa, Charles Morrison...

Based in: Paris Number of years practice: 21 Principal practice areas: International arbitration, with a focus on the construction and energy industries Languages spoken: English and French What is the...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: International arbitration, litigation An international arbitration and litigation expert, dual qualified Chiraag Shah leads the Kirkland & Ellis contentious African practice. He has represented...

Based in: Paris Principal practice areas: M&A, projects Bar admissions: Paris, Australia Other admissions: England & Wales, Australia With over 25 years of experience advising on several global matters, Christophe...

Number of years practice: 17 Principal practice areas: TMT and life sciences Languages spoken: French, English and German What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African. Please...

Based in: Paris Admissions: Paris bar Languages spoken: English and French Before joining White & Case in 2001, Christophe von Krause was able to spend significant time in West Africa...

Based in: Paris and Casablanca Principal practice areas: Dispute resolution, commercial litigation, international arbitration Admissions: Paris Noted by peers, legal directories and the industry press for his projects work in...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Commercial arbitration Languages spoken: English, French, Greek A leading commercial arbitration specialist that has received praised for his efforts in some of the largest...

Based in: London Years of practice: 20 Languages spoken: English, French and Arabic Leading Herbert Smith Freehills’ international arbitration group in London, Craig Tevendale is known amongst peers as a...

Based in: London and New York Principal practice areas: Capital markets, corporate, corporate governance, cross-border transactions, M&A For Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Daniel G. Walsh plays a key...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Project finance, chemicals, energy and utilities Years of practice: 23 Nominated by peers for his outstanding work in Africa over the years, Daniel Tyrer...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Corporate, M&A, mining, energy Admissions: High Court of South Africa (North Gauteng, Pretoria) Darren Acres joined Dentons in London in 2011 and currently practises...

Based in: London Having joined DLA Piper in 1998, David Church has been integral to the firm’s international growth including its development in Africa, where he has been working on...

Number of years practice: 18 Principal practice areas: Projects and finance Languages spoken: French, English and Italian What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? My predominant focus...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Dispute resolution, commercial litigation, international arbitration An international arbitration specialist, Duncan Bagshaw has developed a renowned expertise in matters connected with projects and contracts...

Based in: Number of years practice: 13 Principal practice areas: Project finance and commercial projects Languages spoken: English and French What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa?...

Based in: London Number of years practice: 23 Principal practice areas: M&A, private equity, corporate Receiving plaudits in the industry press including recommendation as a “Leading Individual” in The Legal...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Funds and investment management, M&A, corporate An expert in private funds and investment management, Gerard Saviola has advised a number of different fund sponsors...

Based in: Paris and Casablanca Principal practice areas: M&A, corporate Admissions: Paris Assisting in the creation of the Norton Rose Fulbright French Middle East and North Africa practice, having been...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Projects, finance, infrastructure Admissions: Zambia, Scotland With career achievements that have seen him widely recognised as a leading expert in Africa related issues, Grant...

Based in: London With a practice that has seen him act under many different legal systems including common law and civil codes in a variety of international jurisdictions, Hamish Lal...

Number of years practice: 35 Principal practice areas: Project finance, projects, trade and commodity finance Languages spoken: English and French What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa?...

Number of years practice: 37 Principal practice areas: Mining and project finance Languages spoken: English What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African practice. Please describe the...

Based in: Paris Number of years practice: 19 Principal practice areas: International arbitration, international disputes Languages spoken: English and French What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa?...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Project development and finance, banking, oil and gas Admissions: England and Wales, Scotland, Hong Kong Jason Kerr is a noted specialist in projects and...

What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? My practice extends to all areas in Africa – but I have had less experience in the Horn countries such...

Number of years practice: 24 Principal practice areas: International arbitration Languages spoken: French and English What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African practice, with a focus...

Based in: Paris Principal practice areas: M&A, energy, project finance and infrastructure, sovereign governments and international institutions Languages spoken: English and French Bar Admissions: Paris Jean-Pierre Vignaud is an experienced...

Based in: Paris Principal practice areas: Litigation, international arbitration, white-collar crime, bankruptcy and restructuring, global crisis management, public international law First joining the firm in 1990, Jean-Yves Garaud became a...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Projects, finance Languages spoken: English and French Memberships: Law Society of England and Wales In focusing her practice on matters related to the power...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Finance, projects Languages spoken: English Noted for his work on rapidly developing markets – with a particular focus on the North African region –...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Project development and finance, banking and finance, public private partnerships Jeremy Connick’s focus on infrastructure transactions in African jurisdictions has led him to become...

Number of years practice: 40 Principal practice areas: Energy, infrastructure and public-private partnerships, project finance and development Languages spoken: English What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa?...

Number of years practice: 40 Principal practice areas: Energy, infrastructure and public-private partnerships, project finance and development Languages spoken: English What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa?...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: International arbitration, real estate dispute resolution, real estate planning Languages spoken: English, French, German Co-head of the firm’s Africa group, John Kemkers of Eversheds...

Based in: London Admissions: England and Wales Languages spoken: English, Twi (Ghanaian) The widely-acclaimed Joshua Siaw advises corporate entities, governments, banks and other financial institutions on cross-border project development and...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: TMT Admissions: England and Wales Languages spoken: English, French, German An expert in the highly regulated areas of telecoms, financial services, professional services, utilities...

Number of years practice: 20 Principal practice areas: Dispute resolution – arbitration, litigation, fraud and asset tracing Languages spoken: Gujarati, Kiswahili, Hindi, French What is the geographical focus of your...

Number of years practice: 21 Principal practice areas: Investor-state and commercial arbitration Languages spoken: English, French and Dutch What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African practice....

Number of years practice: 17 Principal practice areas: Finance, project finance Languages spoken: English, French, Italian, Bengali What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African practice. Please...

Number of years practice: 20 Principal practice areas: M&A and private equity Languages spoken: English What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African practice with a focus...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: International Bar Association; UK Oil Lawyers’ Group; London Solicitors Litigation Association Years of practice: 36 Head of Dentons’ litigation and dispute resolution practice in...

Based in: Paris Principal practice areas: Projects, public and administrative law An expert on energy, renewables and infrastructure projects, Mark Barges has a track record of advising on several major...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: M&A, projects Admissions: England and Wales Having worked on some of the largest M&A transactions ever seen in the African energy sector, Mark Russell...

Number of years practice: 23 Principal practice areas: Energy, natural resources and infrastructure finance and project development Languages spoken: English What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa?...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Banking and finance, projects, commodity finance Known for having solutions to even the most challenging and significant projects, Martin McCann is a highly experienced...

Based in: Paris and Casablanca Principal practice areas: Corporate, real estate Presiding over Norton Rose Fulbright’s real estate and infrastructure practice in the Middle East and North Africa region, Mathieu...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Dispute resolution Having worked in the field for 25 years, Matthew Weiniger QC is a specialist in international arbitrations, public international law, and trade...

Based in: Paris Principal practice areas: International arbitration, litigation Admissions: Paris, New York, Brussels A partner in Shearman & Sterling’s international arbitration practice, Maude Lebois is highlighted for a more...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: International arbitration, commercial litigation, public international law A world-class litigator with extensive experience leading successful teams under ICC, LCIA, and UNCITRAL rules as well...

Based in: Number of years practice: 24 Principal practice areas: Energy, corporate Languages spoken: French, Arabic and English Bar admissions: Paris, Algeria What is the geographical focus of your practice...

Based in: Paris Number of years practice: 25 Principal practice areas: International arbitration Languages spoken: English and French What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? DLA Piper...

Number of years practice: 33 Principal practice areas: Arbitration and litigation, energy, telecommunications, project finance and infrastructure Languages spoken: English and French What is the geographical focus of your practice...

Number of years practice: 24 Principal practice areas: International arbitration, energy disputes Languages spoken: English and French What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African practice; my...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Project development and finance, infrastructure Mukund Dhar is an energy, infrastructure and natural resources lawyer with experience across the power, oil and gas and...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: M&A, corporate At the firm since 2002 and a partner since 2013, Nicholas Hughes of Clifford Chance uses his considerable experience in cross-border and...

Number of years practice: 25+ Principal practice areas: TMT Languages spoken: English, French and Japanese What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African practice. Please describe the...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: M&A corporate Admissions: The Law Society of England and Wales Nigel Wellings has extensive experience of covering private company M&A, joint ventures and equity...

Based in: Paris Principal practice areas: Banking and finance, construction Languages spoken: English, French, Russian An expert on matters related to all types of projects in the mining, metals, oil...

Number of years practice: 22 Principal practice areas: Project finance Languages spoken: French and English What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African practice with a particular...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Banking and finance Professional memberships: International Bar Association, Nigerian Bar Association With a career that has seen him undertake a position as a partner...

Number of years practice: 20+ Principal practice areas: Banking and finance, projects Languages spoken: English and French What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African practice. Please...

Number of years practice: 28 Principal practice areas: Project finance and infrastructure project development Languages spoken: English What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African practice. Please...

Based in: Number of years practice: 30 Principal practice areas: International arbitration Languages spoken: English and French What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African practice. Please...

Number of years practice: 22 Principal practice areas: Project finance Languages spoken: French and English What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African practice with a focus...

Number of years practice: 30+ Principal practice areas: Project development and finance Languages spoken: English What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African practice. Please describe the...

Number of years practice: 25 Principal practice areas: International arbitration Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African. Please describe the most...

Number of years practice: 20+ Principal practice areas: Pan-African business law, tax in Africa, M&A, corporate and commercial, private equity Languages spoken: French, English and Spanish What is the geographical...

Number of years practice: 30+ Principal practice areas: International arbitration Languages spoken: French and English What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African. Please describe the most...

Number of years practice: 21 Principal practice areas: Mining and project finance Languages spoken: English What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African practice. Please describe the...

Number of years practice: 21 Principal practice areas: M&A and disposals, joint venture structuring, project development and related financing arrangements Languages spoken: English and French What is the geographical focus...

Number of years practice: 20+ Principal practice areas: Government regulation, TMT, global disputes and M&A Languages spoken: French and English What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa?...

Based in: London Number of years practice: 25 Principal practice areas: Project development and finance and M&A in emerging markets in the energy, water and infrastructure sectors. Languages spoken: English...

Number of years practice: 20 Principal practice areas: International commercial arbitration, investment treaty arbitration, dispute resolution Languages spoken: English, French, Arabic What is the geographical focus of your practice in...

Number of years practice: 20 Principal practice areas: Energy and infrastructure, project finance and development, public-private partnerships and infrastructure, renewables Languages spoken: English What is the geographical focus of your...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Commercial, corporate, infrastructure, projects, M&A, private equity Languages spoken: English, French, German With a truly international practice and a specific focus on Africa, Sarah...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Finance, asset finance, aviation law, transport Languages spoken: English, Swahili Highly commended for her performance as lead counsel on several complex matters in the...

Based in: Amsterdam Languages spoken: Dutch, English, Afrikaans Co-head of the firm’s Africa group, Shawn der Kinderen has worked at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer since 2000, mainly focusing on cross-border M&A...

Based in: London Number of years practice: 20 Principal practice areas: Project finance, project development and corporate Languages spoken: English What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa?...

Number of years practice: 25 Principal practice areas: Private equity and corporate M&A Languages spoken: English What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African. Please describe the...

Number of years practice: 30 Principal practice areas: Project development and structuring, crisis prevention and management, compliance, business and human rights, dispute resolution (including arbitration) Languages spoken: French and English...

Based in: London and Brussels Principal practice areas: Antitrust and competition, investigations Having been the recipient of a number of awards and high-profile industry recognition, Susan Bright is acknowledged as...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Dispute resolution, litigation and arbitration Leading Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s international arbitration practice from the firm’s London office, Sylvia Noury is a specialist in treaty...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Commercial litigation, international commercial arbitration, asset recovery Recognised for his outstanding track record in dispute resolution and public international law, Tim Daniel is one...

Based in: London Number of years practice: 25 Principal practice areas: Project development and finance – energy, infrastructure, natural resources Languages spoken: English, French, German What is the geographical focus...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: Banking and finance Admissions: New York, Cameroon and England and Wales Thanks in part to a spectacular track record in advising on African related...

Based in: London Principal practice areas: International arbitration Admissions: England and Wales, Paris A senior associate in Shearman & Sterling’s international arbitration practice, Tsegaye Laurendeau’s career experience in Africa has...

Number of years practice: 20+ Principal practice areas: International arbitration, public international law Languages spoken: French, English, Farsi What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? Pan-African. Please...

Number of years practice: 18 Principal practice areas: Energy, natural resources and infrastructure projects Languages spoken: French and English What is the geographical focus of your practice in Africa? North...

Based in: Number of years practice: 39 Principal practice areas: Infrastructure, M&A and private equity, energy, funds Languages spoken: French, English What is the geographical focus of your practice in...