Comparative Guide
Lending & Secured Finance
France
Alexandre Roth & Lorraine Viard
The addition of Sindhura Swaminathan and Olivier Le Bars in May 2025 marked a significant shift for the energy team at Norton Rose Fulbright. The team works with energy companies globally on a broad range of matters, ranging from mining to oil and gas projects and the financing of renewable projects. Christophe Asselineau remains a key contact.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: NPS ®
Key clients
- Winning International Group
- Montage Gold
- Eranove
- RTE
- EDF
- Vivo Energy
- Wärtsilä
- Rencore Energy
- Edeis
- Axian – New Energy Africa (NEA)
- El Sewedy
- ReNew Power
Work highlights
Advising Winning International Group on negotiations with the Government of Guinea, Rio Tinto and Bawo on the Simandou iron ore mine and rail-port project.
Advising EDF on the structuring of collective self-consumption energy projects in France to be developed by EDF and some of its affiliates.
Advising RTE on the development of its offshore wind procurement strategy in relation to energy cable and substations.
Practice head
Christophe Asselineau; Olivier Le Bars; Sindhura Swaminathan