Projects & Energy - Africa-wide
What the team is known for
Ashurst fields an established team in the Africa projects space which acts on developments in the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors. The firm's robust workload in the oil and gas sector covers upstream, midstream and downstream matters. Equipped to handle corporate transactions as well as disputes, the group also offers strong capabilities in OHADA-governed matters. The wider team is able to draw upon its network of offices to assist clients from China, Australia and elsewhere with their African investments.
Strengths
"The entire team is phenomenal to work with. They are very strong on EPC contracts. The work they have produced for us is very good."
Work highlights
Ashurst acted for AIM-listed oil and gas company Chariot on the development and financing of the Anchois gas field off the coast of Morocco.
Notable practitioners
Head of the firm's Africa group Yann Alix handles a breadth of commercial and transactional mandates on behalf of clients engaged in the oil and gas, mining and infrastructure spaces throughout Africa. He is dual-qualified, in France and England & Wales, and is based in London. "He's a corporate energy partner focusing on Africa; he's able to build that metaphorical bridge between Western Europe and Africa, to build that bridge between different cultures."
