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2014CLIENT SERVICE A-TEAM
CLIENT SERVICE 30
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Morgan Lewis lawyers have worked on projects in more than 40 African countries
Africa practice
Africa offers more investment opportunities than ever before. GDP growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has increased by more than 5% in the past three years, and it is home to six of the world’s 10 fastest-growing economies of the past decade. Even faster progress is predicted because of increasing urbanisation and a better-educated workforce.
Our Africa practice consists of lawyers who have experience working on a wide array of matters in Africa, including major oil and gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), mining, power, and telecommunications projects as well as mergers and acquisitions and corporate and financing transactions. This enables our clients to leverage off our understanding of the complex regulatory landscape and to provide customised products and solutions.
We offer truly integrated services to successfully guide complex projects, including providing advice on host-government investment agreements, feedstock, product sales and tolling arrangements, construction, project finance, joint-venture and shareholding agreements, financing and capital markets issuances, public procurement, tax, environmental law, real estate, regulation, and competition.
Our group comprises lawyers based in our London, Paris, Dubai, Houston, Beijing, Washington, and New York offices, and we have solid contacts with capable local counsel throughout the continent. Our French-speaking lawyers in the Paris and London offices have experience in francophone Africa. This includes a deep understanding of the French-based legal codes and harmonising treaties (Organisation pour l’Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires, the Central African Economic and Monetary Community, and the West African Economic and Monetary Union) that govern in many of
those jurisdictions.
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Strong transactional teams with members who are fluent in many languages, including Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
Morocco An international public contractor in an ICC arbitration relating to the Jorf Lasfar power plant, the largest power plant in North Africa.
Algeria A French global leader in power generation, power transmission, and rail infrastructure in an International Criminal Court (ICC) arbitration related to construction of an electricity generation facility in Skikda, Algeria.
Nigeria The purchaser of the largest power station in Lagos.
Libya A major international gas company in resolving a Libyan offshore field platform contract dispute matter.
Chad A French financial institution in connection with its investment in a telecommunications company in Chad.
Democratic Republic of Congo A European mining company in connection with its mining interests in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Egypt The lenders in a financing of a cement plant.
Tanzania The lender in the restructuring of a hotel’s financing.
Mozambique A Brazil-ian mining company in the acquisition of oil and gas interests in Mozambique.
Mauritius Various investors in investments in Asia and Africa using Mauritian companies.
Republic of Congo A Chinese oil company in connection with its acquisition of interest in an offshore oil block in the Republic of Congo.
Mali The borrower in the financing of a gold field in Mali.
Angola The project sponsors in an $8.5 billion Angola LNG project.
Kenya A major European-based oil company on two offshore farming transactions in Kenya.
Zambia Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation in the Itezhi-Tezhi and Kariba North Bank power projects.
Namibia NamPower in the development of the Kudu Gas-to-Power Project, the expansion of existing generation facilities at Ruacana, and the development of a new plant at Walvis Bay.
South Africa Project sponsors in renewable energy and independent power projects.
Uganda The lenders in the financing of a power station.
Equatorial Guinea The US operator in developing an Equatorial Guinea LNG project and the project company thereafter.
Gabon An independent North American company in connection with various issues relating to its interest in oil blocks in Gabon.
Ghana A leading European agricultural commodities trading group in its investment in a West African agricultural commodities company based in Ghana.
Sierra Leone The successful US bidder on the negotiation of petroleum agreements in Sierra Leone.
Somalia A multinational energy company in a dispute with insurers following the Somali pirate hijacking of a ship carrying ethylene dichloride.
Côte d’Ivoire A US independent oil company on the farmout of interests in Côte d’Ivoire.
Niger A European mining company in connection with its acquisition of interest in mining assets in Niger, South Africa, and Burkina Faso.
Cameroon The agent bank in the financing of the Chad-Cameroon pipeline.
Comoros An independent oil company on the drafting and negotiation of a production sharing contract for use in a frontier hydrocarbon province in East Africa.
notable transactions*
*Includes deals and awards attributable to team members when at a previous law firm.
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