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Maya GHELLAL

Maya GHELLAL

Work Department

Construction, Infrastructure, Energy, International Arbitration

Position

Partner

Career

Maya focuses her practice on Major Infrastructure Projects, Construction Law (EPC, power plants, desalination plants, industrial projects, transports etc), Energy Law (Oil & Gas, Mining, Renewable Energies), Project Finance and International arbitration. She assists multinationals and governments in all aspects of their projects, from their first steps in a new market to all phases of project development and implementation. She resolves and negotiates complex legal issues involving multiple stakeholders from different jurisdictions involved in large-scale infrastructure projects.

Renowned for her detailed, in-depth analyses and highly practical strategic advice, she is able to take a global view of the projects entrusted to her and to operate in a wide range of legal fields. She is said to be:“[…] instrumental in building relations with international clients […], very reactive and proactive; […] with a great understanding of what international players want” (International Finance Law Review). Over her 25 years’ experience, Maya has worked in the USA, in France, in North Africa and in Subsaharian countries (Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast).

Languages

English, French, Arabic, Spanish

Memberships

Member of the NY Bar

Member of the Paris Bar

Education

LLM Comparative Law - New York University Law School (USA) - Corporate and Tax Master - Panthéon-Sorbonne Paris (France) - Paris Bar School - Admitted to NY Bar
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