Habibatou Touré assists on a wide-range of matters relating to business law, especially in the energy, renewables and natural resources sectors. The team has additional expertise in public-private partnerships and public procurement matters. Practice lead Habibatou Touré ‘exhibits very strong leadership and professionalism’ and advises across the range of matters with support from ’excellent' counsel in the team. Touré's areas of expertise include financing projects, international investment disputes and international public cases, particularly in the sectors of construction, infrastructure and energy.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Good capacity understanding our problems.’

  • ‘Habibatou Touré exhibits very strong leadership and professionalism.’

  • ‘Habibatou Touré provides excellent local counsel. She has great technical skills - good oil and gas, mining and PPP industry knowledge - particularly strong in financings.’

  • 'Habibatou Touré has been practicing in Senegal, France and the USA, is fluent in English and knows the Senegalese environment very well.'

  • 'Habibatou Touré is familiar with vendor finance and M&A processes and she guided us through the difficult local administrative process therein. We were relieved to have found her firm.'

  • 'Habibatou Touré and Virginie Turpin are quick to respond and proactive. They were always present when we needed them, and their advice as well as their presence was a security for us.'

  • 'They master the local environment and were a key link between Senegal, our European company, and our financial partners.'

Key clients

  • Nexcentury
  • Clifford Chance
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • DFC

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Habibatou Touré

Other key lawyers

Virginie Turpin