Norton Rose Fulbright continues to grow Paris office with the arrival of Louis-Jérôme Laisney, who reunites with his project development and finance team

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has welcomed Louis-Jérôme Laisney as a project finance partner in its Paris office.

Louis-Jérôme Laisney, who joins from Eversheds Sutherland, brings over 15 years of experience in complex project structures, deep knowledge on Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA law) and a strong track record in multi-jurisdictional transactions.

He reunites with partners Sindhura Swaminathan and Olivier Le Bars, with whom he has collaborated over the past decade, who joined Norton Rose Fulbright earlier this year with all of their associates from Eversheds Sutherland.

Louis-Jérôme further strengthens the project finance team in Paris which now consists of three partners and six associates. Together, they support their clients by seamlessly combining project development and finance expertise through an integrated, end-to-end approach to infrastructure transactions in particular in the energy, transportation, social infrastructure and new technologies sectors.

Backed by Norton Rose Fulbright's global platform, the team advises sponsors, development financial institutions and commercial lenders on large-scale and strategic projects across Africa, the Middle East and Europe with French law and English law qualified lawyers with capabilities of work across multiple jurisdictions.

Louis-Jérôme Laisney said:

"It is a tremendous opportunity to join Norton Rose Fulbright at such a pivotal moment for its global projects practice, and I am excited to be reunited again with the team I have been working with for many years. I am looking forward to work again alongside this superbly talented team and help the firm's diverse clients navigate complex transactions."

Sindhura Swaminathan, partner in the Paris project finance team, said:

"With Louis-Jérôme joining, our project finance practice in Paris is now complete. Our complementary skills, collective approach and international experience will further enable us to deliver on the most complex and ambitious projects. Backed by Norton Rose Fulbright's global platform, the Paris project finance team becomes one of the most impactful players in the market, bringing to our clients experience that combines project structuring and financing, essential for the implementation of key projects supporting ecological transition, particularly in the renewable energy, infrastructure and new technologies sectors."

With the latest addition of Louis-Jérôme, Norton Rose Fulbright's Paris office has welcomed five new partners in 2025. After project finance partners Sindhura Swaminathan and Olivier Le Bars joining in May, the firm's real estate practice announced that David Lacaze and Isabelle Augais had joined the office as partners in June.

George Paterson, Head of Norton Rose Fulbright's Paris office and global head of banking and finance commented:

"We continue to invest strongly in our Paris offering with a total of five lateral hires this year and we're delighted to welcome Louis-Jérôme as we take on an increasingly dynamic pipeline of mandates. His broad experience and deep sector knowledge will be invaluable as our global projects practice continues to grow. With these seasoned partners and their teams now in place, we are well-positioned to guide our clients on their most strategic initiatives across multiple geographies."

Norton Rose Fulbright was ranked as a top five global project finance advisor by volume for the full year 2024, with deals valued at more than US$50.4 billion in aggregate (IJGlobal, Q1 2025). The firm's projects practice is one of the largest in the world, with over 350 project and project finance lawyers located across its more than 50 offices.