Orrick Hires Energy & Infrastructure Finance Team in Paris Led by Antoine Bouzanquet

• Antoine Bouzanquet, recognized by Chambers France and Legal 500 as a leader in energy and project finance, joins Orrick as a partner on our Paris Energy & Infrastructure team. He will serve as head of French Project Finance.
• With Antoine and the further addition of two associates joining, Orrick will have eight project finance lawyers in Paris, including Hugues Martin-Sisteron, who serves as partner-in-charge of project finance in Africa. This team is part of the firm's broader Energy & Infrastructure practice in Paris comprising six partners and 18 lawyers in total, providing comprehensive solutions for this market.
• Antoine advises sponsors and lenders on complex greenfield and brownfield transactions across project development and financing, private equity and M&A - in France and internationally.
• He has advised on some of the most innovative transactions in the energy transition, digital infrastructure and data centers, telecoms and transport sectors in France and international markets.
• Antoine joins from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.

"Our Paris team is advising on some of the most innovative transactions in the Energy & Infrastructure market and across all four sectors on which we focus globally," said Orrick Chair Mitch Zuklie. "Attracting another stellar partner like Antoine reflects the momentum we are building in Paris - in alignment with our global strengths."

Antoine is the 26^th partner addition to Orrick's global E&I platform since January 2025, including 10 hires across five European markets.

"We are delighted to welcome Antoine to Orrick. The arrival further underscores the strong growth and attractiveness of our Paris office, following the addition in May of a life sciences M&A team led by partners Alain Decombe and Vianney Toulouse," said Emmanuel Benard, Orrick's Paris office lead. Christophe Lefort, head of the firm's E&I Paris team, added: "Antoine brings exceptional experience advising on some of the most complex energy and infrastructure transactions. He is highly respected by sponsors, lenders and infrastructure funds alike and will be a great asset to our clients as they navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of energy transition, energytech and infrastructure modernization across Paris, Europe, Africa and the U.S."

"I'm excited to join Orrick's global Energy & Infrastructure practice, which has an impressive momentum in the U.S. and worldwide in the infrastructure and energy transition sectors," said Antoine. "The firm's investment in its core Energy & Infrastructure platform and its emphasis on supporting the full life cycle of projects is incredibly compelling and will be of great value to the international sponsors, investors and lenders with whom I work."