Norton Rose Fulbright expands global projects practice with new partner team in Paris

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has expanded its award-winning global projects practice with a new partner team in its Paris office.

Sindhura Swaminathan and Olivier Le Bars have joined the firm from Eversheds Sutherland in Paris with a team of four associates, including Alix Boudin-Gilles, Oulématou Sy, Louis-Reynold de Seresin and Elaine Porter.

Together, they focus on the full spectrum of project development and finance with a particular emphasis on France and fast-growing emerging markets, including Francophone and Anglophone Africa, the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe. They advise the full range of sponsors, banks, global financial institutions, and development finance institutions. Reflecting their diverse practice, they are active in the energy, natural resources and infrastructure sectors.

Rob Marsh, Norton Rose Fulbright’s Global Co-Head of Energy, commented:

“We are extremely pleased to welcome this dynamic and entrepreneurial projects team to our firm. Sindhura and Olivier bring extensive experience with them, having worked on some of the most complex, cross-border projects and project financings in the energy, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. We have strong ambitions to continue to grow the team in Paris in the coming months and they add an exciting dimension to our global practice.”

George Paterson, the head of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Paris office and Global Head of Banking and Finance, commented:

“We are committed to increasing the breadth of our services to French and international clients in Paris and around the world. Sindhura and Olivier are rated lawyers in their fields with diverse practices and they complement our wider banking and finance offering in France very well. We plan to continue to invest in our global projects and banking and finance practices in line with increasing client demand.”

Speaking on behalf of the new team, Sindhura Swaminathan commented:

“Norton Rose Fulbright is the preeminent global firm for projects and project finance across major industry sectors and a go-to adviser for a wide range of clients across all key markets. The firm provides us with an excellent platform to support clients with their most challenging and complex deals. The opportunity to grow our practice with Norton Rose Fulbright is hugely exciting and motivating, and we look forward to working with our new colleagues.”

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.