McDermott, Will & Schulte

Our global Energy, Natural Resources, & Project Finance practice advises on transformative projects across Africa, partnering with private sector developers and government clients to advance the continent’s energy future. Drawing on decades of experience navigating legal, regulatory and commercial environments, our team delivers integrated counsel across the energy value chain, including project development, financing, M&A, joint ventures and regulatory matters.

We have advised on many of Africa’s most significant power and infrastructure initiatives, including the largest solar project on the continent—a mandate that earned a finalist nomination for IFLR’s Africa Deal of the Year: Projects: Energy for our work on the Sun Africa Angola Solar Power Project Financing. We are also a finalist for IFLR’s Africa Team of the Year: Energy, underscoring our sector-leading experience and work with government entities, DFIs and strategic and financial investors across 45+ countries.

Further demonstrating the breadth of our Africa platform, McDermott is shortlisted for Deal of the Year: Domestic for advising The Coca Cola Company on the sale of CHI Limited, highlighting our capabilities in high-profile African M&A and investment matters. Our Africa Energy team, led by Carl Fleming and Shah Jahan Khandokar, advises clients across energy and infrastructure throughout the broader region.