Antoine Payen advises French and international financial institutions (bank and institutional lenders) and sponsors (industrialists, developers, investment funds) on projects development and financing in the energy and infrastructure sectors. His practice also covers asset financing transactions.

He is member of the Debt Finance Group and the Project Development and Finance team.

Practice areas
Education
  • Master 2 in Banking and Finance Law – University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2009
  • Master 2 in Business Law – University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, 2008
  • Lawyer since: 2011
  • Bar admissions: Paris

Contact

T: +33 1 53 57 61 41

Languages: French, English

Awards

LEGAL 500 EMEA

Recommended lawyer

  • Industry focus: energy – Tier 2

LEGAL 500 EMEA

Next Generation Partner

  • France > Project finance – Tier 2

“Antoine Payen has demonstrated in various files his proactivity and his ability to defend the interests of lenders.”

BEST LAWYERS

Recognized since 2023 in:

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Project Finance and Development

IFLR 1000

Ranked as “Rising star” in:

  • Banking
  • Project finance

LEADER LEAGUE

Leading

  • Projects & Infrastructure – Project finance: advising banks or sponsors
  • Banking & finance
  • Public Law – PPP contracts: large-cap structuring

LEADERS LEAGUE

Excellent

  • Energy & environment – Classified installations for environmental protection, polluted sites and soil, industrial wastelandsEnergy & environment – Waste management law – Law firm – France – 2024
  • Energy & environment – Renewable energy law
  • Public Law – Administrative contracts and related litigation
  • Public Law – PPP contracts: mid-cap structuring

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