Jean-Renaud Cazali is Head of Project Development and Finance. He advises French and international financial institutions (banks and institutional lenders) and sponsors (industrial companies, developers, investment funds) on the development and financing of energy and infrastructure projects. He also specializes in asset finance transactions. Jean-Renaud is also Head of Export Finance and routinely advises banks in export finance transactions.

He is the author of “Project Finance in Civil Law Jurisdictions”, International Project Finance: Law and Practice, Oxford University Press, 2011 and 2014 and co-author of “Banking and Finance – France – Law & Practice” Chambers Global 2016.

Jean-Renaud Cazali is member of the Debt Finance group and of the Project Development and Finance team of De Pardieu since 2001.

Education
  • Lawyer since: 2001
  • Bar admissions: Paris

Contact

Languages: French, English

Awards

LEGAL 500 EMEA – 2024

France > Industry focus: energy (Tier 1) – Leading individual

LEGAL 500 EMEA – 2024

France > Project finance (Tier 2) – Hall of Fame & parctice head

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2024
Band 1|Europe 2024

Projects & Energy: Domestic: Finance

“Jean-Renaud Cazali is very pragmatic and has very good expertise.”

IFLR 1000

Highly regarded

Practice area

  • Banking, Project finance, Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
  • Industry sector: Energy, Social infrastructure

BEST LAWYERS

Recognized since 2012 in

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Project Finance and Development

LEADERS LEAGUE

Leading

  • Projects and Infrastructure – Project finance: advice to banks or sponsors (2024)
  • Banking & Finance (2023)

LEADERS LEAGUE

Excellent​

  • Public Law – PPP contracts: large-cap structuring (2024)
  • Energy & environment – Renewable energy law (2023)
  • Energy & environment – Energy: market regulation (2023)

LEADERS LEAGUE

Highly recommanded

  • Africa Desk – Natural ressources and renewable energies (2024)

WHO’S WHO LEGAL

  • Project Finance
    Category: Project Finance
    WWL Ranking: Recommended

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