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

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS FRANCE
Individual

  • Projects & Energy: Domestic: Finance – Band 1

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

LEGAL 500 EMEA

Hall of Fame

  • France> Industry focus: energy – Tier 1

LEGAL 500 EMEA

Recommended lawyer

  • France> Banking and Finance: transactional – Tier 2

BEST LAWYERS

Recognized since 2012 in:

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Project Finance and Development

IFLR 1000

Ranked as ‘Highly regarded” in:

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

WHO’S WHO LEGAL

Recommended

  • Project Finance

LEADERS LEAGUE

Leading

  • Projects & Infrastructure – Project finance: advising banks or sponsors
  • Banking & finance

LEADERS LEAGUE

Excellent

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

LEADERS LEAGUE

Highly recommanded

  • Africa Desk – Natural ressources and renewable energies

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