Bio

Nina Bowyer is the Managing Partner of our offices in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. She is an energy partner and global co-head of our Africa Group. Nina Bowyer is the global co-head of the firm's Africa practice group and Managing Partner for the EMEA region. Based in our Paris office, Nina works with a broad range of clients on single and multi-jurisdictional mergers, acquisitions and disposals, joint venture structuring, project development and related financing arrangements in the oil, gas, power and mining sectors. Although Nina has particular experience in helping clients with their transactions and projects in Africa, she also works on matters in France/Europe (mainly gas related), South America, Asia and Middle East. Nina is French Law and English Law qualified. Nina is ranked by Chambers Global 2023 as a leading lawyer in the areas of ‘Africa-wide Projects and Energy’, ‘Nigeria Energy & Natural Resources (Expertise Based Abroad)’ and ‘Projects & Energy - International’. She won the ‘Best in Energy, Natural Resources and Mining’ award at the Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2016. The 2023, 2022 and 2021 editions of Chambers Global quote clients and other independent sources as saying that "She is really good, she knows what the client wants and needs"; "Nina Bowyer is a business facilitator. She has strong negotiation skills"; "She is very business-oriented and she knows how to adjust legal advice to our constraints"; "She is very knowledgeable in relation to Africa"; Clients appreciate her "extremely good judgement, understanding of practical approaches and operations.