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Barthélemy Faye

Barthélemy Faye

Global 2026

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Ranked in 7 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

Barthélemy Faye’s practice focuses on corporate and financial matters and Africa-related transactions, including energy and natural resources projects, financings, acquisitions and JVs, private equity, and sovereign debt.

Career

Barthelemy joined the firm in 1998 and became a partner in 2008. From 1998 to 2001, he was resident in the New York office.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Bars of New York and Paris.

Personal

Yale Law School

LL.M.

1998

Université de Paris II - Panthéon-Assas

Maîtrise

1997

Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris

Agrégation

1995

Languages Spoken

Serer-Sine (native)

French (fluent)

Wolof (fluent)

Spanish (proficient)

English (fluent)

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Corporate/Commercial: OHADA Specialists - Africa-wide

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Paris-based Barthélemy Faye of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton continues to be a consistent player on major transactions arising under OHADA law. He is particularly active in regard to fund formation and investment transactions, as well as oil and gas M&A. He acts for large international corporates and private equity firms.

Projects & Energy - Africa-wide

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Paris-based Barthélemy Faye offers considerable depth of experience with respect to transactions born out of developments in the energy and natural resources space. He possesses significant expertise in offshore oil and gas projects, as well as public infrastructure. He often acts for governments and parastatal entities across West Africa.

Capital Markets - Africa-wide

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Paris-based Barthélemy Faye is well recognised for his representation of sovereign entities in debt issuances. He maintains a wide-ranging practice that also covers project finance and M&A matters.

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity - Africa-wide

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Barthélemy Faye co-heads the Africa practice from his base in Paris. He brings great experience to bear on cross-border M&A and other transactional matters. He is active on behalf of a number of major corporates and private equity funds.

Projects & Energy: International - France

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Barthélemy Faye possesses renowned expertise in energy, mining and infrastructure project development. He handles a variety of public and private mandates including PPPs, concessions, development agreements and joint ventures. He often represents governments, public actors and state-owned companies.

Banking & Finance - Africa-wide

Spotlight
Spotlight

Individual Editorial

Paris-based Barthélemy Faye heads the Africa group within Cleary. He has a wide-ranging practice, spanning M&A, finance, capital markets and project development. He is particularly noted for his work on behalf of francophone African governments.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability - France

Foreign Expert
Foreign expert in Africa-wide

Individual Editorial

Barthélemy Faye assists corporates and investment funds with acquisitions and divestments across multiple African jurisdictions.

Projects & Energy: International - France

Foreign Expert
Foreign expert in Africa-wide

Individual Editorial

Barthélemy Faye possesses renowned expertise in energy, mining and infrastructure project development. He handles a variety of public and private mandates including PPPs, concessions, development agreements and joint ventures. He often represents governments, public actors and state-owned companies.

Strengths

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  • He is a brilliant and highly regarded lawyer who is not just there to articulate a problem, but to solve it.

    Corporate/Commercial: OHADA SpecialistsChambers Global Guide
  • Barthélemy Faye provides sophisticated and differentiated advice.

    Corporate/Commercial: OHADA SpecialistsChambers Global Guide
  • He has relevant and up-to-date knowledge of the market.

    Corporate/Commercial: OHADA SpecialistsChambers Global Guide
  • He never shies away from a complicated negotiation point and leaves no stones unturned.

    Corporate/Commercial: OHADA SpecialistsChambers Global Guide
  • He manages all our files with an excellent level of service.

    Projects & EnergyChambers Global Guide
  • Barthélémy is a brilliant, highly regarded lawyer who is not just there to articulate a problem, but to solve it.

    Projects & EnergyChambers Global Guide

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