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Brigette Baillie
Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Projects & Energy

South Africa

14 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

Project Finance

Africa-wide

6 Years Ranked

4

Band 4

Projects & Energy

Africa-wide

14 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Brigette Baillie

Global

Practice Areas

Brigette is a partner in the Projects, Energy and Infrastructure practice group.

Based in Johannesburg, Brigette focuses on project development and financing aspects of projects across Africa, having worked in jurisdictions such as Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Lesotho.

Brigette also works with clients on transactions across the infrastructure, energy and mining sectors.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Projects & Energy - South Africa

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

Brigette Baillie operates at an extremely high level and is revered for her work on behalf of prestigious banks, companies active in the energy sector and financial institutions. She acts across a suite of project finance mandates, including PPAs, project contracts, procurement programmes and concessions in sectors such as infrastructure and power.

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Project Finance - Africa-wide

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial
Brigette Baillie is widely respected for her command of project finance mandates. She assists with mining, energy and infrastructure project development and financing, with further expertise in transactional matters. She works on matters across Africa from the firm's Johannesburg office.
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Projects & Energy - Africa-wide

4
Band 4
Individual Editorial
Brigette Baillie is widely respected for her command of project finance mandates. She assists with mining, energy and infrastructure project development and financing, with further expertise in transactional matters. She works on matters across Africa from the firm's Johannesburg office.
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Strengths

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Brigette Baillie manages to handle tough negotiations with the right commercial positioning and legal arguments.

Projects & Energy respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Bridget Baillie on projects is just fantastic – the doyenne of project finance in South Africa. Having her on a project adds immense value.

Projects & Energy respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Brigette Baillie is one of the most knowledgeable lawyers in the market.

Projects & Energy respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Brigette Baillie is outstanding in all respects.

Projects & Energy respondent
Chambers Global Guide

She's a seasoned project legal counsellor. She understands infrastructure and not just from a legal perspective, but also in terms of our business and what's required under the PPP format.

Project Finance respondent
Chambers Global Guide

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