LAWYER PROFILE

Delphine Siino Courtin

Global 2026

Clifford Chance Europe LLP

Ranked in 4 practice areas

Corporate/Commercial: OHADA Specialists

Africa-wide

8 years ranked

Projects & Energy

Africa-wide

9 years ranked

Projects & Energy: International

France

4 years ranked

Projects & Energy: International

France

8 years ranked

General Business Law

Tunisia

3 years ranked

General Business Law

Cameroon

1 year ranked

About

Provided by Clifford Chance Europe LLP

Practice Areas

Delphine Siino Courtin specialises in projects and project finance, particularly in Africa and Europe.

Delphine has advised on projects in the power, oil & gas and mining sectors as well as on French private finance initiatives (PFI) and on acquisitions in the energy sector.

Delphine is the Africa Practice Leader for Energy and Infra Transition.

Career

King’s College University, London (LLB in English Law)

University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (French Maîtrise in French Private Law) 1998

University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (DEA in International Private Law and International Trade) 1999

Trainee, Herbert Smith London 2000

Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2002

Associate, Herbert Smith Paris 2002

Admitted as an avocat in Paris 2004

Joined Clifford Chance 2005

Partner since 2014

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Projects & Energy - Africa-wide

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Paris-based Delphine Siino Courtin is well regarded for her handling of project finance mandates. She is prominent within the renewables sector, with her recent work covering hydropower and solar photovoltaic projects, where she is frequently instructed by international and domestic lenders and sponsors.

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Corporate/Commercial: OHADA Specialists - Africa-wide

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Delphine Siino Courtin focuses on project development and finance transactions across North and francophone West Africa, particularly in the power sector. Based in Paris, her recent work includes projects and transactions in Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso and Senegal.

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Projects & Energy: International - France

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Delphine Siino Courtin is a highly established practitioner with a strong reputation for her assistance with project development and financing in Africa, as well as with concession projects. She demonstrates particular expertise in renewable energy mandates, notably in the structuring of wind and solar mandates.

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General Business Law - Tunisia

Tunisia, expertise based abroad in France

Individual Editorial

Paris-based Delphine Siino Courtin of Clifford Chance Europe is increasingly active in the Tunisian market and assists clients with project finance and development in the energy and transportation sectors.

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General Business Law - Cameroon

Cameroon, expertise based abroad in France

Individual Editorial

Delphine Siino Courtin is highly regarded for her expertise in complex project and finance mandates. She regularly advises lenders on the financing of large-scale infrastructure projects in Cameroon.

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Projects & Energy: International - France

Foreign expert in Africa-wide

Individual Editorial

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Delphine is one of the best lawyers I have ever worked with.
Projects & Energy: InternationalChambers Global Guide
She has always acted very professionally. Her and her team are always on top of things.
General Business LawChambers Global Guide
She is extremely competent, smart and hard-working. She is an efficient negotiator. She gets things done.
General Business LawChambers Global Guide
She is efficient and thorough.
General Business LawChambers Global Guide