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Inosi Nyatta

Inosi Nyatta

Global 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Project Development & Finance; Energy Transition; Energy & Natural Resources; Mining & Metals; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG); Power & Utilities; Oil & Gas; Infrastructure; Capital Markets; Credit & Leveraged Finance; Africa; Latin America.

Career

Co-head of the Firm’s Finance Group and Co-Head of the Firm’s global Project Development & Finance Practice with expertise in energy transition, oil and gas (including LNG), power (including renewables), metals and mining, infrastructure and other sectors in the U.S., Europe, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere. Advises clients on a broad range of transactions, including project financings, leveraged financings and capital markets offerings for sponsor, financial institution and corporate clients.

Recognized as “Dealmaker of the Year” by The American Lawyer, “Project Finance Lawyer of the Year” by Euromoney’s Women in Business Law Awards, “Energy MVP” and “Project Finance MVP” by Law360, and one of Crain’s “Notable Diverse Leaders in Law” and “Notable Women in Business”.

Her work recently includes: Woodfibre LNG, Chevron ACES Delta, Port Arthur LNG; Golden Triangle Polymers Facility; California Resources Corporation joint venture with Brookfield Renewable; Volkswagen and Siemens investment in Electrify America; Sempra Energy LNG; Corpus Christi LNG; Cameron LNG; Australia Pacific LNG; Tillman Infrastructure; TerraForm Power; the Buckthorn Wind Project; and several large-scale pending projects in North America and Africa.

Professional Memberships

Chair, Africa Sub-Committee, Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice; Member, Council on Foreign Relations

Personal

University of Oxford (B.C.L, 2001); NYU School of Law (LL.M, 2000); University of Nairobi, (LL.B, 1998)

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Projects: LNG - USA

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Inosi Nyatta is an esteemed project finance attorney who is particularly active in the LNG space, both domestically and internationally.

Projects - USA

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
Inosi Nyatta is an esteemed project finance attorney who is particularly active in the LNG space, both domestically and internationally.

Strengths

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  • Inosi is very intelligent and very commercial in her approach. She takes into account what is in the best interest of the client and balances that with what is achievable in the market.

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