Jean-Norbert Pontier represents the rights and interests of a wide variety of domestic and international clients, including investment funds, banks, financial institutions, development finance institutions (DFIs) and service providers involved in trade risk and asset origination and distribution, including on matters from across the spectrum of structured finance transactions and strategic and complex project finance.

International Finance and Project Finance

He has in-depth experience advising State-Owned Entities (SOEs), governments, sponsors and lenders on large-scale energy and infrastructure projects, PPPs and joint ventures. He works on projects across a variety of industries and, in particular, power and water, industrial and petrochemicals and transportation projects. Currently, Mr. Pontier is working on a series of project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Kingdom’s newly created transnational city and economic zone, in which region the total CAPEX of project is expected to be approximatively US$500 billion.

Mr. Pontier’s work in structured finance transactions includes matters involving the international debt capital markets (including, a range of Sukuk issuances), structured finance (asset-based lending solutions, securitizations, covered bond and conduit transactions) and restructuring (of debt for portfolios of energy projects).

He is also recognized for his pro bono work on impact finance (Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) / Development Impact Bonds (DIBs)) for establishing domestic and international financing solutions.

Market Recognition

Mr. Pontier is recognized as a leader in his field by various publications in which he is commonly named among the most highly regarded lawyers in the banking and finance sector.

Languages

French

English

Spanish

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Education

Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas, Maitrise, Distinction/Cum laude

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

Admitted to Practice

Paris

England & Wales

Membership

Solicitors Regulation Authority - Registered European Lawyer

Member of the French Association of Corporate Treasurers (AFTE)

Rankings

Leaders League 2023

Banking and Finance

Recognized as "Highly Recommended" in Derivatives and with "Strong Notoriety" in Securitization & Structured Financing and Bank & Finance

Leaders League 2022

Banking and Finance

Recognized as "Highly Regarded" in Securitization & Structured Financing, Derivatives, and Bank & Finance

Leaders League 2021

Banking and Finance

Recognized as "Highly Regarded" in Securitization & Structured Financing, Derivatives, and Bank & Finance

Leaders League 2019

Banking and Finance

Legal 500: EMEA 2014

International Arbitration - France - Recommended Lawyer

"Extraordinary lawyer."