GUILLAUME P. BLANC
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English Fluente ou nativo
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French Fluente ou nativo
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Portuguese Nível intermediário
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Spanish Nível intermediário
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Bio
Credentials
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Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Solicitors Regulation Authority -
Barrister ("Avocat") admitted to the Bar of Paris
Barreau de Paris (Ordre des avocats de Paris)
Experience
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ENS
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South Africa
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Executive Partner
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ago. de 2014 - - o momento
Guillaume P. Blanc is an executive (partner) at ENSafrica in the Energy, Mining and Infrastructure business unit and the Project Development & Finance Department. He is dually qualified as a Solicitor (England and Wales) and a barrister ("Avocat") in France. He is specialised in project acquisition, development and finance, as well as energy, mining and petroleum law.Guillaume has gained more than 25 years of experience in international law firms in Africa (South Africa, Mauritius), Europe (London and Paris) and the Asia-Pacific (Sydney and Perth, plus a secondment in Shanghai (China)).He has advised lenders, sponsors and developers on the acquisition, financing and development of energy, petroleum and mining projects across many developing countries, including common-law jurisdictions (Ghana, Gambia, Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania) and civil law jurisdictions (such as Latin America (Brazil, French Guiana), Europe (France and Luxemburg), Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, DRC, Burundi, Djibouti, Madagascar, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, Angola and Mozambique) and the Australasian area (China, Mongolia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, The Philippines, The Solomon Islands and New Caledonia)).His project acquisition, development and finance experience includes: acquisition due diligence investigations in respect of project companies or project assets; project structuring; project-related regulatory and legislative advice; project sponsorship, ownership and financing; project finance; project development and procurement.He has also acted as co-counsel in relation to international arbitration disputes related to mining companies and projects in Africa (Mali and Mozambique) and which were subject to different laws and languages (English, French and Portuguese).
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Green Legal, PLLC
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United States
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Law Practice
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Head of International Legal Services
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mar. de 2009 - jul. de 2014
Registered Foreign Lawyer, Head of Foreign Law practice and International Legal Services, African mining projects Registered Foreign Lawyer, Head of Foreign Law practice and International Legal Services, African mining projects
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MinterEllison
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Special Counsel
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jan. de 2008 - mar. de 2009
Special Counsel, Manager of the African centre of excellence, within the Energy and Natural Resources department of the law firm Minter Ellison, Perth, Special Counsel, Manager of the African centre of excellence, within the Energy and Natural Resources department of the law firm Minter Ellison, Perth,
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Blake Dawson
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Australia
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Law Practice
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Consultant
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set. de 2006 - jan. de 2008
Senior Consultant, Energy and Natural Resources Law Department of the law firm Blake Dawson Waldron; seconded to the mining company Resolute Mining Ltd from October 2006 to October 2007 to advise on the structuring and development of the Syama gold mining project in Mali Senior Consultant, Energy and Natural Resources Law Department of the law firm Blake Dawson Waldron; seconded to the mining company Resolute Mining Ltd from October 2006 to October 2007 to advise on the structuring and development of the Syama gold mining project in Mali
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Pinsent Masons
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United Kingdom
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Mining and Land Resources
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nov. de 2003 - abr. de 2006
Senior Counsel, Head of Mining and Land Resources, coordinator the mining law practice of Masons Solicitors, and, subsequently, Pinsent Masons worldwide; member of the International Energy and Construction department Senior Counsel, Head of Mining and Land Resources, coordinator the mining law practice of Masons Solicitors, and, subsequently, Pinsent Masons worldwide; member of the International Energy and Construction department
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LANDWELL ET ASSOCIES
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Italy
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Legal Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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abr. de 1996 - nov. de 2003
Successively appointed as Junior Associate, Manager, Senior Manager, and Director of Pricewaterhouse Juridique et Fiscal (renamed Landwell & Associes in 1999), the correspondent law firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Paris, France;Seconded as a Director to the law firm PricewaterhouseCoppers Legal, Sydney, Australia in 2001-2022;Manager of the Energy and Natural Resources Law practice of Landwell between 1999 and 2003;Member of the PwC Global Mining Group from 1998 to 2003 Successively appointed as Junior Associate, Manager, Senior Manager, and Director of Pricewaterhouse Juridique et Fiscal (renamed Landwell & Associes in 1999), the correspondent law firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Paris, France;Seconded as a Director to the law firm PricewaterhouseCoppers Legal, Sydney, Australia in 2001-2022;Manager of the Energy and Natural Resources Law practice of Landwell between 1999 and 2003;Member of the PwC Global Mining Group from 1998 to 2003
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Education
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2011 - 2014
University of Melbourne
Master of Laws - LLM, International Financial Law -
2005 - 2006
BPP
QLTT Conversion Course, Law -
1993 - 1994
Université de Rennes 1
Postgraduate Degree in International Business Law, Business Law -
1991 - 1992
Collège et Ecole de Droit | Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas
Master's degree in Private Law, Business Law -
1990 - 1991
Collège et Ecole de Droit | Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas
Bachelor's degree in Law, Private Law -
1986 - 1989
Sciences Po Bordeaux
Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Political Science, Macro-Economics, Social Sciences
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