1. Welcome to Freshfields
ILFA 2019
Welcome to Freshfields
Gabriel Mpubani

2. Agenda and housekeeping
14:00 – 14:15
Welcome to Freshfields
Gabriel Mpubani
14:15 – 16:00
Risk and bankability in international projects
Massimo Amoruso
16:00 – 16:30
Tea and cakes
16:30 onwards
Quiz, Games and Networking drinks
Stephanie Mbonu

3. languages spoken by Freshfields employees
Working globally
countries 28 In 17
Offices in
lawyers
4,800
More than
2,500
People and over
languages spoken by Freshfields employees 70
Our strength is built on world-class talent, not just geographic reach. z
4,800 plus people work in Freshfields globally including over 2,500 lawyers
working in 27 offices and 16 countries speaking 71 languages spoken.

4. Our offices New York Washington Amsterdam Brussels Manchester London
Cologne
Paris
Frankfurt
Munich
Milan
Madrid
Rome
Düsseldorf
Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Bahrain
Beijing
Tokyo
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Hanoi
Singapore
Ho Chi Minh City
Moscow
Vienna
Berlin
Hamburg

5. Our offices
of our transactional work in the last year involved client investments in high-growth markets
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More than
countries
300
200
StrongerTogether firms in nearly
150
We have helped clients do business in more than
Our strength is built on world-class talent, not just geographic reach.
4,800 plus people work in Freshfields globally including over 2,500 lawyers
working in 27 offices and 16 countries speaking 71 languages spoken.

6. Our Africa Group Shawn der Kinderen Partner Gabriel Mpubani Rob CantE
South Africa-born and raised, qualified to practice in South Africa, England and Wales, and the Netherlands – an M&A/private equity lawyer with extensive experience across Africa.
Gabriel Mpubani T E
Uganda-born and raised, qualified to practice in Uganda and England and Wales – a project finance lawyer with more than 15 years’ experience of working on some of the largest and most complex energy, mining and infrastructure projects in Africa.
Rob Cant T E
Rob is a partner in the Corporate practice and is based in Dubai. Rob over a decade of experience advising on a range of corporate matters. He has a particular focus on cross-border transactions in Africa as well as the Middle East and Turkey.

7. Our Africa practice StrongerTogether
Working across Africa 54 countries, each with its own laws, challenges and opportunities There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution. We provide the best legal advice in each country, not just in one or two of the continent’s largest economies. StrongerTogether programme This is our network of the top law firms in Africa (and beyond). Rather than recommending our ‘best friends’, we recommend the best lawyer for the job to meet our clients’ needs.

8. StrongerTogether
Our programme to identify, develop and deepen relationships with law firms all over the world
At least one ‘country partner’ – supported by a dedicated country team – responsible for each country around the world
The StrongerTogether firms understand our working practices making a seamless team
Co-ordination of local advice
We are not exclusively tied to any one firm. This allows us to bring the best team to the table for the job.
Higher standard of service to clients

9. Our Reforestation in East Africa Programme
REAP
Our Reforestation in East Africa Programme
Freshfields has been carbon-neutral since 2007, offsetting its emissions through various projects: biomass projects in China, Turkish wind farms, and efficient cook stoves and LifeStraw water purification in Kenya.
In 2015, the firm made a commitment to remaining carbon-neutral for the next 10 years and launched its offset project, Freshfields Reforestation in East Africa Programme (REAP).

Freshfields REAP is a community reforestation project based in Kenya and Uganda. The project empowers small groups of subsistence farmers and aims to reverse the effects of deforestation, drought and an insecure supply of food.
Farmers are invited to join with neighbouring farmers to form small tree planting groups (clusters) and collectively plant trees on their land.
This programme will improve the livelihoods of close to 9,000 farmers.

10. Thank you
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