Alban Dorin

Advised:

• Coris Bank International on the $265 million financing to gold mining company West African Resources Limited for the development of the Kiaka Gold Project in Burkina Faso.
• Ecobank and other banks on the $150 million financing to Endeavour Mining for the development of the Lafigué mine in Côte d’Ivoire.
• La Française des Jeux (FDJ) in relation to the $175 million acquisition of ZEturf group, the second horse betting operator in France ;.
• Société Générale and other banks in relation to the financing of the acquisition of 2 Airbus A330 and 2 Airbus A320/aircraft for Air Calédonie International ;.

• Ranked in the “Next Generation Partners” category for Mining, Oil And Gas And Natural Resources – Legal 500 EMEA
• “Alban Dorin handles complex cross-border transactions, in particular in Africa, very well and is also easy to work with. He is solution-oriented and always makes sure that the transaction closes smoothly and in a timely manner.” (Project finance) – Legal 500 EMEA
• Ranked in the “Next Generation Partners” category (for the fourth time in a row) in Banking and Finance: transactional work.
• “Also key is project finance, for which Alban Dorin is highly regarded” – Legal 500 EMEA
• “Mayer Brown, and in particular the project finance team led by Alban Dorin, francophone African financing transactions particularly well. One of the key strengths is the availability of the team, which is easy to work with and provides straight to the point advice. Compared to other firms, the firm is more agile.” (Project Finance) – Legal 500 EMEA
• “I would recommend Alban Dorin at Mayer Brown who stands out in particular for project finance transactions in the OHADA region. He combines excellent technical skills with a good understanding of the economics of the transaction.” – Legal 500 EMEA
• Ranked in “Next Generation Partners” category (Banking and Finance) – Legal 500 EMEA
• “Next Generation Partner” for Mining, Oil and Gas and Natural Resources – Legal 500 EMEA
• Provides “To the point and practical commercial legal advice & assistance” (Aviation Finance) – Legal 500 EMEA
• Ranked among top 100 business lawyers – Jeune Afrique
• “Highly regarded” in Banking and Project Finance – IFLR 1000
• “Alban Dorin is 'very knowledgeable' and 'familiar with Francophone Africa laws and regulations.’” – Legal 500 EMEA
• “Alban Dorin has a focus on work involving the mining sector.“ – Legal 500 EMEA
• Ranked in “Next Generation Lawyers” category – Legal 500 EMEA
• "Excellent" in Banking & Finance; Africa Desk - Corporate / M&A; Africa Desk - Natural Resources and Renewable Energies and "highly recommended" in Bank Financing - Aerial Asset Financing and Africa Desk - Project Financing – Décideurs
• Worked on the Yaramoko Gold transaction recognized as "Deal of the Year" – IJGlobal Awards

• HEC (Paris)
  Master of Science in Management
• Sciences-Po (Paris)
  Master of Public Affairs and Economics
• University Panthéon-Assas (Paris)
  Master in Public and Administrative Law

• Paris

• English
• Italian
• French