Noam Ayali appointed global co-head of energy, infrastructure and resources at Norton Rose Fulbright

Noam Ayali appointed global co-head of energy, infrastructure and resources at Norton Rose Fulbright

He will serve alongside New York and Vancouver Senior Counsel Doug Buchanan and Paris Partner Anne Lapierre

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed the Washington, DC partner Noam Ayali as its Global Co-Head of energy, infrastructure, and resources. He succeeds John Mauel, the Houston partner.

Gerry Pecht, the Global Chief Executive at Norton Rose Fulbright, said, "Ayali stands out in our world-leading projects team and is globally respected for his knowledge in LNG and renewables. His guidance will help our energy, infrastructure and resources practice to build on its standing as a global leader in experience, capabilities and service."

Anne Lapierre, who also serves as the firm's global head of energy, remarked, "Ayali's practice has a truly global reach with him overseeing matters in the US, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. We look forward to collaborating with him to develop even more cross-border client opportunities."

Ayali said, "Our Global Energy, infrastructure and resources practice helps clients with complex transactions and disputes that span the entire sector. I look forward to leading this group, serving as a resource to clients and colleagues while seeking global opportunities for our firm."

Ayali concentrates his practice on corporate and securities transactions, project development and finance, acquisitions and disposition transactions, and derivative and structured finance transactions across the energy spectrum. He has worked on ground-breaking LNG export projects, and other complex natural gas infrastructure and pipeline transportation projects, conventional and renewable power projects, and telecommunications and transportation infrastructure.

He represents energy companies, project sponsors and developers, in addition to a broad range of financing sources. He has experience in raising funds from multi-lateral development banks, export credit agencies and bilateral investment agencies, commercial banks, Term Loan B lenders, equity and capital market investors and institutional private placement investors.

Ayali, who previously worked at the International Finance Corporation, has represented companies throughout their life cycle, including raising early-stage development capital, undertaking an initial public offering and stock exchange listing, executing joint ventures, issuing public and private debt in the capital markets, and raising recourse and non-recourse debt financings, as well as on workouts and debt restructuring transactions.