Olivier Bustin
Partner
Alongside his network of local counsel across Francophone Africa, Olivier advises multinational companies, primarily in the energy and natural resources sector and its related infrastructure component. His practice focuses on contract negotiation, corporate structuring between HoldCo and OpCo, regulatory compliance, and commercial dispute resolution.
Olivier's experience
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Advised a global construction technology provider, on legal and corporate matters relating to operations in a French-speaking African jurisdiction.
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Advised a construction and engineering company, on reviewing and drafting an EPC Contract for a road project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Democratic Republic of Congo - France
- Infrastructure
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Advised an international logistics company, on the implementation of a rail corridor project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Infrastructure
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Represented an energy services company, in the termination of an employee seconded from Cameroon to Dubai for gross misconduct, involving the provision of wrongful information to the Board of Directors of a shareholder, under the laws of both Dubai and Cameroon.
- Cameroon
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Represented a telecommunications infrastructure provider, in a potential claim against a customer for non-performance of a 10-year contract, with outstanding payments exceeding $500,000.
- Guinea-Bissau
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised a leading engineering services company, on various commercial agreements, including a contract to provide specialist consulting services and another to provide FEED engineering services. Additionally, advised on local content law and decree concerning Oil & Gas services in Côte d'Ivoire.
- Cote D'Ivoire
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising an infrastructure company in proceedings before the OHADA Supreme Court (CCJA) in Abidjan in relation with a corporate matter.
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising an energy company in a CCJA-administrated arbitration in relation to the construction of an electrical plant.
- Senegal and China
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising a multinational company with compliance internal investigations related to facts that occurred in Central Africa with ongoing developments in the UK, the USA and France.
- Cross-border
- Infrastructure
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Advising a mining company in a mining permit acquisition project.
- Cameroon
- Energy & Natural Resources
Credentials
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2021Joined Pinsent Masons
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2019Admitted to bar - Democratic Republic of Congo
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2019Chambers Global - General Business Law (Expertise Based Abroad) - Congo-Brazzaville (Since 2019)
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2018Chambers Global - General Business Law (Expertise Based Abroad) - Democratic Republic of Congo (Since 2018)
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2017Editorial board member and regular contributor – L’Essentiel Droits africains des affaires
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2017Admitted to bar - Portugal
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2016Lecturer of OHADA law (Post-graduate) - University of Paris 2 and University Sorbonne Paris Nord
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2015Vieira de Almeida & Associados
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2013Miranda Correia Amendoeira & Associados
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2010Ph.D. - University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas
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