Anissa
Akentour

Supervising Associate – Avocate à la Cour

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Anissa is a supervising associate of Simmons & Simmons within our Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructures department in Paris.

She advises sponsors, investors, financial institutions, investment funds, international corporate clients and governments. Her practice focuses on project development, construction, acquisition and transfer of projects in the energy sector in France, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Prior to joining Simmons & Simmons in April 2023, Anissa was an associate for the project and energy departments of international law firms in Paris. She holds a Maîtrise de Droit International et Eurepéen (4-year degree in Business Law) from Paris X – Paris Nanterre (2013), a Master II Droit des Contrats Internes et Internationaux (Master in Business Law) from Paris XI-Paris Sud (2014), and an LL.M in Law of Business Law in Arab Countries from Paris II – Panthéon Assas, Paris (2015).

She qualified as a French lawyer in 2017 and was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2018.

She is fluent in French and English.