Olivia is a leading energy finance lawyer for over 20 years, renowned for her extensive experience in reserve-based lending in the upstream market. Olivia advises banks, financial institutions, private equity funds and E&P independents on structured financings and restructurings in the energy sector. Her experience also extends to traditional corporate syndicated financings, pre-payments, project finance and acquisition financings. Olivia advises clients on multijurisdictional transactions across Europe, North America, Asia and Africa. Her specific knowledge of local law issues combined with her ability to work in both her native French and English makes her a unique fit for Francophone Africa projects.

Olivia has received numerous recognitions for her outstanding representation of clients, including in UK – Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas (Chambers Global and Chambers UK); Finance – Emerging Markets, Finance – Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans, and Projects, Energy and Natural Resources – Oil & Gas (The Legal 500 United Kingdom) and was named to the Women’s Energy Council’s “Global Female Influencer 275 List” in 2020.

According to sources, Olivia is “very pragmatic” (Chambers UK, 2025), “is one of the most professional and pleasant lawyers I have ever encountered,” (Chambers UK, 2024), “is very strong on the finance side” (Chambers UK, 2023), has “a very strong knowledge of oil and gas transactions,” an “extensive technical and legal knowledge about reserve-based lending,” (Chambers UK, 2022) and “on top of her high level of expertise in reserve-based lending, she also provides very valuable insights on local topics.” (Chambers UK, 2021).