Alhassane Barry
Partner WFW
Alhassane is a Partner in the Projects group at Watson Farley & Williams.
Alhassane has extensive experience in international project development and financing in metals/mining, oil & gas, power and infrastructure sectors, particularly in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. He advised all the key stakeholders across the values chain in those sectors – including sponsors, developers, project companies, public entities, equity investors and financiers (including multilateral agencies, export credit agencies and commercial banks).
Alhassane is the lead partner at Watson Farley & Williams advising the Republic of Guinea on the landmark US$24bn Simandou project, the world’s largest mining and related exit infrastructure project – which involves the construction and operation of 4 world-class iron ore blocks, 700km of multi-services and multi-purposes railway and 200Mtpa multi-services and multi-purposes ports.
Alhassane graduated from The Wharton School of Business, the University of Pennsylvania Law School and Université Panthéon Assas (Paris 2). He is admitted to bars in New York and Paris, and is fluent in French, English, Fulani, Sussu and Mandingo.
Alhassane was ranked by Jeune Afrique + in 2024 as “Lawyer of the Year” in State’s advisory category and is recognised among “the leading experts in international project development and financing in Africa” by all major league tables.
Chambers Global 2024, Projects & Energy, Africa-wide: "Mr [Alhassane] Barry is an exceptional representative for our projects throughout all negotiations. "He is extremely knowledgeable about the legal subject matter."
2025 Agenda Sessions
The big question - How Africa can develop globally competitive infrastructure platform?
- As the continent looks to turbocharge economic development and mining activities, what does the current infrastructure deficit look like across Africa? Where is the critical access needed?
- How is infrastructure funding being attracted, and what are the funding mechanisms available to develop new infrastructure requirements?
- How can the maximisation of propulsive local and regional economic linkages help expedite infrastructure development?
- PPPs - how are Public/Private partnerships accelerating development of African infrastructure?
Tuesday 04 February 14:00 - 14:45 CTICC2
Intergovernmental Summit
- As the continent looks to turbocharge economic development and mining activities, what does the current infrastructure deficit look like across Africa? Where is the critical access needed?
- How is infrastructure funding being attracted, and what are the funding mechanisms available to develop new infrastructure requirements?
- How can the maximisation of propulsive local and regional economic linkages help expedite infrastructure development?
- PPPs - how are Public/Private partnerships accelerating development of African infrastructure?
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