Rajen Ranchhoojee

Rajen is admitted to practice in South Africa and specializes in cross border transactions and projects, with particular expertise in the energy and transportation sectors. He is a Special Legal Consultant in Orrick’s Energy & Infrastructure Group, based in the firms Washington, DC office. Prior to joining Orrick, Rajen spent 12 years practicing in tier 1 international law firms, having held various senior positions including that of Administrative Partner, Head of Africa Practice and Senior Partner: Energy and Infrastructure. Rajen advises governments, Fortune 500 companies, state utilities, private equity firms, donor funding institutions, as well as leading local and international companies with interests in Africa. His Africa specific experience spans over fourteen countries and includes Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Reunion, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. He has substantial experience representing multinational organisations from who operate in Africa. Rajen was from the outset, and remains at the coalface, of the much respected South African Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme. He has been recognized by Chambers Global as a leading South African lawyer for Projects & Energy.