Aurélie Chazai is a member of the Cameroon and Paris Bars and is the Managing Partner of the Firm.

Aurélie Chazai previously worked as an associate in the Paris office of the UK law firm Ashurst LLP before joining, in 2014, the Paris office of the US law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. During these experiences, she handled the corporate and finance aspects of numerous transactions across Europe and Africa.

She has also worked at the law firms Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Linklaters LLP, CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre and Ernst & Young in Paris, as well as in the stock market and financial law department of AXA Investment Managers.

Aurélie Chazai holds a Research Master’s degree in Financial Law from Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne University and a Professional Master’s degree in Business Law and Taxation from Paris I-Panthéon Sorbonne University/HEC Paris. She is fluent in French and English.

In 2025, during the 9^th edition of the “100 Legal Powerlist”, the pan-African media outlet “Africa Business+” awarded her a special distinction in the “Support to Governments” category.

She was also named “Lawyer of the Year – Cameroon” at the 2026 IFLR Africa Awards.