Practice Expertise
- banking and finance
- corporate commercial
- anglophone africa
- francophone Africa
Areas of Practice
- anglophone africa
- banking and finance
- corporate commercial
- francophone Africa
- agribusiness
- debt capital markets
- employment
- energy
- equity capital markets
- infrastructure
- insurance
- Intellectual Property
- intellectual property (IP)
- international arbitration
- mergers and acquisitions
- mining
- project development and project finance
- real estate / property View More
WSG Practice Industries
- Corporate & Business
- Crossborder Trade & Investment
- Financial Services
- Government & Public Sector
- Intellectual Property
- Real Estate & Construction
- Retail & Distribution
- Technology
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Agriculture
- Telecommunications
- Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
- Industrial & Manufacturing
- Insurance
- Dispute Resolution
- Employment & Labor View More
WSG Leadership
- WSG Regional Council - Member
- Banking & Finance Group - Member
- Energy Group - Member
- Mergers & Acquisitions Group - Member
Profile
Martine de Fleuriot de la Colinière is an Executive at ENS in Mauritius and heads up the Indian Ocean commercial and corporate sector. She specialises in general commercial and corporate law, banking law, insurance law, contracts and security law.
Martine also regularly assists major international law firms and lending institutions in cross-border transactions, project finance, syndicated loans, and aircraft and ship financing. In addition, she deals with corporate structures and joint ventures, and has vast experience in the insurance field, including acting for the largest Mauritian insurance company.
Experience includes all areas of property law and advising on property structure. Martine has advised a number of clients in property development matters in respect of various schemes available through the Economic Development Board of Mauritius (Smart Cities, IHS, IRS and PDS).
Martine is a Director of a number of companies in the financial services sector, and is also a Director of Mauritius’ largest conglomerate. She is a regular contributor to publications of the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation.
Education
- Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies, mention Droit Privé (Université de Droit, d’Economie & des Sciences Sociales d’Aix-Marseille III, Faculté de Droit)
- “Maîtrise en Droit” (Université de Droit, d’Economie & des Sciences Sociales d’Aix-Marseille III, Faculté de Droit)
- Barrister
Areas of Practice
- anglophone africa
- banking and finance
- corporate commercial
- francophone Africa
- agribusiness
- debt capital markets
- employment
- energy
- equity capital markets
- infrastructure
- insurance
- Intellectual Property
- intellectual property (IP)
- international arbitration
- mergers and acquisitions
- mining
- project development and project finance
- real estate / property
Professional Career
Professional Activities and Experience
Martine is recognised as a leading/recommended lawyer by:
- Chambers Global Guide 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 – General Business Law (Mauritius)
- Chambers Global Guide 2024,– Corporate Commercial (Mauritius)
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 - Leading Firms “Legal Market Overview” (Mauritius)
- IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide; Competition, Banking – 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 – Market leader (Mauritius)
- IFLR1000 Women Leader; 2023
- Who’s Who 2019, 2018 – Banking (Mauritius)
Articles
Mauritius: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Data Protection
By Martine de Fleuriot de la Colinière, ENSafrica Newsflash |May 2020Mauritius: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Data Protection
By Martine de Fleuriot de la Colinière, ENSafrica Newsflash |May 2020Coronavirus: The Bank of Mauritius Introduces a Support Programme to Accompany Local Economic Operators Across all Sectors
By Martine de Fleuriot de la Colinière |March 2020
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