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Ruchdi Maalouf chairs the oil & gas practice at De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés. He is a solicitor qualified in England & Wales.

He trained and specialised in oil & gas at a top tier City firm in London. He also spent a year on a legal secondment at KOGAS, one of the largest LNG importers.

In addition to his legal experience, Ruchdi Maalouf was involved in LNG projects in a commercial capacity, as an LNG seller with an export project in Russia, and as head of LNG supply with an import project in Pakistan (where he also acted as head of legal). He worked in London, Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore and Moscow.

De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés is a premier international law firm based in Paris. It is an independent and full service firm with over 120 lawyers. De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés is the only independent French law firm offering English law advisory in oil and gas and has a successful Africa practice focusing on energy and natural resources. The firm received top rankings from industry guides such as Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Legal 500 EMEA, Legal 500 Paris, Leaders League - Décideurs and others.