Founding partner of the law firm WAT & LAW, dedicated to energy, natural resources, biodiversity and the environment, Marie-Bénédicte is qualified as a Solicitor of England & Wales and Avocat at the Paris Bar. She has studied in China, worked in London and Buenos Aires before coming back to Paris, where she counsels development banks and developers both in civil law and common law systems. She is also a board member of A-CAP, an organization of public affairs lawyers.