Projects & Energy: Domestic
Europe Guide 2024 : France
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Provided by Dentons
Dentons Projects and Energy team in Paris has developed a strong track record in energy, supporting clients on projects in France and abroad. We provide advice on renewable energy projects and the related regulatory and legal issues concerning biofuel, biomass, solar or wind energy.
Our Public Law and Regulatory group is a leading team in France in PPP/concession projects and more. Our excellent reputation is based on our high-value involvement in all major PPP and concession projects in France over the past years. Our lawyers have developed considerable experience in new classes of mobile transportation (drones, autonomous driving, free-floating bicycles and electric scooters as well as charging stations for electric cars).
Our Project Finance group in Paris is highly renowned in the market and very active on numerous national and international projects. Dentons’ project finance expertise spread across many jurisdictions worldwide gives us a unique capacity to serve our clients both locally and globally. We have experience in all areas of banking and finance law, including projects, PPP, infrastructure finance and real estate finance. The team’s experience encompasses a full range of contractual schemes: PPPs, private finance initiatives (PFI), and concessions covering a vast array of sectors—e.g. transport, utilities, social facilities and energy—and is involved in both greenfield and brownfield projects. Our team has also become a leading player in rail and metro projects.
Chambers Review
Dentons regularly advises state authorities, financial institutions and corporates. The law firm acts on domestic infrastructure projects such as rail and highway development, in addition to education matters. The team also assists with concession mandates as well as the financing and development of energy and climate change projects.
Work Highlights
- Dentons acted for the French Ministry of the Economy on the renewal of the Stade de France concession contract.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Dentons team is very technical on complicated questions and very pedagogical on political aspects. This is a very complex project so you have to be able to think outside of the box and find innovative solutions and Dentons has definitely provided them."
"The team has excellent knowledge of my field of activity and it proposes operational solutions."
"Dentons had very good control of the facts of the case in record time, which made the difference."
"The Dentons team is very precise in its work and advice; everything has been checked and it is a very good level of work."
"The Dentons team is very technical on complicated questions and very pedagogical on political aspects. This is a very complex project so you have to be able to think outside of the box and find innovative solutions and Dentons has definitely provided them."
"The team has excellent knowledge of my field of activity and it proposes operational solutions."
"Dentons had very good control of the facts of the case in record time, which made the difference."
"The Dentons team is very precise in its work and advice; everything has been checked and it is a very good level of work."
Notable Practitioners
Jean-Marc Allix is recognised in the market for his experience assisting with domestic project finance mandates. He advises on infrastructure concessions as well as energy project financing.
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