Projects & Energy: International
Europe Guide 2024 : France
Band 2
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Provided by Gide Loyrette Nouel
With over 30 years of significant cross-disciplinary experience, our team has won a leading position on Projects & Energy matters in France and on the international market.
Our client portfolio is very diverse and includes a wide range of industry players, including governments, sponsors and lenders, on some of the most diverse, challenging and innovative projects undertaken to date in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the Caribbean, in civil and common law countries alike.
We maintain a large, integrated and highly skilled Projects and Energy team which works on a broad array of infrastructure, energy, industrial, construction, and PPP projects and project financing matters across the globe.
We have a long history of working on landmark, large-scale, complex, high-value, “first of a kind” projects/project financings and infrastructure and energy matters.
In addition, our extensive track record in projects, energy matters (regular, renewable and natural resources) and regulatory means that we are in fact laying the foundations for major projects in many emerging markets.
Chambers Review
Gide Loyrette Nouel's well-regarded department has strong domestic and global activity, with a particular presence in Africa. The team represents states, corporates and lenders. The lawyers are regularly appointed on projects in a variety of sectors including natural resources, transport infrastructure and renewable energy. The team's expertise includes PPPs and project financing, with additional experience in contractual and M&A matters. The law firm leverages significant public law expertise to assist clients with domestic matters.
Work Highlights
- Gide Loyrette Nouel advised EDF on the construction of a new nuclear power unit in the Czech Republic.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Gide Loyrette Nouel offers very good client service; the team is available and provides very good advice and efficient work."
"The team is very responsive and has been able to revert at short notice in a timely fashion."
"Gide Loyrette Nouel has been very proficient in handling complex energy-related files."
"The team has good knowledge of the market and perfect commercial vision."
"Gide Loyrette Nouel offers very good client service; the team is available and provides very good advice and efficient work."
"The team is very responsive and has been able to revert at short notice in a timely fashion."
"Gide Loyrette Nouel has been very proficient in handling complex energy-related files."
"The team has good knowledge of the market and perfect commercial vision."
Notable Practitioners
John Crothers has notable experience advising states and private actors on infrastructure and energy mandates in Africa and the Caribbean.
Laetitia Lemercier advises on the financing and refinancing of domestic infrastructure projects, often involving a real estate element. She also assists with concession mandates.
Stéphane Vernay's diverse practice encompasses transactional and development project matters across various countries in Africa, notably in relation to the shipping sector. He is particularly active in the energy sector, including nuclear and hydropower projects.
"Stéphane Vernay has been very useful for us. He is a great lawyer."
Victor Grandguillaume continues to develop a strong projects practice. He advises on matters relating to the development of hydroelectricity and solar plants, in addition to PPPs. He routinely acts on mandates involving African jurisdictions.
"Victor Grandguillaume is pleasant and easy to work with."
"Victor Grandguillaume is very responsive and solution-oriented. He has excellent commercial and financial sense, which allows him to be fully integrated in the client's projects teams. His knowledge of market practice on that type of project in the region has been very helpful in our negotiations."
Ranked Lawyers at
Gide Loyrette Nouel
France
Members
Provided by Gide Loyrette Nouel
Alexis Pailleret
Bénédicte Mazel
Farah El-Bsat
Marie Bouvet-Guiramand
