Kalliopé

Firm details

Members of the Paris and the Drôme Bars

Number of partners: 10

Number of other fee-earners: 13

Firm Overview

Founded in 2008, Kalliopé is an independent law firm specialised in private and public business law.

Our lawyers advise private and public players, both French and foreign, and represent them before French domestic courts.

Our offer of services is designed to respond to the cross-cutting issues of our clients.

We operate in the main areas of private and public business law:

• Energy and infrastructure
• Corporate - M&A - Private Equity
• Litigation - Arbitration - Mediation
• Contract drafting and negotiation
• Environment and industry
• Real estate - Construction – Urban planning
• Public services and public stakeholders
• Employment - Social Security
• Intellectual Property
• Banking - Finance - Regulated funds
• Compliance - CSR

Our expertise spans a variety of sectors, including:

• Agri-food and distribution
• Banking - insurance
• Biotech and pharma
• Chemicals and metallurgy
• Construction
• Hospitality
• Hydrogen
• Logistics
• Public works
• Real estate development
• Real estate investment
• Renewable energies
• Transport
• Waste and circular economy

Details on Areas of Practice

Energy & Infrastructure

Number of Partners: 6

Number of fee earners: 13

Since our firm’s foundation in 2008, we have developed a recognised expertise in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

We work with private and public sector clients, including developers, producers, investment funds and institutions.

We have developed a transversal offer, designed to meet all the specific needs of our clients operating in these sectors.

We work in “project” mode in order to assist our clients with the regulatory and contractual aspects of their operations, whether it be for securing the land, obtaining authorisations, signing and negotiating any public contracts, corporate structuring or financing, or even the sale or acquisition (greenfield and brownfield).

If necessary, we can assist in litigation procedures (administrative and judicial) related to our clients’ projects.

Our sectoral expertise enables us to offer pragmatic and efficient solutions, adapted to the specific challenges of our clients’ sectors. We have a strong reputation in the renewable energy, storage and hydrogen sectors. In terms of infrastructure, we have developed significant experience in the airport sector, and more generally in transport.

Practice heads & contacts:

• Jocelyn Duval:[email protected]
• Tanguy d’Everlange:[email protected]
• Rodolphe Cavroy:[email protected]
• Lorenzo Balzano:[email protected]
• Nicolas Contis:[email protected]
• Julie Gayrard:[email protected]

Corporate – M&A – Private Equity

Number of Partners: 4

Number of fee earners: 7

As a leading player in mergers and acquisitions and private equity for transactions up to €100 million, we assit our clients with strategic acquisitions, growth capital or transfers, fundraising, joint ventures, disposals and restructuring.

With pragmatism and without excessive legalism, we advise and support our clients, negotiating, securing and optimising all their transactions and bringing them to a successful conclusion.

Our expert team, compact and agile, is calibrated to assist a wide variety of clients, ranging from large international groups, whether listed or not, to small and medium-sized family businesses, as well as investment funds and fast-growing start-ups.

Our lawyers have excellent accounting and financial training and are experienced in analysing and structuring equity transactions, thus ensuring the legal efficiency of the value creation our clients are seeking.

As project lawyers, we provide our clients with global solutions and ensure the success of their projects. We work in permanent synergy with our Employment – Social Security, Banking – Finance – Regulated Funds, Intellectual Property, Real Estate – Construction – Urban Planning, Environment and Industry, and Public services and public stakeholders teams.

Our unique positioning is particularly appreciated by our clients and has contributed to the success of our law firm, which is now a particularly recognised player, especially for mergers and acquisitions and investment in the industry, distribution, ITC and medias, real estate and renewable energy sectors.

Practice heads & contacts:

• Tanguy d’Everlange:[email protected]
• Rodolphe Cavroy:[email protected]
• Alexia Berbain-Faguer:[email protected]
• Guillaume Martinet:[email protected]

Litigation – Arbitration - Mediation

Number of Partners: 3

Number of fee earners: 6

From the outset of a dispute to its settlement or the enforcement of a judicial or arbitral decision, we defend our clients’ interests.

Our lawyers represent our clients before all courts and authorities, whether judicial, administrative, professional or arbitral, and assist in alternative dispute resolution.

We also work with our clients on a daily basis to assist them in judicial expertise operations.

Although our team assists clients in all sectors, we have recognised sectoral expertise in complex litigation in the energy, infrastructure and, more generally, industrial sectors, and act in synergy with our Real Estate – Construction – Urban Planning and Environment and Industry teams.

We have also developed an equally recognised sectoral expertise in food and distribution, as well as an exclusive line of services in debt recovery, the latter allowing companies to outsource the management of their mass litigation in a very efficient manner.

Practice heads & contacts:

• Nicolas Contis:[email protected]
• Julie Gayrard:[email protected]
• Jérôme Buscail:[email protected]

Contract drafting and negociation

Number of Partners: 3

Number of fee earners: 6

Our team assists a wide range of companies operating in many sectors of activity, in France and internationally, from start-ups to large groups.

We support our clients at all stages of their development, whether in the context of developing their contractual strategy, or in negotiating and drafting their internal and international contracts.

Beyond contractual techniques, we know that each sector has its own specificities, which is why we are always ready to listen and offer our clients contractual solutions that perfectly meet their sectoral needs.

We offer a tailored service, covering in particular the agri-food sector and the renewable energy sector, and work in synergy with our teams dedicated to these practice areas at law firm.

Finally, we also provide our clients’ teams with training on contractual techniques and related legal news.

Practice heads & contacts:

• Nicolas Contis:[email protected]
• Julie Gayrard:[email protected]
• Jérôme Buscail:[email protected]

Environment and Industry

Number of Partners: 2

Number of fee earners: 6

We assist both private and public stakeholders in dealing with environmental issues related to their activities. Our expertise covers all aspects of environmental law, including classified facilities, polluted sites and soils, environmental assessment, waste, water and protected species.

We offer a full range of legal services, from the drafting and negotiation of contracts and environmental clauses, to litigation, including legal analysis of the environmental risks associated with our clients’ projects (industrial, real estate, infrastructure, etc.).

We have also developed unique project management expertise to support our clients at all stages of their projects, from their development to their dismantling. In this respect, we assist them in drawing up schedules for their projects, taking into account environmental constraints, reviewing applications for administrative authorisations, assisting them in their dealings with the relevant authorities, organising the financing and/or disposal of projects, and anticipating and securing their dismantling.

Finally, we have developed recognised expertise in environmental litigation (both administrative and judicial) and in the management of crisis situations, particularly in the context of accidental pollution or the risk of destruction of species.

Practice heads & contacts:

• Lorenzo Balzano:[email protected]
• Jocelyn Duval:[email protected]

Real Estate - Construction – Urban Planning

Number of Partners: 2

Number of fee earners: 6

We advise all types of operators, including developers, investors, property companies, funds, industrialists, hotel and catering groups, users, renewable energy operators and public entities.

We offer a comprehensive and cross-disciplinary range of real estate law services, both in its public and private law components. We combine expertise in urban planning, development, real estate development and construction, and real estate operations and investments.

We also offer to assist our clients in the management of their real estate project during all phases of the planned operation.

Our support covers, of course, all environmental issues, which can be major in certain large-scale projects or those located in emblematic sites. We regularly work in close collaboration with our team specialising in real estate financing and the creation of regulated funds.

Finally, we have proven experience in technical appraisals and real estate and urban planning litigation.

Practice heads & contacts:

• Lorenzo Balzano:[email protected]
• Jocelyn Duval:[email protected]

Public services and public stakeholders

Number of Partners: 1

Number of fee earners: 3

Our expertise is aimed at both public sector stakeholders: public institutions, local authorities and public companies, as well as private operators, who are increasingly faced with public law issues.

We work in all areas of public business law, both as advisors and in litigation.

Our team regularly works in “project management” mode when setting up economic activities on the public domain or when creating public services or renewing the management method of public services.

In this context, we work alongside our client, taking into account the various regulatory constraints, in determining the most appropriate contractual arrangement (contracts, concessions, semi-public companies, local public companies, ad hoc companies, etc.) for the project under consideration, securing its award, drafting it and negotiating it.

We are also experienced in State aid issues and in securing the various administrative acts taken by public stakeholders.

We conduct our risk analysis using our “business” expertise.

Finally, we advise and represent our clients in litigation before the administrative courts.

Practice head & contact: Jocelyn Duval: [email protected]

Employment – Social Security

Number of Partners: 1

Number of fee earners: 3

We assist companies and groups, both French and foreign, in all areas of employment and social security law, in matters of individual and collective relations, both in advisory and litigation matters.

We handle all labour and social security issues, on a day-to-day basis, as well as in the context of specific projects such as reorganisations, acquisitions, disposals and transfers of activities, from social audits to the negotiation of guarantees.

In the context of mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, we work with our Corporate – M&A – Private Equity team to offer our clients a global and tailored solution that meets their needs.

We work in all economic sectors, in particular new technologies, biotechnologies, industry, real estate, energy, tourism and culture.

We also assist executives in negotiating entry and exit packages, whether voluntary or not.

Finally, we defend our clients’ interests before the labour, civil and administrative courts.

Practice head & contact: Florence Coussau: [email protected]

Intellectual Property

Number of Partners: 1

Number of fee earners: 3

Our team supports a varied clientele of companies of all sizes in the protection and enhancement of their intangible assets.

Our practice covers all intellectual property issues that economic players face in the context of their activities in France and abroad.

Active in both advisory and litigation work, we take charge of the management of our clients’ rights portfolios, the drafting of their operating, licensing, R&D partnership, or even distribution contracts, as well as disputes regarding their intellectual property rights.

We also support our clients in the protection of personal data, both on the compliance side and on the litigation side.

We have developed solid expertise in a variety of sectors, from industry to fashion, including design, sport and art.

We offer tailor-made solutions, responding the specificities of each client, and work in synergy with the other teams of our law firm.

Practice head & contact: Jérôme Buscail: [email protected]

Banking – Finance – Regulated Funds

Number of Partners: 1

Number of fee earners: 2

We advise financial institutions, banks, finance companies and debt funds, investment funds, family offices and management companies, as well as companies.

We offer comprehensive financing expertise, from the initial legal audit to the implementation and monitoring of the financing.

We have particular expertise in real estate financing and project financing in the field of renewable energy (photovoltaic, wind, biomass), as well as in public-private partnerships (PPP) in the construction, transport and infrastructure sectors.

As regards regulated funds and asset management companies, we assist our clients with all regulatory aspects, including the procedures for obtaining approval from the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF), and advise them on the structuring and formation as well as on investments and external growth or restructuring operations.

Practice head & contact: Rodolphe Cavroy:[email protected]

Compliance - CSR

Number of Partners: 5

Compliance is a major concern for companies, regardless of the economic sector in which they operate. In order to respond to our clients’ cross-cutting and complex compliance and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues, we have implemented a task force bringing together our experts in private and public law.

From risk assessment and mapping (Sapin II Law, Vigilance, etc.) to contractualisation, including relations with regulatory authorities and internal investigations, we assist our clients at every stage.

Depending on our clients’ market footprint and the specific issues they face, we put together a tailored team capable of meeting all their requirements.

Our experts in employment law can, in particular, assist in drawing up internal standards (ethical charters, professional alerts, gender equality, etc.).

We also have particular expertise in the regulatory aspects of investment funds, as well as in the environmental obligations to which industry and energy players are subject.

Practice heads & contacts:

• Florence Coussau:[email protected]
• Lorenzo Balzano:[email protected]
• Rodolphe Cavroy:[email protected]
• Tanguy d’Everlange:[email protected]
• Jocelyn Duval:[email protected]

International Network

Kalliopé is a member of the Iurope network, an alliance of full-service business law firms serving both local and international clients with interests in continental Europe. We also work with several best friend firms all over the world.

In synergy with our foreign colleagues, we support our clients on their issues in Europe and internationally, with the same commitment, quality and proximity.

Offices

Based in Paris, we also have offices in the Drôme.

Kalliopé Paris

4 rue du Général Foy

75008 Paris

France

+ 33 (0)1 44 70 64 70

[email protected]

Kalliopé Valence

675 chemin de Serre Fournier

26450 Cléon d’Andran

France

+ 33 (0)1 44 70 64 70

[email protected]