Romaric Lazerges

Practice Areas

Romaric Lazerges heads the firm's Global Public Law group and the public and environmental law team in our Paris office. He has been ranked in band 1 for Chambers 2023 Public Law.

His expertise covers especially public contracts (PPP, concessions, public procurement), environmental law, notably climate and ESG issues, and regulatory in various sectors (e.g. media, energy, infra, telecom). Romaric advises his clients both on transactional matters and high-profile legal proceedings before administrative courts and tribunals, as well as before independent governmental agencies. His clients are either public entities or related or either private partners involved, banks, sponsors and lenders.

Apart from his activity as a lawyer, Romaric has been a maître de conférences at French university Sciences Po Paris for more than 20 years. Romaric is regarded by all the main directories such as Chambers & Partners, Legal500, IFLR1000 and similar as a leading lawyer in the French market.

Romaric is ranked as « Lawyer of the Year 2020” by “Best Lawyers” in Regulatory and is a recognised practitioner since 2014 in Administrative law, Energy, Public Finance, Public law and Telecommunication.

"Romaric Lazerges maintains a strong reputation in the market, advising on concessions, bidding processes and public procurement matters. Interviewees note his ""exceptional ability to advise you both on judicial and political aspects""."

Chambers Europe 2021 - France (Public Law: Public Contracts)

Leading Individual

Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - France (Administrative and Public Law)

Highly regarded

IFLR 1000 2020 - France (Project Development)

Recommended

Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - France (Project finance)

"Romaric Lazerges and senior associate Arthur Sauzay are both very knowledgeable of French environmental legal matters and provide a consistent service."

Legal 500 EMEA 2020 – France (ENVIRONMENT)

Leading Individual

Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - France (Administrative and Public Law)

"Romaric Lazerges is very available and active in each case and can rely on high quality associates."

Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - France (Administrative and Public Law)

‘Romaric Lazerges provides relevant answers, in line with clients’ needs’.

Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - France (Administrative and Public Law)

Band 1

Chamber Europe 2022 - France (Public Law: Public Contracts)

Chamber Europe 2023 - France (Public Law: Public Contracts)

Band 3

Chamber Europe 2022 - France (Public Law)

"His strength is the level of detail he is willing to give and all within the deadline. He truly understands the assignment, is very present in the case and is a very hands-on lawyer."

"Romaric Lazerges has been fantastic to work with. He responds to queries and ensures that work is delivered on time and in a way that we are able to understand."

"Romaric Lazerges provides the best advice. He is the best person to handle complex cases, his point of view is insightful and he has a global view on issues."

Chamber Europe 2023 - France (Public Law)

The "excellent" Romaric Lazerges is a reputable name in the field with an established practice spanning the breadth of public law. His expertise covers concessions, regulatory issues, tenders and PPP contracts. ""Romaric Lazerges impressed me with his legal technical abilities but also his state of mind which is very solution-oriented, bringing significant positive results,"" states one client.

Chamber Europe 2022 - France (Public Law)

Highly regarded

IFLR1000 2020 - France (Project Development)

"Romaric Lazerges has particular strength in PPP, concession contracts and regulatory issues in the TMT, transport and energy sectors. He acted for Colas on the tender process launched by the French state for the new Route Centre-Europe Atlantique motorway. Clients comment: "He is a very insightful, responsive lawyer. He is very experienced and has perfect knowledge of complex contractual arrangements." Interviewees further praise Lazerges' "understanding of political issues and the ease with which we can contact and discuss matters with him.""

Chambers Europe 2019 - France (Public Law)