Ranking tables
Environment | Europe
France
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
- DS Avocats 9 Years Ranked
- King & Spalding 11 Years Ranked
- Foley Hoag LLP
Band 3
- Baker McKenzie AARPI 17 Years Ranked
- Atmos Avocats
- FIDAL
- Fieldfisher
Senior Statespeople
- Christian HugloHuglo Lepage Avocats
- Jean-Pierre BoivinBoivin & Associés
Band 1
Band 2
- Frédérique Chaillou LPA-CGR avocats10 Years Ranked
- Patricia Savin DS Avocats18 Years Ranked
- Carine Le Roy-GleizesUGGC Avocats
- Marie-Léonie VergnerieFieldfisher
Band 3
- Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Jones Day6 Years Ranked
- Juliette Bril Fairway3 Years Ranked
- Laure Nguyen Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP10 Years Ranked
- David DesforgesDavid Desforges - Sole Practitioner
- Laurence LanoyLaurence Lanoy Avocats
- Malik MemloukBoivin & Associés
- Manuel PennaforteBoivin & Associés
- Thomas GarancherFrêche & Associés
Band 4
- Alice Bouillié Gide Loyrette Nouel2 Years Ranked
- Arnaud Cabanes Baker McKenzie AARPI17 Years Ranked
- Elodie Simon Jones Day5 Years Ranked
- Evguenia Dereviankine PARADIGMES Avocats8 Years Ranked
- Yvon Martinet DS Avocats10 Years Ranked
- Alexandre MoustardierAtmos Avocats
- Christophe PuelFIDAL
- Corentin ChevallierUGGC Avocats
- Louis-Narito HaradaHK Legal
- Marie-Pierre MaitreAtmos Avocats
Up and Coming
- Arthur Sauzay A&O Shearman1 Years Ranked
- Steve HercéBoivin & Associés
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Gide Loyrette NouelEnvironment2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years RankedGide Loyrette Nouel has a well-regarded environment law team that acts for key public and private clients from the energy, mining and waste management industries. The law firm has standout experience in nuclear energy mandates, including regulatory issues relating to the storage of nuclear waste. The team is experienced in contentious permitting applications and civil claims flowing from soil and water pollution incidents. The clients benefit from close collaboration with the firm's public law department. The practice offers additional expertise in environmental criminal law.1 Jones DayEnvironment2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedJones Day is a top-tier practice in the French environmental market. The law firm advises on the environmental aspects of corporate acquisitions and asset sales. The practice assists with product regulation issues and chemical legislation at the European and global levels. The team also supports clients in crisis management and litigation. The lawyers are able to work on cross-border matters thanks to the firm's international network of offices. The team acts for multinationals from the energy, pharmaceutical and chemical sectors. Jones Day offers additional expertise in climate change matters.1 LPA-CGR avocatsEnvironment2024 | Band 1 | 13 Years RankedLPA-CGR is an environmental law powerhouse covering a broad range of issues, including those arising from M&A transactions in the mining and chemical sectors. The law firm has experience in land contamination and remediation issues, often advising on the management of specific pollution incidents or the transfer of environmental liabilities through corporate sales. The team assists with environmental impact assessments and permitting disputes relating to renewable energy and oil and gas infrastructures. The lawyers also advise on compliance with waste management regulations. LPA-CGR avocats is active on biodiversity and water pollution mandates in both an advisory and contentious capacity.
Band 2
2 DS AvocatsEnvironment2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedDS Avocats has a solid environmental practice with particular strength in litigation and arbitration matters. The team represents clients before administrative, commercial and criminal courts. The law firm has notable experience in contaminated site issues, water pollution and the post-M&A transfer of liability for environmental damage. DS Avocats frequently advises on environmental due diligence of industrial sites. The lawyers offer further expertise in waste management and classified installation regulations. The team represents clients from the pharmaceutical, mining and energy sectors.2 King & SpaldingEnvironment2024 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedKing & Spalding houses an established practice offering a full range of services from consulting to disputes. The law firm demonstrates strength in civil, administrative and criminal proceedings, including those concerning air or water pollution and the allocation of responsibility for remediation measures. The team has additional expertise in the defence of litigation relating to exposure to hazardous substances. King & Spalding often advises clients from the mining, oil and gas, and waste management sectors. The lawyers' practice includes environmental impact assessments and permit acquisitions and defence.
Band 3
3 Baker McKenzie AARPIEnvironment2024 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedBaker McKenzie offers broad coverage of various areas of environmental law. The law firm handles litigation mandates relating to pollution, remediation issues and industrial site decontamination issues. The team has proven ability to advise clients on the environmental aspects of M&A operations and asset sales. The lawyers assist with the analysis of environmental authorisation requirements for domestic infrastructure projects. The team also advises corporates on compliance with product regulations. The practice draws on the firm's global network to advise on cross-border cases.