Securing public contracts, regulated projects and administrative authorisations
The boundaries between the public and private sectors have become increasingly porous. Energy transition, infrastructure projects, decarbonisation, regional reindustrialisation, public funding for innovation, and land and real estate development all place private operators in regulated environments, often alongside or under the supervision of public authorities.
We advise public authorities, companies, investors, lenders and private operators on the structuring, securing and defence of projects involving public business law issues, in both advisory and litigation contexts, in France and internationally.
Our role is to help public and private clients pursue their projects with legal certainty, regulatory visibility and operational effectiveness — whether they are developing a private project, initiating a public project or responding to one.
Public-law advice at the interface of public and private interests
Public business law requires a dual perspective: a command of the procedures and constraints specific to public authorities and administrative authorisations, and an understanding of the economic and operational realities faced by companies.
We work alongside clients to structure projects, secure relationships with public authorities and defend their interests in complex administrative proceedings and disputes.
Our advice is tailored to the operational and strategic constraints of each project, with particular attention to institutional balances and territorial dynamics, which are often decisive to successful implementation.
Areas of practice
- Public contracts, public procurement and concessions
- Public-private partnerships
- Urban planning and development: structuring, audit and defence of administrative authorisations
- Pre-emption and expropriation
- Use and occupation of public property
- Public-sector financing
- State aid
- Regulation of public activities and regulated sectors
- Administrative and regulatory litigation
- Contractual structuring of public and mixed public-private projects
A coordinated cross-practice approach
Public-sector and regulated projects are inherently multidimensional. An infrastructure project may involve financing, real estate, urban planning and litigation. An energy project can raise public law, tax, corporate and environmental issues. A State aid matter may have competition and European-law implications that go beyond the national framework.
We provide a single point of entry while coordinating closely with Banking & Finance, Environment, M&A, Real Estate, Competition, Intellectual Property and other relevant practices.
Private-sector projects in real estate, industry and beyond also depend on administrative authorisations that need to be secured and, where necessary, defended.
Long-term client relationships
Public projects and major private investment projects unfold over time, from design through implementation and, where necessary, litigation. We support clients at each stage, maintaining legal coherence across the project as a whole.
We work with public authorities, companies and investors over the long term on strategic projects, regulatory issues and litigation risks, while monitoring the legislative, case-law and institutional developments that reshape public business law.
Our commitment as lawyers
Our commitment as lawyers means supporting public and private actors in environments where every legal decision is key to structuring projects — with the rigour, responsiveness and understanding of institutional and operational constraints required to decide with confidence and act effectively.
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