Environment

Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Jean-Nicolas Clément
Hall of fameGide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
Jean-Nicolas Clément provides advice as well as assistance in litigation matters pertaining to industrial environmental law (installations classified for the protection of the environment, water, waste), nuclear law and energy law (regulation of the electricity sector, renewable energies: wind, solar, hydro, etc.), mining law and mining activities. Prior to joining Gide, Jean-Nicolas was a partner at law firm UGGC since 2002 as head of their Environment-Energy department. He had also practised with law firm Lafarge-Flécheux for over 12 years as an associate and partner, and began his career as a legal consultant within EDF's equipment department.
Jean-Pierre Boivin
Hall of fameBoivin & Associés
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Corentin Chevallier
UGGC Avocats
Corentin Chevallier is Partner of UGGC Avocats Paris. Graduated from Paris bar school and the public business law Institute (Institut de droit public des affaires) in 2000, he is also graduated from Sciences Po and has a master in Litigation. He was trained in the best law firms specialized in environmental law in France for 12 years. Corentin Chevallier is a well-known specialist in environmental law. In this context, he follows up several major projects for high-level institutional clients. He advises clients on mining and environmental issues, including those regarding hazardous and registered facilities, waste law, water and air quality law, and energy regulations. In addition, Corentin Chevallier has worked on matters relating to the environmental criminal liability of industrial operators as well as those concerning government liability, including for expropriation claims. He focuses particularly on mining law (in French Guyana for the local federation of mining operators, FEDOMG and mining companies and project monitoring for major energy grid operators. He is a regular author of legal articles in specialized environmental law publications (magazine Experts, bulletin of industrial environmental law (BDEI) and a trainer of professionals in environmental law at the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry's sustainable development training center (CFDE), in the fields of air, water and polluted sites and soils. He is also a member of the scientific committee of Atmos'Fair and speaker since 2012 in the annual conferences on legal issues related to air quality and a member of the Interprofessional Federation of Atmospheric Environment Professions (FIMEA).
David Desforges
David Desforges, Avocat à la Cour
Louis-Narito Harada
HK Legal
Marie-Léonie Vergnerie
Fieldfisher
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Pauline Leddet-Troadec
Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats
Lawyer at the Paris Bar (2012), Pauline Leddet-Troadec is a Partner in Environmental Law practice since 2023. ​Pauline Leddet-Troadec works on both litigation (before administrative, civil and criminal courts) and advisory matters having to do with environmental regulations. She focuses on matters regarding industrial environmental law including classified facilities, industrial risks, contaminated sites and soils, water or air impacts, technological risk prevention plans (French “PPRT” regulations) and chemical products. ​ ​Pauline advises on waste management and circular economy and also works on negotiation and drafting of contractual clauses for real estate transactions (sale and lease back operations, leases agreement, etc.).​ ​In addition, she counsels clients on matters regarding sustainable development and biodiversity issues, such as compensation obligations, protected species derogations, etc.​ She advises French and international companies, as well as public entities.​ ​She has practiced at  Boivin and Foley Hoag as Counsel.
Céline Cloche-Dubois
CMS Francis Lefebvre
Partner and Head of the Environment Practice. She acts for a large number of French and international clients particularly in relation to environment, urban planning, renewable energy and public business law.
Marie-Laetitia de la Ville-Baugé
Valmy Avocats
Laure Marolleau
Soulier Avocats
Arthur Sauzay
A&O Shearman
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Alice Bouillié
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2002, associate Alice Bouillié specialises in environmental law. Alice works with clients in an advisory and litigation capacity in matters pertaining to industrial environment law (facilities classified for environmental protection, law related to water, soil pollution, waste), nuclear and energy law, as well as in mining and extractive operations law. She advises industrial clients on all aspects of environmental law, particularly as part of acquisition projects, and assists them before administrative, civil and criminal courts. Alice has been providing training in nuclear law at Paris Descartes University since January 2016. She conducted training in environment law at the Higher Institute for Real Estate Careers (Ecole Supérieure des Professions Immobilières, ESPI) from 2006 to 2014.

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