Bredin Prat
Bredin Prat is retained by some of the market’s largest French and international corporations to assist with highly strategic matters including assisting companies undertaking innovative projects and seeking to challenge the country's current legal framework (notably in the field of energy and transport). The public law team also provides key support to the M&A practice, advising on strategic foreign investment autorisations, or strategic corporate restructuring concerning public sector entities or publicly listed companies with French state ownership. The team also advises on environment and public procurement work. Yann Aguila is a top name in the field. He is supported by senior associates Guillaume Léonard and Gabrielle Reddé who joined in June 2023.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Gabrielle Reddé stands out for her responsiveness, curiosity and ability to explore innovative financing schemes.’
- ‘In-depth expertise in public law. High quality.’
- ‘Gabrielle Reddé is very bright and competent. She is able to find the right solutions and argue the right interpretations. She is very attentive to the customer and always willing to listen.’
- ‘Gabrielle Reddé has extensive knowledge of the law applicable to the opening of the rail market in France and Europe.’
- ‘One of the best teams on the market.’
- ‘Excellent knowledge of public law. Very good listening to customers and other parties.’
- ‘Gabrielle Reddé, through her broad knowledge of infrastructure and energy subjects.’
- ‘Exceptional responsiveness and very high level of responses provided. Guillaume Léonard: expert in administrative law, very available and highly adaptable to unusual contexts.’
Key clients
- Aéroports de Paris (ADP)
- COJO Paris 2024 (Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games of Paris 2024)
- UBS
- General Electric
- Ineris
- Groupement de compagnies aériennes (Vueling, Ryanair, EasyJet, British Airways, Iberia)
- RTE
- SNCF
- Solar Impulse Foundation
- Suez
- Volotea
- Lime
- Pernod Ricard
- Association interprofessionnelle des fruits et légumes frais (Interfel)
- Groupe de presse Les Echos/Le Parisien
- GreenYellow
- INAPORC
- SAPMER
- La Maison Ginestet
- KKR
- BlueCo (investor consortium including Clearlake Capital)
- DAF
- Pacific Mobile Telecom
- INEOS
- CVE
- JCDecaux
- Mediawan
- UGC
- ACN (Alliance Carton Nature)
Work highlights
- Advising a group of airline companies over the filing of legal proceedings before the French Administrative Supreme Court, in order to challenge the failure of the French State to provide an adequate legal framework concerning air traffic controllers' right to strike.
- Advised RTE, the French transmission system operator, on possible legal ways to accelerate permit processes linked to renewable energies projects.
- Advised JCDecaux on filing a claim before the French Administrative Court against the national competition authority (Autorité de la concurrence) in order to protect business secrets.
Lawyers
Rising stars
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Yann Aguila