Thierry Dal Farra
UGGC AvocatsUGGC Avocats' team is entrusted by a prominent client base, notably leading transport, energy, engineering and IT companies. The team, which also handles some work for public sector entities, is consulted on a wide range of subjects including the awarding of public procurement contracts and related performance and execution issues. It also regularly provides strategic guidance on new regulations, such as in the rail and gaming sectors, while construction, permits and urban planning law are also among its range of intervention. Practice head Thierry Dal Farra is a strong name on the market. Philippe Hansen, Franck Lepron, Benjamin de Sevin and Edouard Caupert are also excellent advisers.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Responsiveness, good quality of work and value for money.’
- ‘Team is available, attentive to the customer, capable of reacting within tight deadlines, on complex issues. Great responsiveness.’
- ‘Serious team, fluid and dynamic collaboration. Great availability to listen and very pragmatic.’
- ‘Franck Lepron: very competent, available, knows how to adapt to all circumstances.’
- ‘A gem, a team available, active, and at the forefront of the latest decisions and texts.’
- ‘A rigorous and dynamic team that attaches great importance to customer concerns. The team demonstrates great availability and has always respected deadlines, even very short ones. ’
- ‘Rigor of analyses, pragmatism, in-depth knowledge of the functioning of public administration, ability to intervene on a wide field of legal issues, exceptional responsiveness.’
- ‘Thierry Dal Farra: great capacity for synthesis, very in-depth analyses, responsiveness, ability to propose strategies, and exceptional and broad skills.’
Key clients
- European Gambling and Betting Association (EGBA)
- SCC Group
- Kindred Group/Unibet
- OPCO-EP
- Académie des Beaux-Arts
- CCIR Corse
- ATC (Agence de Tourisme de la Corse)
- Société des Grands Travaux de l'Océan Indien
- Castel et Fromaget
- VDL Bus & Coach
- Paris 2024
- Banque de France
- Agence du Numérique en Santé (ANS)
- Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux (GPMB)
Work highlights
- Representing the European Gambling and Betting Association (EGBA) in the European Commission's state aid proceedings against Française des Jeux (FDJ).
- Assisted Kindred Group, an online gaming company, in connection with the legal proceedings before the French Conseil d'Etat challenging the new regulatory framework established upon the privatisation of La Française des Jeux.
- Aassisting the Musée Marmottan Monet in drafting the contract for the renovation of the museum.
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Thierry Dal Farra