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LPA Law significantly expanded its public law practice in January 2024 with the addition of Marion Roquette-Pfister, who joined from Norton Rose Fulbright, bringing expertise in regulatory issues, public procurement and concession contracts, and administrative litigation. The firm has recently been active in high-profile mandates in the transport, infrastructure, life sciences and energy sectors, acting for prominent clients that range from leading pharmaceutical companies to the French state. Urban planning law is the other key pillar of the ‘exceptional’ practice; Hélène Cloëz is renowned for her experience in advising private developers, financial institutions and public entities on the development of large-scale real estate projects, including major skyscraper projects in Paris.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Exceptional team with great experience in litigation of national importance. The excellence of the team, its availability and its ability to mobilize colleagues undoubtedly places them among the top teams in France.’

  • ‘Excellent knowledge of public and administrative law issues, very good attention to detail.’

  • ‘Very competent and available partners.’

  • ‘Dynamic and responsive team, very attentive to the needs of clients. The legal solutions to the problems posed are robust, including when they involve innovative concepts.’

  • ‘Marion Roquette-Pfister is particularly distinguished by the finesse of her analyses and her strategic vision of the issues involved in complex situations, with a real capacity to anticipate opposing tactics.’

  • ‘Hélène Cloëz stands out for her very strong technical skills in town planning law.’

Key clients

  • French Transport Infrastructure Financing Agency (AFIT France)
  • French State - Ministry of Transports
  • International Union of Railways
  • Abbott France
  • TIER Mobility
  • Idex Territoires
  • Groupement Parisien Inter-Bailleurs de Surveillance (GPIS)
  • SFR
  • Unibail

Work highlights

  • Representing AFIT France (a French state-owned agency) in the context of strategic litigation with the 7 main French private motorway concessionaire companies regarding the execution of a protocol concluded with the French government and in particular enforceable orders for an amount of around several hundred million euros.
  • Representing the International Union of Railways in the challenge to a decision of the European Commission excluding the client from an important tender proceeding for the awarding of a grant of several millions euros.
  • Representing the French state (the Ministry of Transport) in the context of litigation launched by 3 major French airports claiming several hundred million euros in compensation for the damage caused by the COVID-19 crisis.

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Marion Roquette-Pfister, Hélène Cloëz