Racine remains a go-to firm to advise on urban planning issues relating to major housing, education, tourist and other developments and renovations, acting for a number of leading real estate developers. Advising on (and handling disputes relating to) concession contracts for large-scale public infrastructure projects, public domain and regulatory issues also make up a key part of the practice. Sylvain Bergès, Thierry Gallois and Lyon-based Damien Richard jointly head the team.
Testimonials
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‘A team that knows how to mobilize quickly and efficiently. Very good relationships with its clients.’
‘Responsive and multidisciplinary team that is able to support us in very different and complex cases.’
‘We have a relationship of trust with Sylvain Bergès. He takes the time to explain his legal analyses.’
‘High-performing and proactive team which provides pertinent analyses.’
‘The team's strength lies in its ability to respond to our requests by providing business-oriented advice that fully corresponds to our issues, based on its in-depth knowledge of the management of French public contracts and the constraints of our functions and operations. Their team is inventive in the way it approaches issues, outside of a purely contractual framework, and the speed of responses helps us to get ahead in the management of legal issues with the parties concerned.’
‘Sylvain Bergès' availability to deal with all our issues is really appreciated. His skills in our sector of activity are proven, which is uncommon in the legal advice sector. He is also very efficient in proposing solutions that go beyond an overly formal reading of the contractual documents in a file.’
Key clients
- Enéal
- VH 15 Notaires
- Semop Port-La-Nouvelle
- Generali
- Crédit Agricole Immobilier
- Suez RR IWS Minerals
Work highlights
- Assisting SCCV Les Thermes with the planning issues related to the renovation of Thermes d’Aix les Bains, a popular tourist destination in the French Alps, aimed at its conversion into a major housing development.
- Advising Linkcity, the international property development arm of the Bouygues Group, on the development of the Coeur de Ville project in the municipality of Ferney Voltaire, which will involve the construction of a major university campus.
- Assisting SEMOP Port La-Nouvelle in a lawsuit that has been filed by non-profit organisations, such as Amis de La Terre France, La France Insoumise and Europe Écologie-Les Verts, and several individuals, seeking to cancel the concession contract for the development, operation, and management of the Port La-Nouvelle commercial port.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sylvain Bergès, Damien Richard, Thierry Gallois