Lacourte Raquin Tatar's public law team draws on the firm's strength in real estate to handle urban planning and construction issues linked to large real estate development. The team assists many leading developers undertaking ambitious urban property development or building refurbishment of commercial, offices and residential ensemble, mainly in Paris. Vincent Guinot and counsel Anne-Laure Gauthier are the key names. Additionally, Benoît Neveu provides public procurement and public domain expertise, and Xavier de Lesquen also contributes.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is available and responsive. Good knowledge of the sector of real estate and urban planning.’
  • ‘Anne Laure Gauthier: availability, responsiveness, and added value in decision-making.’

  • ‘Vincent Guinot is a responsive and involved partner allowing complex subjects to be resolved within tight deadlines.’

  • ‘Pragmatic, strategic responses adapted to customer needs.’

  • ‘Vincent Guinot: very comfortable with the issues of town planning law and environmental law, very convincing and a fine negotiator. ’

  • ‘Perfect knowledge of town planning and real estate. Responsiveness and availability .’

  • ‘Benoit Neveu’s relevance, accessibility and knowledge make him a valuable asset.’

  • ‘Anne-Laure Gauthier is very sharp, precise, clear, efficient.’

Key clients

  • Hines
  • Altarea Cogedim
  • Gecina
  • SFL
  • Carrefour Property
  • Telamon (previously Groupe Panhard)
  • Unibail
  • Allianz Real Estate
  • LaSalle Investment Management
  • Vinci Immobilier
  • BNP Real Estate
  • Kaufman and Broad
  • Generali Real Estate
  • Icade Promotion
  • JP Morgan
  • Covivio
  • Edmond de Rothschild REIM
  • Primonial
  • Colliers
  • Brownfields
  • Ardian
  • Bouygues Immobilier
  • Novaxia
  • Syndicat des eaux d’Ile-de-France
  • Bordeaux Métropole
  • Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur
  • Toulouse Métropole
  • Citeo
  • Haropa Port
  • Société du Canal Seine Nord Europe
  • Institut de France
  • Aqualter
  • Altitude Infrastructures
  • Grand Port Maritime de Nantes Saint Nazaire

Work highlights

  • Advising Emerige, Nexity and NJJ on the redevelopment of the "Aérogare" building, and part of the area located under the Invalides slab ("Aérog'art", IMGP2 project).
  • Advising a consortium on the redevelopment of the former head quarter of APHP in central Paris.
  • Assisting Icade Promotion with the refurbishment and conversion of a building (13.000 m²) currently used as offices, a cinema and a retail outlet, located at the corner of avenue des champs Elysées and rue de Marignan in the 8th arrondissement.

Lawyers

Leading associates
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Leading partners: Urban planning
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Benoit Neveu, Vincent Guinot, Xavier de Lesquen

Other key lawyers

Anne-Laure Gauthier