Jones Day's very established practice thrives in the public procurement field where the firm regularly advises on large mandates, often linked to urban transport, rail, energy and TMT infrastructure. In addition, the team is able to draw on its high-end regulatory know-how to assist leading corporations in challenging the current regulatory framework governing various industry sectors including the healthcare, energy and banking ones, while its expertise in the energy sector is particularly established and extends beyond regulatory issues. The highly experienced Philippe Delelis and the excellent Nicolas Brice jointly head the practice, with counsel Pierre Barthélemy also a key names. Of note, the team further strengthened its capabilities through the hiring of Xavier Domino as of counsel, a former magistrate of the Conseil d’Etat (France’s highest administrative court) in 2023.
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Testimonials
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‘Philippe Delelis is an exceptional lawyer in all respects: he finds original and solid solutions; is capable of deploying them in all jurisdictions and demonstrates a smiling and calm determination; his availability is flawless.’
‘ Nicolas Brice and Maxence Gagnardeau: top experts in their field, trustworthy, always available and great knowledge of the specifics our sector and our company activities.’
'Philippe Delelis is a great expert in public procurement. He is particularly attentive and available for his clients. Proactive and rigorous.'
Key clients
- ENEDIS
- Credit Mutuel
- RATP GROUP
- Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations
- Engie
- Orange
- LA POSTE IMMOBILIER
- MERCIALYS
- ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE DU GAZ
- NEW SUEZ
- IBM
- Lagardere
- TDF
- EQUANS
- EDF
- Veolia
- ENGIE-EDT
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Practice head
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Philippe Delelis, Nicolas Brice