Orrick's public law team is fully integrated into the firm’s project and infrastructure department and is strongly involved in the energy fields, where it is notably advising the French state on large offshore wind projects and companies on the negotiation of corporate PPA contracts. The team is also advising sponsors on large Parisian urban rail transport projects, and various sponsors bidding on the awarding of new motorways and large concessions across various other areas. It also provides regulatory support to the M&A team, handles sensitive regulatory and project-related litigation and works on projects in Africa. The team is headed by Geoffroy Berthon and includes senior counsel Noël Chahid-Nouraï and of counsel Constance Boillot.
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Testimonials
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- ‘It's an excellent team. The team has a pragmatic approach and is one of the few on the market capable of handling public law files in Africa.’
- ‘Geoffroy Berthon is a talented lawyer. He has a fine and sharp mind and is an excellent technician with a business eye. For me, he is one of the best of his generation.’
- ‘Dynamic, highly available team, with very good experience in infrastructure projects, an ability to deliver quality work within short deadlines, and to adapt to everyone's interests. A team particularly suited to complex infrastructure projects, with remarkable value for money. ’
- ‘Geoffroy Berthon: excellent listening skills, technical in his advice and knowing very well how to qualify his opinions by taking into account all the issues present. Constance Boillot: very great capacity for work and rigorous.’
- ‘Very good advice, available and professional .’
- ‘Very good at understanding customer needs’.
Key clients
- 3i Infrastructure plc
- Accenture
- Aéroport de Nice-Côte d’Azur
- Akiem
- Allianz Global Investors
- Antin Infrastructure
- Ardian
- Auchan group
- Autorecharge
- Azienda Trasporti Milanesi
- Bolloré Transport & Logistics
- Boralex
- Bouygues Construction
- Caisse d’Epargne Ile-de-France
- Caisse Des Dépôts et Consignations
- Dalkia
- DIF Capital Partners
- EGIS
- EOS
- Fayat
- French Government – Ministère de la Transition énergétique
- GIC
- IGY (Island Global Yachting)
- Iveco
- Microsoft
- Neoen
- Serena
- Société Générale
- TIIC
Work highlights
- Advising the French government (Ministry for Energy Transition) on the multiannual energy plan related to offshore wind development.
- Advising a bidding consortium on its participation in the tender process launched by Ile-de-France Mobilités (IDFM) for the public service contracts for the operation of lines 15, 16 and 17 of the "Grand Paris Express" metro system.
- Advised the winning consortium comprising Fayat, IGY Marinas and Cannes Marina Invest on the implementation and financial closing of the 30-year concession contract for the renovation and operation of the Vieux Port de Cannes.
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