White & Case LLP
Led by the excellent Jean-Luc Champy, White & Case LLP‘s practice is retained by leading engineering and sponsor companies to assist with high-profile projects. The team, which also advises some public sector entities, is notably involved in many of France’s largest energy and transport projects or concessions, in relation to hydrogen, offshore wind farms, pipeline and grid networks as well motorways and airports. The team also handles related litigation and its range of works encompasses various industry areas including telecoms. It also provides strategic advice on regulatory issues in the energy sector. Counsel Quirec de Kersauson is also noted.
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- 'The team led by Jean-Luc Champy is extremely competent, available and responsive.'
Key clients
- Bouygues
- Vinci Construction
- Eiffage
- RTE
- Société du Grand Paris
- Verso Energy
- Transdev
- APRR
- Sanef
- Vinci Concessions
- RTL Group
- Iberdrola Renovables
- Altitude Infrastructure
- NGE
- Aéroports de Lyon
- Aéroports de Lille
- Aéroports du Grand Ouest
- DIF
- Bluefloat Energy
- ENEDIS
- Société Générale
- GRTgaz
Work highlights
- Advised RTL Group on its entry into exclusive negotiations with Groupe TF1, Groupe M6 and Groupe Bouygues to merge the activities of Groupe TF1 and Groupe M6 and create a major French media group.
- Advising Iberdrola Renovables Energia on its submission bid for the 1GW offshore wind mega-project in the Normandy region in France (AO4).
- Advised Altitude Group on its acquisition of infrastructure fund Quaero Capital's stake in the two major fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) concessions of the Grand Est region.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jean-Luc Champy