DLA Piper has strong public procurement and PPP expertise which governmental and public local entities as well as major sponsors turn to for key infrastructure, construction and transport projects. The team is notably advising on several high-profile urban and regional rail transport projects and has been retained to assist with negotiations concerning a strategic contract in the defence sector. Energy is another area of competence and the firm advises on regulatory issues in relation to the hydrogen and oil and gas sectors. Additionally, the public law team also assists the firm’s project finance practice regarding African infrastructure projects. Jérôme Pentecoste and Ruxandra Lazar jointly head the practice, which also includes of counsel Jean-Luc Heckenroth.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Very available and sharp team.’
‘Jerome Pentecoste has always been proactive in negotiations with borrowers.’
Key clients
- ACOSS (Agence Centrale des Cotisations d’Assurances Sociales)
- Association française des producteurs de géothermie
Work highlights
- Advising a consortium led by Vinci on the negotiation of a public procurement contract relating to the railway line 15 / Grand Paris Express.
- Assisting AVZ Minerals (a mineral exploration company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange) in relation to the development of the Manono lithium rich LCT project, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).