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Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.

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‘Great expertise and responsiveness’ are the calling cards of the environmental group at Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. Key areas of expertise for the team extend from matters relating to water and soil contamination and protected species to sustainable project development, regulatory work and environmental litigation. Industrial environmental law specialist Jean-Nicolas Clément heads up the practice and is experienced in matters relating to nuclear and renewable energies. Together with key practitioner Alice Bouillié, who was promoted to of counsel in January 2023, the pair form ’an exceptional duo’.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Special traits include great expertise and responsiveness.’

  • ‘Jean-Nicolas Clément and Alice Bouillié form an exceptional duo of mastery and sense of strategy in the most complex files. Their accessibility and responsiveness are exemplary.’

Key clients

  • Vinci Autoroutes - Autoroutes du Sud de la France (ASF)
  • Imerys
  • Prologis
  • Vinci Autoroutes - Arcos
  • TotalEnergies
  • Paris Saint Germain Football Club (PSG)
  • Agence Nationale de Gestion des Déchets Radioactifs (ANDRA)
  • Umicore
  • ExxonMobil
  • Nintendo

Work highlights

  • Assisted ASF with the environmental authorisation process required for the development of highway A680 in the south of France.
  • Assisted Imerys with the environmental strategy for the development of a lithium deposit project of strategic importance for the independence of the national supply in the context of the energy transition.
  • Assisted Prologis with the environmental due diligence and strategic consultancy for the acquisition, leaseback, and redevelopment of the Flins industrial site.

Lawyers

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Jean-Nicolas Clément

Jean-Nicolas Clément

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Jean-Nicolas Clément provides advice as well as assistance in litigation matters pertaining to industrial environmental law (installations classified for the protection of the environment, water, waste), nuclear law and energy law (regulation of the electricity sector, renewable energies: wind, solar, hydro, etc.), mining law and mining activities. Prior to joining Gide, Jean-Nicolas was a partner at law firm UGGC since 2002 as head of their Environment-Energy department. He had also practised with law firm Lafarge-Flécheux for over 12 years as an associate and partner, and began his career as a legal consultant within EDF's equipment department.

Rising stars

Alice Bouillié

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2002, associate Alice Bouillié specialises in environmental law. Alice works with clients in an advisory and litigation capacity in matters pertaining to industrial environment law (facilities classified for environmental protection, law related to water, soil pollution, waste), nuclear and energy law, as well as in mining and extractive operations law. She advises industrial clients on all aspects of environmental law, particularly as part of acquisition projects, and assists them before administrative, civil and criminal courts. Alice has been providing training in nuclear law at Paris Descartes University since January 2016. She conducted training in environment law at the Higher Institute for Real Estate Careers (Ecole Supérieure des Professions Immobilières, ESPI) from 2006 to 2014.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jean-Nicolas Clément

Other key lawyers

Alice Bouillié