‘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.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jean-Nicolas Clément

Other key lawyers

Alice Bouillié