August Debouzy‘s public regulatory environment team is headed by Vincent Brenot and stands out for its expertise in heavy industry pollution issues, renewable energy sector permits, and circular economy regulations. The firm advises clients across both the public and private spheres. Brenot has over 20 years of experience in the sector, and often assists clients with renewable energy and environmental communication cases. Other standout individual Hélène Billery provides advisory and litigation support to companies, government bodies, and organisations across public and environmental law matters.
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Key clients
- TotalEnergies LNG Services France
- EDF-ENR
- Envision AESC
- Cameco
- Dunkerque LNG
- L’Oréal
- Altarea Cogedim
- McDonalds France
- Nike
- Spie Batignolles
- EDF
- SNCF
- SNCF Réseau
- SNCF Mobilités
- Ynsect
- Sequens
- Volta Inc
- LVMH
Work highlights
- Advising LVMH on environmental law evolutions at the national and EU levels (packaging, circular economy).
- Assisting Envision AESC with the environmental law aspects of the implementation in France of a gigafactory project for the production of battery modules, with a planned production capacity of 9GW by 2024 and a target of 24 GWh by 2030.
- Assisting Cameco, one of the largest global providers of the uranium fuel needed to energize a clean-air world, with the acquisition of five subsidiaries of Westinghouse Electric Company and subsequently within the grant of an FDI clearance concerning these five subsidiaries.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Vincent Brenot