Baker McKenzie’s group handles a range of environmental matters, among them waste management, environmental risk management, and environmental audits. A trio of partners leads the practice, comprising: Arnaud Cabanes, who majors on contracts work and industrial site decontamination; public and environmental law specialist Francis Donnat; and Emmanuel Guillaume, who is well-versed in administrative law.
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'Arnaud Cabanes and Pauline Abbouche are responsive and pragmatic.'
Key clients
- ADP (Aéroports de Paris)
- Electricité de France (EDF)
- Landis+ Gyr
- Schmolz + Bickenbach
- Shell
- Leggett & Platt (Spécitubes)
- MSD (Merck Sharp Dohme)
- Nyrstar
- UAF
Work highlights
- Represented Shell before the court of appeal of Versailles in a dispute with Lyondellbasell Holdings France regarding legacy of environmental damage at a refinery chemical plant in Berre, near Marseille.
- Assisted Ralph Lauren regarding the implementation of several environmental packaging and marketing regulations in France related to AGEC Law of 10 February 2020, including the information on the environmental characteristics of waste generating products.
- Assisted Weber Stephen regarding the implementation of several environmental packaging and marketing regulations in France related to AGEC Law of 10 February 2020.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Arnaud Cabanes, Francis Donnat, Emmanuel Guillaume