The projects and infrastructure team at August Debouzy leverages extensive experience across the energy and natural resources landscape. Natural resources sector corporate and M&A expert Valéry Denoix de Saint Marc co-heads the team alongside Vincent Brenot, who brings experience in public law, regulatory and environmental law mandates concerning conventional and alternative energy assets. A further key contact is Ergen Ege, who assists clients active across Africa on development, structuring, financing, and construction mandates regarding energy transition projects.
Testimonials
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‘The team is responsive, bright and well connected in the market. Indispensable for French law work and for collaboration on projects in Africa.’
‘August Debouzy brings the capabilities and high standard of work necessary for the French aspects of a major international M&A transaction in the energy sector.'
‘Through its sharp, pragmatic, and tailored advice and the ability to leverage extensive experience in different contexts, the team is able to provide the finest advice.’
‘The team brings real forward-thinking which helps handle complex issues.’
'Valéry Denoix de Saint Marc is excellent.'
‘Ergen Ege is a stand out lawyer and great operator. Bright, responsive and effective.’
Key clients
- Envision AESC
- Cameco
- TotalEnergies LNG Services France
- EDF-ENR
- Net-Zero
- Veolia
- Aventa
- Voltalia
- Voltalia Gambia
- Aktivco
- Gaïa
- UMSI
Work highlights
- Advising Envision AESC, a leading player in the electric vehicle battery sector, on the construction of a new electric car battery gigafactory in Douai, Northern France, with an initial capacity of 9 GWh
- Advising UMSI, a mining services and industrial process group in West Africa, on the development of an alumina refinery.
- Advising TELSF on a pivotal Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) project in Le Havre.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Valéry Denoix de Saint Marc, Vincent Brenot