Lucie Balmette
Ravetto AssociésIndependent French law firm Ravetto Associés is recognised for its ‘in-depth knowledge of the renewable energy sector, including in cross-border situations’. Public procurement, M&A work, company laws and project finance are all strong suits for the ’extremely competent’ team. Paul Ravetto is one of a quintet of partners leading the team, and frequently advises clients on energy purchasing and sales contracts. Patrick Labayle-Pabet is particularly strong in public procurement mandates. Anne-Laure Proisy is geared to assist with mandates pertaining to the liberalisation of electricity and gas markets in Europe. The ‘extremely competent’ Claire Bretheau and Lucie Balmette complete the leadership team.
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Testimonials
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‘A competent team who complement each other well. Communication between the firm's lawyers is effective.’
‘Claire Bretheau is extremely competent and knows how to make herself available despite a busy schedule. She has extensive experience in financing and corporate matters, in particular.’
‘A brilliant team with unrivalled market knowledge. ’
‘Claire Bretheau is a very experienced lawyer. She provides quality advice, always listens to the client and thus presents itself as a real facilitator of financing and energy project transactions.’
‘Very experienced team in the energy sector, capable of dealing with a wide variety of issues, with responsiveness and systematic adherence to deadlines, producing rigorous and complete written reports.’
‘The Ravetto team is distinguished by its exceptional legal practice and in-depth knowledge of the renewable energy sector, including in cross-border situations. Thanks to Ravetto, we have been able to carry out several complex, cross-border acquisitions.’
‘Claire Bretheau stands out for her excellent legal knowledge as well as her long experience in cross-border transactions, particularly in relation to Germany. She also speaks German fluently, which gives us a competitive advantage with our German investors.’
‘The team has a very good understanding of subjects linked to energy and public procurement. Great responsiveness and quality work.’
Key clients
- Alpiq
- ArcelorMittalEnergy
- Endesa
- Iberdrola
- Primeo
- BKW
- Mitsubishi Chemical Performance
- CDC (Caisse des dépôts et consignations)
- Storengy
- Commission de régulation de l’énergie
- SOVEN (Engie Group)
- Petroineos (Petroineos Manufacturing France)
- Edenkia
- Proxiserve
- TotalEnergies Raffinage Chimie
- Rayonier
- Norske Skog Golbey
- French State
- Sylvamo
- Sphere
- Aptar
- STMicroelectronics
- Landesbank Saar
- Bpifrance
- SpieCityNetworks
- CIC
- Compagnie Industrielle Maritime
- Voltalia
- H2Air
- Industrie Werke Basel (IWB)
- Deutsche Kreditbank AG
- Régie 3D Energies
- Alterric (formerly Enercon IPP teams)
- Sunrock
- Neolelectra
- MET
- Greenyellow
- Ocean Winds
- Terravent
- Aventron
- Elmy
Work highlights
- Representing Primeo Energie Grands Comptes and Primeo Energie Solutions in two litigation proceedings against EDF before the Paris Commercial Court.
- Advising French public institution Caisse des dépôts et consignations on energy regulatory issues, negotiation of project contracts and the financing of a biomass power plant in a paper mill.
- Advising FMET (Demeter) and SPIE (SpieCityNetwork) on the creation of a special purpose vehicle in order to deploy the first stations of the new e-Vadea ultra-fast charging network.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading individuals: Regulatory and public law
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Paul Ravetto
Ravetto AssociésNext Generation Partners: Energy projects
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Anne-Laure Proisy
Ravetto AssociésPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Ravetto, Patrick Labayle-Pabet, Anne-Laure Proisy, Claire Bretheau, Lucie Balmette