The ‘high-quality team’ at White & Case LLP  has an established practice advising clients in France, Europe and Africa on a range of green and brownfield projects,  encompassing renewable, conventional and nuclear energy. Four partners head up the practice. Jean-Luc Champy is regularly sought out by public companies in the energy sector. Amaury de Feydeau has a strong track record in energy infrastructure financing mandates. Marc Petitier and Michael Polkinghorne complete the leadership team.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘A high-quality team.’

  • ‘Amaury de Feydeau has excellent skills and a great strength in finding solutions.'

  • ‘The team has good knowledge of its clients' strategy, structures, constraints and preferences.’

  • 'They give quality advice and are very meticulous.'

Key clients

  • EDF Renouvelables and Zero Waste (Green Fuel Alliance)
  • Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricité (CIE)
  • Emerging Capital Partners (ECP)
  • Eiffage
  • Atinkou
  • Eranove
  • Axian
  • Deutsche Gessellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
  • EMP Africa Fund II Management LLC
  • AfDB
  • BII
  • EIB
  • PROPARCO
  • EBRD
  • DEG
  • WÄRTSILA DEV. & FIN. SERVICES
  • Iberdrola Renovables
  • Bluefloat energy
  • Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE)
  • Quaero Capital
  • Volta Trucks
  • Vinci Concessions
  • Themis Energy
  • Vauban Infrastructure Partners
  • DIF Capital Partners
  • Natixis
  • Société Générale
  • Fonds Gabonais d’Investissements Stratégiques (FGIS)
  • Coriance
  • NGE
  • Macquarie Asset Management
  • Enedis
  • Basalt Infrastructure Partners LP
  • Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricité (CIE)
  • ENGIE
  • Neoen
  • Fusion for Energy
  • Verso Energy
  • Téréga
  • Rivage
  • Région Grand Est
  • GRT Gaz
  • Sweetch Energy
  • Caisse des Dépôts et Consignation
  • TotalEnergies
  • Federal Republic of Nigeria
  • Export Development Canada

Work highlights

  • Assisting EDF Renouvelables and Zero Waste (Green Fuel Alliance) with the joint development of a large-scale green hydrogen and green ammonia project located in the Suez Canal Economic Zone.
  • Advising Iberdrola on its bid submissions for the 1GW Normandy offshore wind mega-project and the south Brittany floating offshore wind project.
  • Advising Atinkou and its shareholder Eranove on the structuring and financing for a total amount of €404m (including €303m in external financing) of a cogeneration power project.

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Jean-Luc Champy, Amaury de Feydeau, Michael Polkinghorne, Marc Petitier