White & Case LLP
Client SatisfactionThe ‘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.
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.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jean-Luc Champy, Amaury de Feydeau, Michael Polkinghorne, Marc Petitier