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Lauded as a ‘team with diverse and complementary skills’, the group at Orrick is well-placed to handle domestic and international project finance mandates involving the generation of renewable energies and infrastructure development. Christophe Lefort steers the practice and specialises in advising public and private operators, government bodies, contractors and financial institutions on financings. The ’business-oriented’ Yves Lepage focuses on PPPs and the financing of power generation projects. Carine Mou Si Yan left the firm in December 2023.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Excellent working experience, outstanding partners involved.’

  • ‘Professional behaviour in every sense.’

  • ‘The team has been further strengthened with the arrival of Christophe Lefort and now constitutes one of the finest teams in the field of infrastructure project financing.'

  • ‘Christophe Lefort, Geoffroy Berthon, Yves Lepage form a dream team for their clients.'

  • ‘Paul Loisel - good understanding of the digital infrastructure market.'

  • ‘Very good knowledge of Africa. Very business oriented. Proposal of operational solutions. Team with diverse and complementary skills. Very good level of support.'

  • ‘Yves Lepage: extensive experience and very business-oriented. Foucaud Jaulin: very good legal mastery of concession contracts, construction contracts and shareholder agreements.'

Key clients

  • Africa50
  • Alliages et Territoires
  • Allianz Global Investors
  • Altawest
  • Altitude Infrastructure
  • Antin
  • Ardian
  • Azienda Trasporti Milanesi
  • Boralex
  • Bouygues Construction
  • Caisse Des Dépôts et Consignations
  • Crédit Agricole
  • Colas
  • DIF Capital Partners
  • EGIS
  • Engie
  • EOS Holding
  • Eurofiber
  • E-Pango
  • Fayat
  • French Government – Ministère de la Transition énergétique
  • Heuliez Bus
  • Icade Promotion
  • IGY (Island Global Yachting)
  • Iveco
  • Microsoft
  • Neoen
  • Morrison
  • Romande Energie
  • Saur
  • Société française du tunnel routier du Fréjus (SFTRF)
  • Société Générale
  • Voltalia
  • 3i

Work highlights

  • Advised the French government on the award of a commercial floating offshore wind farm remuneration supplement contract.
  • Advising a consortium on the construction, development, refurbishment, maintenance and operation of Beauvais-Tillé regional airport.
  • Advised Société Française du Tunnel Routier du Fréjus in connection with the refinancing of its financial indebtedness.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Yves Lepage
Orrick

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Christophe Lefort

Other key lawyers

Geoffroy Berthon, Yves Lepage, Foucaud Jaulin, Paul Loisel