About Juliette
Juliette is in charge of the firm’s environmental law department. Bilingual in English, she advises her foreign and French clients (investment funds, institutional investors, industrials, banks, insurance companies, developers, warehouse users, individuals…) in environmental law issues either in industrial regulations (classified facilities, pollution, waste, renewable energies …) or in property and warehouse regulations (green lease, asbestos, legionella…).
Her experience in real estate investments has allowed Juliette to develop a specific expertise in environmental law issues in relation to real estate acquisitions or share deals (environmental due diligence, contract negotiations and liability guarantees).
According to Chambers Europe 2023, ” Juliette Bril (Band 4, Environment section) is very efficient and result-oriented. Her advice is invaluable and she has a great deal of expertise in real estate law and in the law governing classified installations.”
Her colleagues at Fairway like her for her good mood, her ability to find practical solutions and her unfailing willingness.
Her clients rely on her expertise in :
– Industrial regulations (classified facilities, pollution, waste, water…)
– Environmental regulations for properties and warehouses (green lease, asbestos, legionella, energy performance…)
– Renewable energies regulation
– Real estate acquisitions and sales, insolvency proceedings (environmental due diligence, contract negotiation and warranties)
– Environmental law litigation
Before Fairway
Juliette Bril began her career with Caroline London, a renowned environmental lawyer, before joining De Pardieu Brocas Mafféi law firm to lead the environmental law department for 10 years. In 2011, she joined the English firm Wragge & Co to set up the environmental law practice; then in 2013, she joined the law firm Franklin.
Well before Fairway
Postgraduate degree in Environmental Law, University of Paris I/II (1996)
Postgraduate degree in European Law, University of Paris X (1996)
L.L.M in International Environmental Law, American University, Washington College of Law, Washington D.C. (1995)
After Fairway
Juliette will move to a house (with a pool) with her husband in Tuscany to share her passion for Italian cooking with her family and friends while swimming every day to burn off the pasta.
Legal500 2024 – Band 3 – Environment Section : “Juliette Bril is results-oriented, gets to the bottom of things and is perfect in her role! The material is difficult and Juliette’s expertise is a major asset. There’s no weak point.”
Legal500 2023 – Band 3 – Environment Section : “Juliette Bril and her team have unique expertise in environmental law in Paris. Very high reactivity, very serious, high reliability, high degree of knowledge, competence, negotiation. Juliette Bril is very pragmatic, educational, and always has a solution to ICPE problems. She is result-oriented, gets to the bottom of things, and perfect in her role! The material is difficult and Juliette’s expertise is a major asset. There is no weak point.”
Legal500 2022 – Band 3 – Environment Section : “Juliette Bril is very pragmatic, an educator, and always has a solution to our ICPE issues. She is a benchmark in environmental law. She is result-oriented, gets to the bottom of things and I consider her perfect in her role! The subject is difficult and Juliette’s expertise is a major asset. There is no weak point.”
Legal500 2020 Paris – Band 3 – Environment Section : Juliette Bril is “perfect and always finds solutions“. She is an expert in “the regulation of protected sites and runs a strong firm in this field“.
Legal500 2019 Paris – Band 3 – Environment Section : Juliette Bril has a ‘perfect knowledge of environmental law and classified facilities’. She is ‘very available, rigorous’ and has ‘excellent practical skills and strong analytical skills’.
Chambers France 2025 – Juliette Bril (Band 3 – environment) : Juliette is very business-oriented; she’s very good at finding solutions and closing deals. She was very good at taking care of our interests.
Chambers Europe 2024 – Juliette Bril (Band 3 – environment) : Juliette is an exceptional lawyer. She’s very pragmatic and always has a solution to our problems. She’s results-oriented and gets to the bottom of things.
Chambers Europe 2023 : Juliette Bril advises on industrial site contamination and remediation matters. She also assists with renewable energy and waste-related mandates. Clients say: “Juliette is very efficient and result-oriented. Her advice is invaluable and she has a great deal of expertise in real estate law and in the law governing classified installations.” “Juliette is very reactive and pleasant. It is a pleasure to work with her.”
Chambers Europe 2022 : Juliette Bril advises on industrial site contamination and remediation matters. She also assists with renewable energy and waste-related mandates. Clients say: “She is always constructive, very efficient, responsive, quickly understands our problems and provides appropriate legal solutions.”
