Public law & planning

Public business law;

Planning law;

Public real estate law.

Our assignments

Strategic advice

and assistance for our clients in their dealings with administrative authorities, on risk analysis, on choice of procedures and on crisis management

Regulatory support

on all administrative issues relating to an activity, a product, a project or a real estate asset (administrative building permits, development permits, operating licenses, regulatory constraints, assistance with the various administrative authorities,etc), securing permit structuring and application files

Negotiation and drafting of documentation

negotiating and drafting of clauses relating to administrative authorisations in deeds of sale, settlement agreements, transfer agreements and financing contracts; due diligence, dealings with administrative authorities (including cross-departmental negotiations) ;

Representation in public litigation

before courts and in arbitration proceedings.

Recent track record

  • Due diligence on building permits (prior to filing or subsequently to legal action by third parties) on behalf of different domestic and international groups
  • Private or public project feasibility studies in light of urban planning regulations and parallel regulations
  • Setting up of a mixed economy company
  • Guidance to a commune accommodating a ski resort in connection with the award of a public service delegation contract
  • Advice to a communauté d’Agglomération for the definition of a policy of rehabilitating abandoned sites

Our specialists