Mr Frédéric Destal > De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés
9 RUE BOISSY D'ANGLAS
75008 PARIS
France
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Work Department

Operations Division: The transactional and litigation activities of the Corporate Operations Division cover industrial and commercial activities and more generally clients’ operations (sourcing, sales, promotions, concessions and public procurement contracts) and the defence and optimisation of their immaterial assets.

Position

Firm partner, Frédéric Destal specialises in public law and is involved in regulatory issues linked to governmental authorities and legislatures, as well as in all types of administrative disputes. He also assists and advises during procurement procedures and at the termination of the delegation of public services particularly in the telecommunication networks sectors (internet, fibre optics, etc.). He is also involved in major telecommunications projects. Frédéric Destal also has profound expertise in the field of public ownership, urban planning and public transportation for which he was the interlocutor for the principal project managing authority in Paris (Ile de France). He is the author of several articles on the subjects of the legal characterisation of the delegation of public services and the role and impact of semi-public companies (SPCs) in the local economy as well as the responsibility of local officials.

Languages

French, English.

Memberships

Frédéric Destal was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2000.

Education

Postgraduate degree (DESS) in Public Defence Law (Paris-II University, 1991); Postgraduate degree in Public Administration and Affairs Law (Sciences Po Paris – IEP, 1989).

Lawyer Rankings

France > Administrative and public law

De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés has a solid practice that serves a number of French governmental ministries, regions and public financial bodies, as well as private operators. The firm has proven public procurement expertise that includes contracts negotiation and related performance issues and handles key work in that area in the construction, telecoms and transport infrastructure sector. The team is highly involved alongside French overseas territories entities (Guadeloupe, Mayotte, Guyane), which it assists with various public infrastructure projects, and also handles a mix of financial and public contract work in relation to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The team also provides regulatory guidance, notably in relation to the granting of public subsidies. Agnès Macaire and Frédéric Destal  are the practice co-heads.