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75116 PARIS
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Maitre Frédéric Lévy

Work Department
Urban planning, Real Estate and Construction, Environmental and sustainable development law
Position
Partner
Career
Frédéric Levy is in charge of the Real Estate Pole at DS Avocats. He advises on transactional and contentious matters, in particular real estate transactions, expropriation, pre-emption and abandonment (délaissement), environmental law, including polluted sites and land, as well as on administrative, civil and criminal liability.
Frédéric is the vice-chairman of the Laboratory for Real Estate Initiatives and Innovative Technologies (LIFTI) and a member of the Environmental Lawyers Club.
Languages
French, English
Education
- Master’s (DESS) in Property Law, Université de Paris I Panthéon – Sorbonne, 1985
Leisure
- Former secretary of the Conférence du Stage at the Paris Court of Appeal
Lawyer Rankings
France > Administrative and public law
DS Avocats‘ large team is able to cover a wide range of public law issues. The firm stands out through its high-level urban planning law expertise and is regularly retained by public entities and universities to assist with ambitious re-urbanisation development and modernisation projects. The team is notably advising on the development of new research centres as well as on several major urban projects in and around Paris and a new large port redevelopment project. Other work includes matters for various private sector clients, for example real estate development projects. The practice is co-headed by the Paris-based Frédéric Lévy and Lyon office managing partner Jean-Marc Poisson. Monique Ambal, David Guillot, Laura Ceccarelli-Le Guen, Michaël Moussault and Nathalie Sultan are also noted.
France > Construction
DS Avocats handles French and international construction projects in the public and private sectors. The firm particularly stands out for its market-leading expertise in Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs – Conseils (FIDIC) contracts in France. Advising on the construction of various structures of the Paris Olympic Games, the team has also handled the construction of one of the largest data centers in France, an offshore wind turbine plant, one of the tallest skyscrapers ever built in France, and a highly ambitious energy project with 35 countries involved and cost estimates ranging between €22bn to €65bn. Frédéric Lévy leads both the real estate and construction department at the firm; Stéphane Gasne is another key name.
Paris > Droit public et administratif
DS Avocats est en mesure de couvrir un large éventail de problématiques de droit public. Le cabinet affiche une expertise de haut niveau en droit de l’urbanisme. Il est régulièrement sollicité par des collectivités publiques et des universités pour les accompagner dans la réalisation de projets d’aménagement et ré-urbanisation ambitieux. L’équipe intervient notamment sur le développement de centres de recherches et dans plusieurs grands projets urbains du Grand Paris. Elle est aussi impliquée dans un nouveau projet de redéveloppement d’un grand port. La pratique accompagne enfin une clientèle de sociétés privées, par exemple pour des projets de développement immobilier. La pratique est codirigée par Frédéric Lévy et l’associé gérant du bureau de Lyon Jean-Marc Poisson. Monique Ambal, David Guillot, Laura Ceccarelli-Le Guen, Michaël Moussault et Nathalie Sultan sont aussi recommandés.
Paris > Construction
DS Avocats intervient dans des projets publics et privés de construction, en France et à l’international. Le cabinet dispose d’une expertise reconnue en matière de contrats (FIDIC). Il est impliqué dans plusieurs projets phares en cours: construction d’infrastructures pour les futurs Jeux Olympiques de Paris, construction d’un des plus importants centres de données du pays, construction d’une éolienne offshore, réalisation d’une des plus hautes tours du pays encore jamais construites, et enfin projet énergétique de grande envergure (impliquant 35 pays et un budget de plusieurs milliards d’euros). Frédéric Lévy dirige le département immobilier et construction du cabinet. Stéphane Gasne est également recommandé.
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