Jean-Marc Petit > Adaltys Avocats > Lyon, France > Lawyer Profile

Adaltys Avocats
55 BOULEVARD DES BROTTEAUX
LYON 69006
France

Career

  • Partner at Adaltys law firm since 2009
  • Lawyer with DS Avocats (2002-2008)
  • Lawyer at Granjon et associés (1994-2002)
  • Legal advisor at Léga-Cité (1991-1994)

Languages

french, English

Memberships

Jean-Marc Petit assists public (State, local authorities) and private (developers and promoters) project leaders in regulatory urban planning (urban planning schemes (PLU- Plan local d’urbanisme) / permits), in the setting up and management of development operations (joint development zone (ZAC- Zone d’aménagement concerté), housing estates, land divisions), in expropriation and pre-emption, and in environmental law (consultations, environmental assessments and authorisations, protected species).

He advises on setting up development operations (coordination and scheduling of procedures, auditing ZAC and public utility dossiers (DUP- Déclaration d’utilité publique) etc.), interfacing with State services, auditing development or building permits, setting up urban planning tax tools (urban partnership projects (PUP- Projets urbains partenariaux) etc.), development concessions, drafting pre-emption decisions, deliberations for the establishment of future development area (ZAD- Zone d’aménagement différé), assistance and consulting on territorial coherence schemes (SCOT- Schéma de cohérence territoriale) and PLUs (procedure, drafting, legality).

He acts in litigation: defence of SCOTs, PLUs and permits, expropriations and pre-emptions, in particular urgent cases (summary proceedings – suspension).

Jean-Marc Petit teaches urban planning law at the LYON III University and regularly leads seminars and training courses in his areas of expertise, in particular for the EFE.

Education

  • Post-graduate degrees (DESS/DESU) in Urban Planning (Lyon II)
  • Master’s degree in public law (Lyon III)

Lawyer Rankings

France > Administrative and public law

Adaltys Avocats fields a team of practitioners throughout France with individuals in the firm’s Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux and Marseille offices. The team’s expertise spans public procurement, urban planning and development and regulatory know-how, especially in the energy sector. The team has a strong involvement in Lyon and in the South of France where it advises on high-profile projects, including strategic hydroelectric concessions, urban transport and urban renewal. The team also provides strategic advisory guidance to companies including in challenging law before courts. Gilles Le Chatelier in Lyon heads the practice, which also includes Jean-Marc PetitClément Nourrisson and Philippe Nugue in Lyon, Benjamin Boiton in Marseille and Xavier Heymans in Bordeaux.