Xavier Heymans > Adaltys Avocats > Bordeaux, France > Lawyer Profile

With offices in Paris, Lyon and Marseille, Adaltys Avocats represents major clients in energy, public entities and urban planning. The firm has also increased its international reach, expanding into China with a presence in both Beijing and Shanghai. Xavier Heymans manages the team and leverages two decades of experience in environmental, construction and urban law. The group also includes Gilles Le Chatelier, an expert in public business and administrative law, based in the Lyon office. Benjamin Boiton manages the Marseille office and specialises in public business law and EU State aid rules, while Lucie Paitier heads the Rennes office advising public bodies on infrastructure and energy and environment projects.

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 Petit, Clément Nourrisson and Philippe Nugue in Lyon, Benjamin Boiton in Marseille and Xavier Heymans in Bordeaux.