Vincent Brenot > August Debouzy > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

Litigation is a clear strong suit of the team at August Debouzy, which has an excellent record of representing high-profile public and private sector clients in regulatory disputes before the Conseil d’État, as well as in cases raising issues of constitutional and EU law. With expertise spanning regulated sectors such as energy, tobacco, transport, healthcare and public utilities, the team’s workload also extends to foreign investment control and public procurement. The highly experienced trio of Emmanuelle Mignon, a well-regarded name for regulatory litigation (who also co-heads the Brussels office), Vincent Brenot, who focuses on public procurement and FDI regulation, and public and regulatory law specialist Nicolas Baverez leads the practice. Hélène Billery, Ghislain Minaire and Guillaume Potin provide capable support.

August Debouzy‘s public regulatory environment team is headed by Vincent Brenot and stands out for its expertise in heavy industry pollution issues, renewable energy sector permits, and circular economy regulations. The firm advises clients across both the public and private spheres. Brenot has over 20 years of experience in the sector, and often assists clients with renewable energy and environmental communication cases. Other standout individual Hélène Billery provides advisory and litigation support to companies, government bodies, and organisations across public and environmental law matters.

The projects and infrastructure team at August Debouzy leverages extensive experience across the energy and natural resources landscape. Natural resources sector corporate and M&A expert Valéry Denoix de Saint Marc co-heads the team alongside Vincent Brenot, who brings experience in public law, regulatory and environmental law mandates concerning conventional and alternative energy assets. A further key contact is Ergen Ege, who assists clients active across Africa on development, structuring, financing, and construction mandates regarding energy transition projects.

The well-respected team at August Debouzy acts for leaders in the luxury fashion, make up, cosmetics, car and sportswear industries. The firm leverages a cross-practice team to advise on the full gamut of IP issues, alongside complex litigation and regulatory advice. Among its sizeable team are Mahasti Razavi, who is a digital law expert; Alexandra Berg-Moussa, who handles contractual work; which is also an area of focus for Florence Chafiol; and real estate specialist Guillaume Aubatier. Laurent Cotret; Vincent Brenot, who is an expert in public and environmental law; Xavier Rohmer and Marie-Hélène Bensadoun; as well as Fabienne Haas, who is an employment law and social security law expert, also bring significant expertise to the team.