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August Debouzy Offices
7 rue de Téhéran
75008 Paris
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Nicolas Baverez
Work Department
Public Regulatory Environment
Position
Partner
Career
Nicolas Baverez joined the Public Regulatory Environment department of August Debouzy as a partner in January 2023.
Prior to joining our firm, he headed the public economic law, competition, and public-private partnerships teams in the Paris office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher for 18 years. Prior to his experience at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Nicolas Baverez was the partner in charge of the public economic law practice of two Paris-based law firms.
He was a magistrate at the French Cour des Comptes, a member of the cabinet of the President of the French National Assembly and Director of Communication and Development of the FIMALAC group.
Nicolas Baverez specializes in economic public law. With recognised expertise in privatizations, public-private partnerships, administrative law, and complex transactions, he advised or represented the French State, regulatory authorities, governmental bodies and state-owned and private entities in their development, the management of their regulatory environment and their disputes.
Languages
French | English
Memberships
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 1998
Education
Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS), 1980 – 1984
Graduated from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) – 1982
Agrégation – Economic and Social Sciences – 1983
Master’s degree (DEA) in Social Sciences, University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne – 1983
Phd in History – University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne – 1986
Graduated from the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA), “Michel de Montaigne” promotion, 1986 – 1988
Lawyer Rankings
France > Environment
The expertise of the group at August Debouzy covers both advisory and contentious environmental work. Areas of strength include environmental permits, matters relating to the circular economy, and pollution issues affecting industrial sites. Practice head Vincent Brenot has focused his practice on urban planning and environmental matters, as well as M&A. The team was strengthened with the arrivals of Nicolas Baverez and Ghislain Minaire in January and March 2023, respectively.
France > Administrative and public law
August Debouzy houses one of France’s top regulatory practices and the firm’s capabilities have been further enhanced by the opening of an office in Brussels in Spring 2023. The team, which has a deep and direct practical knowledge of the public sector, is entrusted by many leading French and international companies and investment funds to assist with their most sensitive and challenging projects. It is notably advising on major regulatory, permit and environmental issues linked to major new strategic initiatives (LNG storage, CO2 capture, e-battery factory projects) and is regularly mandated by companies wishing to challenge the current French and EU regulatory framework. It is routinely involved in work relating to the defence, transport and media sectors. Finally, the team also advises on foreign investment authorisations linked to M&A deals, and is also proficient in the public procurement field. The team is jointly headed by the highly regarded Vincent Brenot, Emmanuelle Mignon and Nicolas Baverez, with counsels Hélène Billery and Ghislain Minaire providing additional support.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Compliance
- Data privacy and data protection
- Employment
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Media and entertainment: Newspapers
Firm Rankings
- Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution: White-collar crime
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: Luxury goods
- Media and entertainment: Art
- Media and entertainment: Sports
- Employment > Social security: compensation and benefits
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Environment
- Industry focus: Energy
- Insolvency
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- Private equity: LBO
- Private equity: venture/growth capital
- Real estate
- EU, competition and distribution
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Tax
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Construction