Hélène Billery > August Debouzy > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

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.

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.