Mme Carine Le Roy-Gleizes > Foley Hoag > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

Foley Hoag
153 RUE DU FAUBOURG SAINT-HONORÉ
75008 PARIS
France

Work Department

Environment

Position

Head of Foley Hoag Paris’ environmental law practice, Carine Le Roy-Gleizes has extensive experience advising private and public entities, in connection with environmental regulations regarding regulated facilities, industrial risks, waste management, water or air impacts, soil and groundwater contamination, health and safety-related issues, sustainable development and chemical products. She regularly advises companies for project permitting, environmental compliance and former industrial sites redevelopment. Her practice also covers litigation, for which she represents her clients before administrative, civil and criminal courts.

Career

Prior to joining Foley Hoag’s Paris office in 2013, Carine Leroy-Gleizes worked for several law firms in France as Huglo-Lepage Avocat and Winston & Strawn where she became partner in 2007.

Languages

English, French

Education

Lawyer at Paris Bar
Université Panthéon – Sorbonne (Paris 1), D.E.A. in business law, 1994 Université Panthéon – Sorbonne (Paris 1), Maîtrise in business law, 1993

Lawyer Rankings

France > Environment

Foley Hoag routinely represents corporations working in the energy, chemicals, mining, and agricultural sectors in environmental litigation before the French courts. On the advisory side, the team excels in risk and pollution management for projects, site redevelopment, recycling, environmental reporting and hazard product management. The practice is co-led by Carine Le Roy-Gleizes and Corentin Chevallier, who are noted for their ‘skill and experience in environmental law’. Le Roy-Gleizes handles both contentious and non-contentious environmental mandates, including industrial risks, waste management, soil contamination, and litigation, while Chevallier is noted for his knowledge of mining matters. Frédéric Scanvic is an additional key contact.