Orrick

Energy & Infrastructure

Partner

Christophe Lefort is a partner in Orrick's Energy and Infrastructure group in Paris.

For over 30 years, Christophe has advised public and private operators, government bodies, contractors and financial institutions on the construction and financing of major telecoms, energy (solar, renewable energy, biomass, etc.) and infrastructure (road, rail, port and airport, nuclear, etc.) projects in Europe, Africa and elsewhere.

In the Telecom sector, Christophe has advised Marguerite Adviser on multiple French delegations de service public (concession arrangements), in Alsace, Grand Est and the Haute Loire regions and Cellnex Telecom on most of their fiber and tower investments in France, Italy, Switzerland and Poland for a total amount of circa 10bn€

Prior to joining Orrick, Christophe worked for a leading law firm in Paris, and was previously General Counsel of Bouygues Travaux Publics and International Legal Manager for Veolia Environnement (CGEA) for many years.

French, English

Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne, Diploma, Public Law, 1990 Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne, Maîtrise, Private Law, 1989 Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne, Maîtrise, Public Law, 1987 Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne, Maîtrise, International Law, 1987