Yves Lepage > Orrick > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

Orrick‘s practice regularly advises domestic and international clients on the financing of projects undertaken in France, Francophone Africa, and Latin America. The team’s broad expertise extends from projects involving renewable power generation plants – namely wind, hydro, and solar – to railways, highway concessions, airports, ports, and social infrastructure. The team is directed by Christophe Lefort, who specialises in the construction and financing of major energy and infrastructure projects. Yves Lepage majors on the financing of PPP, infrastructure, and power generation projects. Carine Mou Si Yan left the firm in December 2023.

Described as a team that ‘always delivers’, Orrick‘s expertise in areas such as project financing, concession agreements and power plant management is brought to bear in an array of major domestic and international mandates. Christophe Lefort, who joined in July 2023 from Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, spearheads the firm’s offering. Contractors and financial institutions frequently turn to him for assistance with the construction and financing of energy projects. Public law specialist Geoffroy Berthon, PPP expert Yves Lepage, Foucaud Jaulin, whose practice extends to privatisations in the energy sector, and public contracts authority Constance Boillot are further key contacts.