The 'highly competent and multidisciplinary team' at FIDAL offers support to clients across a broad spectrum of environmental law mandates from its expansive regional network of offices. Its recent workload includes matters spanning water law, the circular economy, waste management, brownfield sites, air pollution, remediation, biodiversity, environmental liabilities and permitting matters. Leadership is shared between the 'excellent' Christophe Puel, who directs the national environmental law department, and the 'highly professional' Thibaut Geib, who stands out for having 'rare dual expertise in real estate and the environment'. Puel brings extensive knowledge of contaminated sites and soils, water and waste law, chemical products and renewable energy matters, while Geib advises on polluted land matters and the environmental aspects of green real estate projects.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Thibault Geib is a well-rounded lawyer who possesses the rare dual expertise in real estate and the environment.’
- ‘Professionalism, advanced expertise, respect for deadlines, availability.’
- ‘Thibault Geib is a highly professional, impartial and responsive lawyer. He does not interfere in his partners' business. His expertise is particularly valued, notably for his precise knowledge of the regulations and their operational application with various institutional and non-institutional stakeholders.’
- ‘They offer and complete a very unique and professional service, and this makes us feel very important as a client.’
- ‘Christophe Puel is excellent and so are the team he leads, always providing a first class service’
- ‘Availability, attentiveness, perspective, and performance. All processes are smooth and rigorous.’
Key clients
- DAIKIN INDUSTRIES STELLANTIS RENEWI UNIVAR SOLUTIONS VINCI IMMOBILIER MEDICOM GROUP
Work highlights
Advising DAIKIN on multiple high-profile environmental and legal proceedings related to the discovery of PFAS contamination near Lyon.
Advised Stellantis on all environmental aspects of the development of its new 72,000 m² global campus in Poissy.
Advising Renewi on defending its interests throughout the remediation process of a former industrial site that has been inactive for over 30 years.
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Practice head
Christophe Puel; Thibault Geib