Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner‘s team works with clients on producing, financing and investing in renewable energy such as wind and energy storage. David Blondel advises financial institutions, investment funds and private operators on cross-border transactions and project financing. Co-head Jean-Pierre Delvigne provides counsel and litigation representation for renewable energy producers and others in a broad range of issues. Vincent Trevisani joined the team in November 2025 from Ashurst LLP, further strengthening its capabilities in project development, corporate law and M&A.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Energy sector professionals, flexibility, good communication, historical track record with the founders, innovative collaboration methods.’
- ‘I would like to emphasize the high quality of services provided by this firm, and more specifically by David Blondel and his team. The audits and contractual documentation are exceptionally clear and easy to understand. The support and availability of this team are truly remarkable. It's also worth noting that they constantly strive to find solutions and compromises (with great diplomacy) to satisfy all parties involved. We try to retain them for our deals whenever possible.’
- ‘A high-performing team, always reachable and proactive.’
- ‘A versatile Energy/Infra team, capable of handling all aspects of the case, from drafting credit documentation to conducting various audits.’
- ‘The team is very available and attentive to its clients' needs. We now have a very well-established relationship, and the team always does its best to meet our requests within the required deadlines and at a very fast pace.’
- ‘David Blondel: Highly professional support, experienced senior consultant in project finance documentation and sophisticated structured transactions involving numerous stakeholders.'
Key clients
- Rgreen Invest
- Arkolia Energies
- Apex Energies
- Reden Solar
- Groupe Volta
- Qair International
- GreenYellow
- UNITe
- Caisse d’Epargne Provence, Alpes, Corse (CEPAC)
- Caisse d’Epargne Ile-de-France (CEIDF)
- Bpifrance
- BPCE ENERGECO
- Crédit Agricole Transition Energétique
- Banque Palatine
- Caisse d’Epargne Aquitaine Poitou Charente (CEAPC)
- Caisse régionale de crédit agricole mutuel du Languedoc (Crédit Agricole Group)
- CIC
- ARKEA
- Crédit Lyonnais
- Société Générale
Work highlights
Advised the banking pool led by Caisse d'Epargne CEPAC and Bpifrance, Arkolia’s long-standing financial partners, in the financing of a new 350MWp solar portfolio.
Advised the banking pool on arranging financing totaling €350m secured by Apex Energies.
Advised Caisse d’Épargne Ile-de-France and Natixis on the €70m financing for GreenYellow to support the development of 133 solar power plants in mainland France, particularly self-consumption projects.
Lawyers
Leading partners: Energy projects
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Practice head
David Blondel; Jean-Pierre Delvigne
Other key lawyers
Vincent Trevisani