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The different forms of state intervention and, more generally, intervention by the national or local public sector in the economy are covered by public law.

Irrespective of the size of your business, whether you are a non-profit organisation or part of the public sector, we can advise you and defend you in any matter relating to public law.
For any public law issues or issues falling within other legal areas, such as tax implications, our highly technical team can offer you multi-disciplinary support, oriented towards the implementation of appropriate solutions.

With 10 associates including 4 partners, our specialists can assist you in all areas of public business law and public property law. We can help you respond to calls for tenders from public and private buyers and we can assist public sector organisations with their outsourcing policies, their implementation and their financing. We can also advise public authorities and their associated entities on the reorganisation of their intervention methods. We can assist you with knowing and understanding industry regulations applicable to you and your negotiations with regulators. We can help make your building projects possible in a climate where urban and environmental rules and land control (in the private and public sector) are becoming increasingly complex. We can also help you optimise costs: our work concerns the set-up of such operations, such as drafting and negotiating any related contract documents. Finally, with confirmed litigation experience in all public law disciplines, we can represent you, whether you are a claimant or a defendant, in all types of litigation before administrative, judicial, financial and European courts.

"Technically proficient team doing significant work on public contracts, procurement, and concessions. Major clients are typically industrial companies for whom the team provides advice and litigation services. Also assists public entities as well as private clients with urban planning, environmental law and regulatory matters, especially in the energy sector”. Quotes from clients : "Very reliable team with a good command of the subject."Chambers Europe 2015

"CMS has ‘great expertise in public law’, particularly PPP projects in the transport sector Legal EMEA Paris 2015

 
Stéphane Austry
Stéphane Austry
Partner
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Stéphane joined CMS Francis Lefebvre as a partner in 2007 after spending 15 years in top positions within the French government. Stéphane coordinates the tax litigation and controversy group of the...
Céline Cloché-Dubois
Céline Cloché-Dubois
Partner
Head of the Environment Practice
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Céline Cloché-Dubois joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2003 and she was coopted Partner in 2020 in the Public & Property Law Department. She works in the following areas: urban planning and development...
Sarah Dardour-Attali
Sarah Dardour-Attali
Partner
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Sarah Dardour-Attali joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2015. Sarah's practice focuses on tax audit and tax litigation. She notably assists clients in litigations involving constitutional rights, the European...
Olivier Dutheillet de Lamothe
Olivier Dutheillet de Lamothe
Partner
Head of Employment and pensions practice's Intelligence department
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Olivier Dutheillet de Lamothe joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2014 as Counsel with responsibility for the employment and pensions practice's Intelligence, Scientific Development and Knowledge Management...
Francois Tenailleau
François Tenailleau
Partner
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
François Tenailleau joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1998 and was co-opted as a partner in 2010. He practices public business law and in particular in the following areas: public contracts (including public...
Claire Vannini
Claire Vannini
Partner
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Claire joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2002. She focuses on competition law, European law and the regulation of network industries (postal services, transport, energy, electronic communications). In competition...
Kawthar Ben Khelil
Kawthar Ben Khelil
Counsel
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Kawthar Ben Khelil joined the Public law / Infrastructure Department of CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2008. She is active in public business law and in particular in the following areas: public contracts (including...
Thomas Carenzi
Thomas Carenzi
Counsel
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Thomas Carenzi has been a lawyer in the Public Law Department of CMS Francis Lefebvre since 2011. He practices public business law and in particular in the following areas: public contracts (including...
Eleni Moraïtou
Eleni Moraïtou
Counsel
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Eleni is a member of the Competition and European Law team since May 2011. Her practice focuses on issues related to the public sector and to the intervention in the market of public operators as well...
Chiara Corrasco
Chiara Corrasco
Associate
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Chiara Corrasco joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2023. She works in the following areas: urban planning and development law, environmental law and renewal energy law for businesses, property professionals...