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"Dans son discours du 29 août 2022 prononcé dans le cadre de la rencontre des entrepreneurs de France, la Première ministre a longuement abordé le thème de
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Vincent Brenot
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Vincent Brenot has been a partner in August Debouzy since 2014 and works within the Public Regulatory Environment department. He is recognized for his expertise and know-how in public law and environmental law and provides advisory and litigation support to public and private, French and international, clients. Vincent Brenot has significant experience in public procurement law and public finance law. He also advises his clients on urban planning and environmental law, in the areas of renewable energies and circular economy as well as polluted sites and soils, more specifically in connection with real estate and M&A transactions. He has been the only French lawyer ranked as a Global Elite Thought Leader for the EMEA region in the 2021 edition of Who's Who Legal, Environment category, with the following comment: “Vincent Brenot of August Debouzy achieves widespread recognition as “an absolute star” for environment-related advice and litigation support”.
With more than 20 years’ experience acquired within the international law firms Freshfields and Willkie Farr & Gallagher, where he became a partner, Vincent Brenot’s experience in complex transnational deals is a strong asset for the firm’s international clients.
Practice Area
- Environmental Law
- Public Law and Public Procurement Law
- Real Estate and Construction
- Dispute resolution
Education
- Post-graduate degree (DESS) in Litigation and Public Law, University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne, 1999
- Master’s degree (Maîtrise) in Public Law and Tax Law, University of Paris II Panthéon Assas, 1998
- Prize Winner of the Concours Général (national contest) in Public Law, 1995
Admitted to the bar
- Paris, 2001
Languages
French I English I Spanish
LEGAL 500 EMEA 2022
• Administrative and public law: Tier 3/5
• Industry focus: Energy: Tier 3/3
CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2022
• Public law: Band 4
• Public Law: Public Contracts: Band 4
Vincent Brenot: Band 2
WHO'S WHO LEGAL 2021-2022
• Vincent Brenot: Environnemment (Global Elite Thought Leader: “Vincent Brenot achieves widespread recognition as “an absolute star” for environment-related advice and litigation support”); Administrative litigation
BEST LAWYERS 2023
• Vincent Brenot
DÉCIDEURS STRATÉGIE FINANCE DROIT
• Public property law: Excellent
• Public law – Market regulation: Excellent
• Administrative contracts & related litigation: Excellent
• Commercial urban planning: Highly recommended
• Urban planning & development: Recommended
• Renewable energy law: Excellent
• Energy: market regulation: Excellent
• Energy - Regulated sectors (advice & litigation - excluding renewable energy): Excellent
• Environment – Litigation: Recommended
• Waste law and cricular economy: Highly recommended
• ICPE, contaminated areas, industrial wilderness: Recommended
• Privatisations and corporate operations for public and semi-public companies: Recommended
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