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Emmanuelle Mignon, a former member of the Conseil d'Etat, France's highest administrative court, joined the Public Regulatory Affairs department at August Debouzy as a partner in February 2015. By June 2023, she had established and co-led the firm's Brussels office.
After graduating from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA), a prestigious institution for French civil servants, Emmanuelle Mignon began her career at the Conseil d'Etat. Her roles included serving as a rapporteur in the litigation and internal affairs divisions, leading the legal research center, acting as a government commissioner, and holding the position of assessor. She also spent eight years advising Nicolas Sarkozy across his ministerial and political roles, including as his Chief of Staff during his presidency. From 2010 to 2012, she was the General Secretary at EuropaCorp.
Emmanuelle Mignon's expertise spans all facets of public law, encompassing economic, constitutional, and European dimensions. Her profound understanding of public law and governmental operations greatly benefits the firm's clientele in both advisory and litigation engagements. Her tenure at the Conseil d'Etat and within French administration saw her coordinating the preparation of diverse legal, constitutional, legislative, regulatory, and European texts.
Emmanuelle Mignon is also an educator, teaching French and European public law, along with public governance, at Sciences Po Paris. She frequently speaks at the Centre des Hautes Etudes Militaires and has lectured on litigation before European courts at Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II).
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CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS FRANCE 2025
Public Law : Band 3
LEGAL 500 EMEA 2024
Administrative and public law : Leading Individual
DÉCIDEURS STRATÉGIE FINANCE DROIT 2024
PUBLIC LAW
Administrative contracts and related litigation: excellent
Market regulation: excellent
Public domain: excellent
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Environmental litigation: highly recommended
Renewable energy law: excellent
Energy: market regulation: excellent
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August Debouzy advised CIPIM and Collectivité de Saint-Martin on their takeover of the airline company Air Antilles
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August Debouzy advised Rohde & Schwarz group on the sale of Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity SAS to Total Specific Solutions B.V
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Digital Markets Act
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Réforme des CCAG
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Loi ASAP et commande publique
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August Debouzy a représenté le Consortium international SMB-Winning dans le cadre de la signature de la convention de base en vue de l'exploitation de minerai de fer en Guinée
Le cabinet d’avocats August Debouzy a représenté le consortium international SMB-Winning pour la participation à l’appel d’offres lancé par le gouvernement de Guinée, puis à la négociation de la convention relative à la mise en valeur du gisement de minerai de fer de Simandou (blocs I et II), le plus important gisement de fer inexploité. Fondé en 2014, le consortium SMB-Winning regroupe des partenaires mondiaux dans les domaines de l’extraction, de la production et du transport de bauxite : le singapourien Winning Shipping Ltd, le groupe franco-guinéen UMS, Shandong Weiqiao, ainsi que le groupe Yantai Port. La République de Guinée, partenaire du projet, sera actionnaire à hauteur de 10% de la société d’exploitation minière.
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State of health emergency: when, why, how?
State of health emergency: when, why, how? The Council of Ministers on Wednesday adopted three bills (an organic bill, an amending finance bill and an ordinary bill) aimed at combating the covid-19 epidemic and enabling the Government to smooth the consequences of its decisions related to this crisis in all sectors of activity in the country. These texts were subsequently handed over to Parliament.
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August Debouzy BEST LAWYERS - 2020 Edition
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August Debouzy advised the France Thermes group in connection with the buyout of Compagnie de Vichy
August Debouzy advised the France Thermes group, and its CEO Sylvain SERAFINI, a group specializing in the development of thermal and touristic resorts, in connection with the acquisition of Compagnie de Vichy, a leader in the hydrotherapy/spa industry in France. With the support of GIMV as a majority shareholder and Société Générale Capital Partenaires as a minority shareholder, this transaction allows the France Thermes group to generate another 35 million euros in revenue.
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