Nicolas Baverez

Partner

Nicolas Baverez joined the Public Regulatory Environment department of August Debouzy as a partner in January 2023.

Prior to joining our firm, he headed the public economic law, competition, and public-private partnerships teams in the Paris office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher for 18 years. Prior to his experience at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Nicolas Baverez was the partner in charge of the public economic law practice of two Paris-based law firms.

He was a magistrate at the French Cour des Comptes, a member of the cabinet of the President of the French National Assembly and Director of Communication and Development of the FIMALAC group.

Nicolas Baverez specializes in economic public law. With recognised expertise in privatizations, public-private partnerships, administrative law, and complex transactions, he advised or represented the French State, regulatory authorities, governmental bodies and state-owned and private entities in their development, the management of their regulatory environment and their disputes.

Practice Area

• Public Law and Public Procurement Law

EDUCATION                   

• Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS), 1980 - 1984
• Graduated from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) - 1982
• Agrégation - Economic and Social Sciences – 1983
• Master’s degree (DEA) in Social Sciences, University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne – 1983
• Phd in History - University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne – 1986
• Graduated from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA), "Michel de Montaigne" promotion, 1986 – 1988.

ADMITTED TO THE BAR

Paris, 1998

LANGUAGES

French | English

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2023
• Public law: Band 3

LEGAL 500 EMA 2023
• Administrative and public law: Tier 2/5

WHO'S WHO LEGAL 2023
• Nicolas Baverez: Administrative litigation

DECIDEURS STRATEGIE 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 
• Privatisations and corporate operations for public and semi-public companies: Recommended