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Michel Sapin
msapin@franklin-paris.com
+ 33 1 45 02 79 00

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Michel Sapin

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Michel Sapin advises on high-stakes cases in France and abroad, particularly in Africa, especially in the public and semi-public sectors.

He also brings cutting-edge expertise in anti-corruption and compliance issues. He is thus strengthening the firm’s development strategy and asserting its position in the field of public affairs and good governance.

Michel assists and advises public and private entities and operators on issues relating to public and regulatory law, both as counsel and in litigation.

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  • Legal 500 EMEA 2025 – Michel Sapin is ranked in Administrative & Public law.
    Franklin strengthened its public law offering significantly in September 2024 with the addition of Cendrine Delivré from CDE Avocat, bringing to the practice extensive experience in major transport infrastructure projects and energy regulatory issues, particularly in Francophone Africa. Under the leadership of Jérôme Michel and Michel Sapin, the team advises on public procurement, PPPs, concession contracts and regulatory matters in the defence, energy and transport sectors, both in France and abroad.
  • Leaders League 2025 – Michel Sapin is ranked in the State Aids (Highly recommended) and Interest representation (Mapping) of the Competition and Antitrust Guide
  • Leaders League 2025 – v is ranked in the Project financing (Excellent) category of the Africa Desk Guide
  • Leaders League 2024 – Michel Sapin is ranked in “Compliance program” (Excellent) and “International investigation and internal investigation” (Highly recommended) categories of the Compliance Guide
  • Leaders League 2024 – Michel Sapin is ranked in the Energy, Environment, Public Authorities & Businesses Guide in the following categories:
    • Administrative contracts and related litigation (Excellent)
    • Renewable energy law (Excellent)
    • Environmental litigation (Recommended)
  • Michel Sapin is individually ranked in the US directory Best Lawyers 2025
  • National School of Administration
  • Paris Institute of Political Studies
  • École normale supérieure : Postgraduate degree in geography
  • École normale supérieure : Bachelor’s degree in history