Public Law – Regulatory
- Our Public Law – Regulatory department advises public and private sector clients on public contracts and procurement and has specialist expertise in regulated industry sectors.
Our department advises public entities and private corporations on public contracts (concession-type contracts, land-use agreements, PPP and other complex financing transactions) and public procurement. We have particular strength in leading work for highly-regulated industry players including in the areas of energy & natural resources, telecoms and the environment. We also offer significant competition law strength for each of these sectors. Our department represents clients before the administrative and constitutional courts, as well as in their dealings with the relevant regulatory authorities. We leverage our in-depth knowledge of public-private sector relationships to guide French and overseas-based private sector companies and public authorities in the full range of projects governed by public law.
- Public procurement
- Public contracts
- Regulation, privatizations
- State-owned land & complex financing transactions
- Urban planning
- Public competition law
- Legal 500 EMEA 2025 – The team 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 – The team is ranked in the Project finance: advising banks or sponsor (Excellent) category of the Projects & Infrastructure Guide
- Leaders League 2024 – The department is ranked in the Energy, Environment, Public Authorities & Businesses Guide in the following categories:
- Administrative contracts and related litigation (Excellent)
- Market regulation (Excellent)
- Renewable energy law (Excellent)
- Energy: market regulation (Excellent)
- Public domain (Highly recommended)
- Urban commercial (Highly recommended)
- Urban commercial planning (Highly recommended)
- Classified installations for environmental protection, polluted sites and soil, industrial wastelands (Highly recommended)
- Waste management law (Recommended)
- Environmental litigation (Recommended)
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