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Frédéric
Destal

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Frédéric Destal specializes in public economic law. He is involved in all aspects of administrative law, including regulatory issues for public authorities and legislative assemblies, as well as administrative litigation.
Frédéric regularly works for local authorities, particularly in the French overseas territories. He also advises and litigates on all issues falling within the scope of administrative action, and is regularly involved in public order law.
Today, his work allows him to have a global vision of administrative action, and enables him to manage large-scale regional development and restructuring operations. He is also involved in numerous public infrastructure and development projects.
He is a graduate of the polytechnic Institut of Paris in Public Service (1989), the University of law in Paris II Assas (1990), the University of Panthéon-Assas (Diploma of Higher Specialist Studies in Defense called DESS-1991), the Foreign Languages Institut of Paris and the Forensic Medecine Institut of Paris in Health and Economics. He is also a former member of various minister’s private offices,

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Capabilities

Practices

  • Public law
  • Digital and Technology Law
  • Health law and life sciences
  • International public law

Sectors

  • Public projects and assets, land development
  • Transport and mobility
  • Life sciences, health
  • Space
  • New Technologies, Digital and Telecoms

Focus

  • Lawyers-Notaries
  • Space

Languages

  • English
  • French

Qualifications

  • Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2000.
  • Bar School
  • 1991 Forensic Medecine Institute (Economics and Health)
  • 1986 – 1991 Foreign Languages Institute of Paris
  • 1991 Postgraduate diploma (DESS) in defence, University of Paris-II
  • 1990 University of Law Paris II Assas
  • 1989 Droit de service et administration public, Sciences Po Paris – IEP

Bars

  • Paris

Publications

Awards

Awards
Décideurs
De Gaulle Fleurance recognized in the 2025 Décideurs – Leaders League ranking, category: Real Estate
Awards
Décideurs
De Gaulle Fleurance recognized in the Décideurs – Leaders League 2025 ranking, category: Healthcare, Pharma, and Biotechnology
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Awards
Best Lawyers
Frédéric Destal recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers France
Awards
Le Point
De Gaulle Fleurance’s New Tech law leadership confirmed by Le Point – Statista 2025

De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés has a solid practice that serves a number of French governmental ministries, regions and public financial bodies, as well as private operators. The firm has proven public procurement expertise that includes contracts negotiation and related performance issues and handles key work in that area in the construction, telecoms and transport infrastructure sector. The team is highly involved alongside French overseas territories entities (Guadeloupe, Mayotte, Guyane), which it assists with various public infrastructure projects, and also handles a mix of financial and public contract work in relation to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The team also provides regulatory guidance, notably in relation to the granting of public subsidies. Agnès Macaire and Frédéric Destal are the practice co-heads.

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News

Deals

Deals 16 October 2024
De Gaulle Fleurance supports the Collectivité de Guyane and the Société Publique d’Aménagement Numérique de la Guyane in the launch of the first transatlantic submarine cable

Articles

Publications 10 July 2025
Space Law: De Gaulle Fleurance contributes to the 2nd edition of the Chambers & Partners guide
Publications 12 July 2024
De Gaulle Fleurance invites you to explore the inaugural “Space Law” guide, created in partnership with Chambers & Partners.
Events
16/05/202408h30
Space: Challenges in a Booming Sector