Public law
We support a wide variety of actors: public and semi-public entities (national and local), private players (industrialists, financial institutions, investment funds, etc.) in all aspects of public law, providing them with in-depth expertise adapted to their specific needs.
Areas of intervention in public law
General public law
We advise our clients on matters relating to general administrative law, including relations between citizens and the administration, fundamental principles of public law and administrative acts.
Institutional public law
We assist our clients in understanding and implementing the institutional rules that govern public entities, whether at the national level (creation, transformation or disappearance of legal persons under public law) or at local level (in particular with regard to local authorities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation (EPCI)) or which provide a framework for mergers between legal persons governed by public and private law (creation of structures para-public sectors, the establishment of partnerships or all forms of institutional cooperation between the public and private sectors).
Public procurement law
We offer our expertise in public contracts and in particular complex public contracts (global public contracts, concessions, partnership contracts, etc.), assisting our clients throughout the procedures for the award and execution of public contracts, both in advisory and litigation matters. We have developed particular expertise in the financing of public infrastructure projects.
Public ownership and public works
We intervene on issues relating to the management of the public domain, the occupation of the public domain and public works, ensuring compliance with the rules specific to these matters, in particular for project management assistance projects and the development of private activities on the public domain.
Administrative litigation
We represent our clients before the administrative courts, whether in first instance or on appeal, in all matters of public law.
We also intervene in the amicable settlement of disputes (mediation, settlement, etc.).
Environment
We advise on environmental issues, including classified facilities, polluted sites and the development of renewable energies, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and supporting related financing projects.
Electronic communications and network law
We support our clients in the field of electronic communications, advising them on regulatory and contractual aspects related to electronic communications networks and services.
Public health law
We intervene on issues relating to public health, advising the players in the sector on regulatory and legal aspects.
Right of defence
We offer our expertise in defence law, both on regulatory and contractual aspects, including in the military, aerospace and cybersecurity sectors.
Town planning
We intervene in urban planning matters, advising on planning permission procedures, local urban plans and development projects, both in advisory and litigation matters.
Examples of support in public law
Awards
De Gaulle Fleurance 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.