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Construction industries and offsite renovations

Committed for many years in energy transition and building renovation, we assist you on the emerging offsite construction market.

This trend towards industrialization, boosted by new forms of cooperation and by the spreading of digital technologies, is shaping the building of tomorrow. Components are remotely manufactured after having been specifically designed for efficient assembly on a building site, accelerating the construction process and reducing nuisances.

It is now time to secure the benefits and opportunities of these innovations created in the workshop from the collaboration between designers and producers. We need to allow funding from the beginning of the study phase for solutions that will support employment, circular economy and energy performance.

These new buildings will be progressively connected to send data, which will have to be processed adequately. The combination of our advanced expertise in real estate, energy performance, IP-IT and industrial contracts led us to draft new contract models ("CORELIAS") in order to meet the new challenges in a pragmatic way.

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LPA-CGR avocats is again ranked in the Chambers Global 2023 guide - 17 february 2023 LPA-CGR avocats is again ranked in the Chambers Global 2023 guide Our MENA (Middle East and North Africa) expertise ... LPA-CGR avocats ranked again in the Chambers & Partners Europe Guide! - 17 March 2022 LPA-CGR avocats ranked again in the Chambers & Partners Europe Guide! Several of our practices and many lawyers ... LPA-CGR avocats again ranked in the Chambers Global Guide 2022 - LPA-CGR avocats again ranked in the Chambers Global Guide 2022 Our international expertise has again been recognized in the Chambers ... LPA-CGR avocats again ranked in the Chambers Global Guide 2021 - LPA-CGR avocats again ranked in the Chambers Global Guide 2021 Our international expertise has again been recognized in the Chambers ... Best wishes for 2021 from LPA-CGR avocats -  Best wishes for 2021 from LPA-CGR avocats [video width="1920" height="1080" ... Hélène Gelas receives the Client Choice 2020 award in Energy & Natural Resources category, organized by International Law Office and Lexology - Hélène Gelas receives the Client Choice 2020 award in Energy & Natural Resources category, organized by International Law Office ... LPA-CGR avocats ranked among the best lawyers firms by Legal 500 EMEA 2019 - 2019, April 18th Find out LPA-CGR avocats rankings published by Legal 500 EMEA for 2019 In Legal 500 EMEA 2019 rankings, some of our areas have been ... LPA-CGR avocats ranked among the best in Chambers & Partners - 2019, Marc 11th LPA-CGR avocats ranked among the best in Chambers & Partners guides (Global et Europe) In Chambers Global and Chambers Europe ... Hélène Gelas honoured again as one of the most most influential women in the renewable energy sector by GreenUnivers - Hélène Gelas honoured again as one of the most most influential women in the renewable energy sector by GreenUnivers In the frame of ... [Press] Legal analysis: can a wrong price in a purchase contract be unilaterally questionned by EDF? - [Press] Legal analysis: can a wrong price in a purchase contract be unilaterally questionned by EDF?   31/10/2018 In a decision in ...
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Actu-Environnement | Bernagues wind farm - Actu-Environnement | Bernagues wind farm Bernagues wind farm: Two court decisions, two rigorous applications of the provisions of the ... Le Journal du Photovoltaïque | New solar calls for tender : the differences highlighted - Le Journal du Photovoltaïque | New solar calls for tender : the differences highlighted The new calls for tenders from the French ... Le Journal de l'Eolien | Wind and protected species - Le Journal de l'Eolien | Wind and protected species Golden eagle, little bustard, pipistrelle ... developers of wind projects are ... PV Magazine | Photovoltaic: 2011 purchase price - PV Magazine | Photovoltaic: 2011 purchase price On April 29, 2021 the Clermont-Ferrand Administrative Court has given four judgments ... Asset News | Climate justice - Asset News | Climate justice On the occasion of a legal action carried out by an environmental protection organization against a ... Actu-Environnement | In order to fulfill France’s multiannual energy plan, let’s make it simpler in the wind energy sector ! - Actu-Environnement | In order to fulfill France’s multiannual energy plan, let’s make it simpler in the wind energy sector ! Partner ... Le Monde de l'Energie | Self-consumption: "The policy of small steps policy " - Le Monde de l'Energie | Self-consumption: "The policy of small steps policy " While self-consumption represented a power of 1 MW in ... Le Journal du Photovoltaïque | Photovoltaic projects during the covid-19 health crisis - Le Journal du Photovoltaïque | Photovoltaic projects during the covid-19 health crisis The Covid-19 crisis put an end to the ... LPA-CGR avocats is ranked again in the Global and Europe Chambers Guides - LPA-CGR avocats is ranked again in the Global and Europe Chambers Guides Many practices and individual lawyers have been ranked in the ... Interview | French Biodiversity Law: "A river is in itself an ecosystem worthy of protection" - French Biodiversity Law: "A river is in itself an ecosystem worthy of protection" Endowed with heavy penal sanctions, the French ...
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IBA Annual Conference 2023 in Paris - IBA Annual Conference 2023 in Paris The LPA-CGR avocats’ representatives will be attending the International Bar Association Annual ... Solar energy, biodiversity and land use: What role does solar energy play in protecting nature and restoring ecosystems? - Solar energy, biodiversity and land use: What role does solar energy play in protecting nature and restoring ecosystems? Join François ... Breakfast debate with BIP ENERPRESSE: Decrypt the French multiannual energy planning - 2019, February 15th Breakfast debate with BIP ENERPRESSE: Decrypt the French multiannual energy planning On 19th February, BIP ENERPRESSE will hold a ... Energy sector in France: aggregation, additional remuneration schemes, and power purchase agreement - 10 april 2018 Energies : Agrégation, complément de rémunération et PPA - décrypter les nouveaux marchés On Tuesday 10th April, our Partner Hélène ... [Event] Which opportunities in Africa for renewable energies producers? - 06 march 2017 Which opportunities in Africa for renewable energies producers? Partner Philippe Raybaud intervenes at the conference “Which ... LPA-CGR avocats at the 2017 edition of FOWT - LPA-CGR avocats at the 2017 edition of FOWT 2017  LPA-CGR avocats attends the largest international event dedicated to floating ... LPA-CGR avocats at the French Wind Energy Association annual conference - LPA-CGR is a sponsor of the 7th edition of French Wind Association annual conference which takes place in Paris, on 13 and 14 ... Energy : LPA CGR at the Windeurope annual conference - LPA-CGR avocats attended the world’s largest wind energy conference, organized by WindEurope (previously European Wind Energy ...

Construction / Development

Committing to the energy transition

Committed to the energy sector for over twenty years, our law firm brings together one of the largest dedicated teams and advises you on aspects of town planning, construction, environmental, public contracts and data law.

Our teams are present from the beginning of the project for the acquisition of land rights up through decommissioning and sites rehabilitation.

For the regulatory aspects, we bring together advice and litigation, so that our clients may have global expertise during each stage of their project’s development.

State aid

We advise you in the validation of investment and operating aid for energy infrastructure, in particular on notification and project exemption matters. We assist you in dealing with the competent authorities at the national level or in your negotiations with the European Commission. We have also developed special expertise in litigation in the area of unlawful aid refunds

Environment and environmental impact assessment

The firm has advanced expertise in auditing in view of litigation on the adequacy of impact assessment studies for projects in Natura 2000 areas. Environmental issues are of vital importance to the implementation of energy infrastructure projects, and regulations are complex, as is obtaining exemptions for the endangerment of protected species. In close cooperation with specialised consulting firms, we assist you with analysing and implementing solutions, your relations with the national authorities, document preparation and representation in the context of court litigation.

Concessions, authorisations

Our specialised team assists operators with setting up their concession applications or building and operation permits as part of competitive tendering processes, in view of obtaining obligatory purchase contracts or additional remuneration. Our thorough knowledge of the rules for obtaining administrative documents and power generation purchase contracts allows us to define the best strategy to maximise and secure the energy potential of a site or an asset. We develop and track construction permit applications, ICPE (facilities classified for Environmental Protection) authorisations and single authorisations. We also defend your interests before the administrative court.

Construction agreements

The team assists the project owners in design and project management. We work with investors and developers to set up financing, draft and negotiate power plant contracts and construction work contracts, and prepare all types of support agreements for operations and public construction contracts.

Dispute Resolution

We have developed a unique ability to follow up on disputes related to energy infrastructure projects and construction operations. We represent our clients before the commercial, civil, criminal and administrative courts.

In organising prime contracting and project management, we also follow up on acceptance and claim procedures, as well as the application of contractual or post-contractual liability, including ten-year guarantee, guarantee of proper functioning, completion guarantee, insurance, etc.

Grid connection

Working with investors and developers, the team can provide special expertise on electric grid connection. We finalise connection agreements and negotiations taking account of the connection diagrams, and regularly seize the CORDIS for disputes with grid system operators