Olivier LAFFITTE
Olivier Laffitte specializes in public law and regulatory, construction law and environmental matters. He advises his French and international clients on administrative contracts (public procurements, concessions, PPPs), regulated industry sectors (renewable energy, town planning, health and pharma, banking, insurance etc.) and construction and infrastructure projects. Olivier is also an acknowledged expert in environmental law and advises his clients on their day-to-day environmental matters as well as the most complex and innovative climate change issues.
Member of the Paris bar since 2000, Olivier was in charge of Public-Private Partnerships in the legal department of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (major French state-owned bank), then partner in an international law firm. He is a graduate of the Institut de Droit Public des Affaires, holds a Masters degree in environmental law and a Masters degree in town planning and construction law. Olivier is also Chairman of the Sustainable Finance Law Observatory and an expert adviser to the Forum for Responsible Investment.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Public law and Regulatory
- PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ― Regular adviser to a leading multinational in the office automation and IT sector in connection with public procurement contracts entered into with the French state and/or local authorities
- CONCESSIONS ― Regular adviser to the leading French provider of sports and leisure centres in connection with concession contracts entered into with local authorities
- PPP ― Adviser on numerous Public-Private Partnerships entered into with the French state and/or local authorities (sports equipment, prisons, hospitals, police stations, highways, telecoms, airports, infrastructure projects etc.)
- PUBLIC REAL ESTATE ― Adviser in connection with the development of innovative contractual arrangements in the social housing sector
- TOWN PLANNING ― Adviser in numerous disputes relative to construction permits
- BANKING AND INSURANCE ― Adviser to an institutional stakeholder on the regulatory framework for financial and insurance services
- HEALTH ― Adviser to a multinational corporation in a dispute relative to marketing authorisation for a health product
- TELECOMS ― Adviser on numerous projects for the rollout of local telecommunications networks
- MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT ― Adviser to a financial institution specialising in the financing of film and entertainment projects in a dispute relative to the granting of a public financing
Construction
- CONTRACTS ― Adviser on drafting and negotiating construction contracts and other related contracts for construction projects (consortium, sub-contracts, co-contracting agreements, technical advisors etc.)
- RENEWABLE ENERGY ― Adviser in connection with numerous construction projects for power plants generating electricity from renewable energy sources (wind / solar / biomass / hydraulic / gas)
- INFRASTRUCTURE ― Adviser to sponsors and investors in connection with the construction, financing and operation of numerous infrastructure and engineering projects in France and internationally
- TOWN PLANNING ― Adviser to property developers and builders in connection with numerous planning disputes
- INSURANCE ― Adviser to technical service-providers (engineering consultancies, architects etc.) on building insurance for a wide variety of property projects
- COURT-ORDERED APPRAISALS ― Adviser during court-ordered appraisal proceedings following the appearance of structural damage on building works
- EXPROPRIATION ― Adviser in connection with a compulsory purchase order dispute within the context of the EOLE line construction project (future Greater Paris transport network)
Environment and Climate Change
- ICPE ― Regular adviser on the law governing classified installations, in particular during M&A transactions and property or construction projects
- RENEWABLE ENERGY ― Adviser in connection with numerous construction projects for power plants generating electricity from renewable energy sources (wind / solar / biomass / hydraulic / gas)
- POLLUTED SOILS ― Adviser in respect of liability in the case of contamination of soil, in particular during M&A transactions and property or construction projects
- WASTE ― Adviser on waste management obligations, and the national and international transportation of waste
- ESG ― Adviser in connection with the first “Say on Climate” shareholders’ resolution in France launched by a group of investors at the Annual General Meeting of a French Group in the petroleum industry
- MINES & NATURAL RESOURCES ― Adviser in connection with compensation litigation against the French state relative to the operation of a gold mine in Guyana
- ESG ― Adviser on the drafting of the CSR section of the PACTE law of 23rd May 2019, amending the definition of the corporate purpose of companies (articles 1833 et seq of the French Civil Code)
- LITIGATION ― Adviser in connection with numerous disputes relative to implementation of various regulations in the Environmental Code
Olivier LAFFITTE
PUBLIC LAW AND REGULATORY
CONSTRUCTION
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
+ 33 (1) 89 16 48 96
Olivier Laffitte specializes in public law and regulatory, construction law and environmental matters. He advises his French and international clients on administrative contracts (public procurements, concessions, PPPs), regulated industry sectors (renewable energy, town planning, health and pharma, banking, insurance etc.) and construction and infrastructure projects. Olivier is also an acknowledged expert in environmental law and advises his clients on their day-to-day environmental matters as well as the most complex and innovative climate change issues.
Member of the Paris bar since 2000, Olivier was in charge of Public-Private Partnerships in the legal department of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (major French state-owned bank), then partner in an international law firm. He is a graduate of the Institut de Droit Public des Affaires, holds a Masters degree in environmental law and a Masters degree in town planning and construction law. Olivier is also Chairman of the Sustainable Finance Law Observatory and an expert adviser to the Forum for Responsible Investment.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Public law and Regulatory
- PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ― Regular adviser to a leading multinational in the office automation and IT sector in connection with public procurement contracts entered into with the French state and/or local authorities
- CONCESSIONS ― Regular adviser to the leading French provider of sports and leisure centres in connection with concession contracts entered into with local authorities
- PPP ― Adviser on numerous Public-Private Partnerships entered into with the French state and/or local authorities (sports equipment, prisons, hospitals, police stations, highways, telecoms, airports, infrastructure projects etc.)
- PUBLIC REAL ESTATE ― Adviser in connection with the development of innovative contractual arrangements in the social housing sector
- TOWN PLANNING ― Adviser in numerous disputes relative to construction permits
- BANKING AND INSURANCE ― Adviser to an institutional stakeholder on the regulatory framework for financial and insurance services
- HEALTH ― Adviser to a multinational corporation in a dispute relative to marketing authorisation for a health product
- TELECOMS ― Adviser on numerous projects for the rollout of local telecommunications networks
- MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT ― Adviser to a financial institution specialising in the financing of film and entertainment projects in a dispute relative to the granting of a public financing
Construction
- CONTRACTS ― Adviser on drafting and negotiating construction contracts and other related contracts for construction projects (consortium, sub-contracts, co-contracting agreements, technical advisors etc.)
- RENEWABLE ENERGY ― Adviser in connection with numerous construction projects for power plants generating electricity from renewable energy sources (wind / solar / biomass / hydraulic / gas)
- INFRASTRUCTURE ― Adviser to sponsors and investors in connection with the construction, financing and operation of numerous infrastructure and engineering projects in France and internationally
- TOWN PLANNING ― Adviser to property developers and builders in connection with numerous planning disputes
- INSURANCE ― Adviser to technical service-providers (engineering consultancies, architects etc.) on building insurance for a wide variety of property projects
- COURT-ORDERED APPRAISALS ― Adviser during court-ordered appraisal proceedings following the appearance of structural damage on building works
- EXPROPRIATION ― Adviser in connection with a compulsory purchase order dispute within the context of the EOLE line construction project (future Greater Paris transport network)
Environment and Climate Change
- ICPE ― Regular adviser on the law governing classified installations, in particular during M&A transactions and property or construction projects
- RENEWABLE ENERGY ― Adviser in connection with numerous construction projects for power plants generating electricity from renewable energy sources (wind / solar / biomass / hydraulic / gas)
- POLLUTED SOILS ― Adviser in respect of liability in the case of contamination of soil, in particular during M&A transactions and property or construction projects
- WASTE ― Adviser on waste management obligations, and the national and international transportation of waste
- ESG ― Adviser in connection with the first “Say on Climate” shareholders’ resolution in France launched by a group of investors at the Annual General Meeting of a French Group in the petroleum industry
- MINES & NATURAL RESOURCES ― Adviser in connection with compensation litigation against the French state relative to the operation of a gold mine in Guyana
- ESG ― Adviser on the drafting of the CSR section of the PACTE law of 23rd May 2019, amending the definition of the corporate purpose of companies (articles 1833 et seq of the French Civil Code)
- LITIGATION ― Adviser in connection with numerous disputes relative to implementation of various regulations in the Environmental Code