Gide is pleased to welcome new partner Jean-Nicolas Clément within its Public and Administrative Law / Environment practice group in Paris, as well as two of his associates, Alice Bouillié and Marylène Fourès. This team will strengthen Gide’s expertise in both environmental and energy law, as well as synergies with other practice groups, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate and Projects (Finance & Infrastructure) in particular.

Jean-Nicolas Clément was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1990. He provides advice as well as assistance in litigation matters pertaining to industrial environmental law (installations classified for the protection of the environment, water, waste), nuclear law and energy law (regulation of the electricity sector, renewable energies: wind, solar, hydro, etc.), mining law and mining activities. Prior to joining Gide, Jean-Nicolas was a partner at law firm UGGC for 14 years as head of their Environment-Energy department. He had also practised with law firm Lafarge-Flécheux for over 12 years as an associate and partner, and began his career as a legal consultant within EDF’s equipment department. Jean-Nicolas is a member of the French Environment Ministry’s workgroup on contaminated sites and soil, and teaches environment law at the Université Paris I (Master II in “Construction, town planning, contracts”), and the law school of Sciences-Po. He is regularly cited as one of the best specialists in environment law by the various French and Anglo-saxon legal ranking publications (Chambers, Legal 500, Best Lawyers, etc.). He is a graduate of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques of Paris (public service section), and holds a postgraduate degree (DEA) from the University of Paris II -Panthéon-Assas (Environmental Law).

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2002, Alice Bouillié is specialised in environmental, mining and nuclear law. Her prior experience includes 12 years at UGGC, Lafarge-Flécheux and the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Luxembourg. Alice is in charge of “Environmental law” training at the Ecole Supérieure des Métiers de l’Immobilier and a lecturer in nuclear law at Paris V (Master’s degree in “Sustainable development law”). Alice holds a postgraduate degree (DEA) from the University of Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne (Environmental Law, 1997), and is a graduate of the Institut de Droit des Affaires (1996).

Marylène Fourès was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2006. She specialises in environmental, mining and nuclear law, and has worked as an associate for UGGC for ten years. Marylène holds two postgraduate degrees, one in Environmental Law (DEA, 2003) and one in European Law (DESS, 2002) from the University of Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne, and is a graduate of the Toulouse Institut d’Etudes Politiques (2000).

Gide senior partner Baudouin de Moucheron states: “I am very pleased to welcome these three environmental law specialists and to see Jean-Nicolas Clément appointed as partner in our firm. Jean-Nicolas is one of the most renowned experts in the field and his precise knowledge of all environmental issues and regulations is a precious asset to meet the various challenges of our clients in their industrial, real estate and infrastructure projects.”

Jean-Nicolas Clément adds: “We are very happy to be joining Gide. Environmental law is a field that covers many practice areas, and the firm’s multi-disciplinary approach will enable us to offer a more extensive service to our clients, thanks to the work we will conduct together with other teams, in particular those active in corporate, town planning, real estate and criminal law.”

Gide’s Paris-based Public and Administrative Law / Environment practice group is one of the largest in Paris and numbers over 20 lawyers, including eight partners.