20 JULY 2021

In its 2021 edition, Legal 500 has referenced BCTG Avocats in six practice areas:

Legal 500’s review: “BCTG Avocats possesses high-level expertise in public law and environmental law, in particular with respect to obtaining and defending permits for renewable energy projects. Paul Elfassi and Nelsie Bergès (counsel) are experts on these aspects. Before the courts, they have defended several permits on which the fate of several of the country’s largest offshore wind projects depended. This public law expertise is complemented by a strong corporate law practice, embodied by Catherine Dupuy-Burin des Roziers, Diane Mouratoglou and Alain de Rougé, who work on medium-sized projects in the wind, solar, hydrogen and biomass sectors, as well as on corporate PPA projects in France. In addition, the firm is appointed to handle international assignments and treats corporate law transactions involving energy assets.” 

Legal 500’s review: “BCTG Avocats both provides advisory service and handles litigation matters. The team covers a broad range of industry sectors, including sporting goods sales, fashion, food, life sciences, pharmaceuticals and software publishing. Gaëlle Bloret-Pucci, who heads the team, also has expertise in unfair competition, passing off and marketing, which is of particular value to the practice’s clients who specialise in the sports and sales sectors. Of note: the firm is a member of the Alliance for Nike (the US multinational’s ad hoc network of law firms that cover the countries in the MENA region), as well as the global alliance of law firms that act on behalf of the G-STAR brand – which provides the team with frequent exposure to international matters.”

Legal 500’s review: “BCTG Avocats has cutting-edge expertise in regulatory and environmental permit issues in connection with the implementation and development of renewable energy projects in France. In particular, the public law team handles these matters for several of the country’s largest offshore wind projects; it has already successfully defended numerous permits for these projects before the courts. The team also conducts audits of large infrastructure projects and transactions. Finally, it assists several clients in handling environmental law issues relating to industrial sites and is involved in a major case in the mining sector. Paul Elfassi and Nelsie Bergès (counsel) are recommended.”

Legal 500’s review: “BCTG Avocats is one of the preferred law firms of several generic manufacturers, as well as of manufacturers of various cosmetics brands. The firm’s range of expertise covers the entire product manufacturing and sales cycle. Hugues Villey-Desmeserets, who heads the health practice, has significant experience in developing business policies. He also represents his clients before various professional associations, as well as before the regulatory authorities (the French Competition Authority and the DGCCRF). Lastly, the firm assists its clients in developing their e-commerce activities.”

Legal 500’s review: BCTG Avocats excels in providing advisory services and defending urban planning and environmental law permits issued in connection with large onshore and offshore wind projects in France. The firm has handled several high-stakes litigation cases related to several of these projects. The team, which is headed by Paul Elfassi, also has in-depth regulatory expertise, particularly in the renewable energy sector. Lastly, and more generally, it has solid public law expertise. The firm advises on and handles litigation involving several public contracts for port, hospital and waste treatment infrastructures. Nelsie Bergès (counsel) is also a member of this practice.”

Legal 500’s review: “Headed by Sabine de Paillerets, the BCTG Avocats team advises an A-list clientele, including several US and Asian multinationals.The team, which has about a dozen lawyers, handles sensitive and high-stakes cases.It has recently advised on several restructuring projects involving hundreds of employees.It also handles mass litigation involving a range of issues, such as the recognition of co-employment or the payment of back wages.The firm also assisted one of its clients who was the subject of an inspection by the Labour Department, and is also defending several clients in individual dismissal proceedings.Finally, the team is handling a dispute with the French unemployment office concerning the reimbursement of unemployment benefits.Senior associate Melanie Chretienne is also a member of this practice.”