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Jean François Le Corre is an Associate in the Energy, Infrastructure Project and Asset Finance group of our Paris office.

As a French public law attorney, he was involved in several privatisation operations undertaken by the French government pursuant to a program implemented in 1993.

For several years, he has also advised on project financings and related banking and security issues, and sovereign debt restructuring.

Jean-François represents clients as well on a wide-range of public law issues, particularly in relation to public-private partnerships, public service delegation, public procurement contracts, and environmental law. His experience includes telecommunications law and the regulatory aspects of different economic sectors.

He works on matters regarding banking law and financing (State debt reinstallment, project finance), as well as general commercial matters.

Jean-François also has litigation experience before the administrative, civil, and commercial courts. Recent transactions include:

In sovereign Debt Financing and Privatisations:

Advising the Republic of Togo in connection with the privatisation of its two affiliate banks; and
Advising the Republic of Gabon, the Republic of Guinea and the Republic of Algeria in the rescheduling of their external commercial bank indebtedness.

In Project Finance:

Advising the lenders, supporting the winning bidder consortium led by Vinci Concessions, in connection with the construction, development and maintenance of the high speed railways between Tours and Bordeaux, in France;
Advising the lenders of the winning bidder consortium, selected by the French State for financing, design, extension, operation and maintenance, under a concession scheme, of the section of the A63 highway between Salles and Saint-Geours-de-Maremne in France;
Advising the mandated lead arrangers in relation to the €1,2 billion construction project of the French A65 motorway connecting Langon to Pau, a distance of over 150 km, in France;
Advising the lenders on the financing of the construction of the Prado Sud tunnel in Marseille, France, which is to be built and operated, under a concession agreement, by a consortium comprising Vinci and Eiffage.
Advising IFC, Proparco, Bank Austria, BAD and BOAD in connection with a toll-bridge financing in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire;
Advising Export-Import Bank in connection with the US$4 billion financing of an oil pipeline between the Chad and Cameroon;
Advising Dexia Crédit Local, as lender, in connection with the renovation project of the French INSEP (National Institute of Sports and Physical Education);
Advising Calyon and Natexis on the first PPP financing of four prisons in France. The sponsor was Eiffage and the partnership agreement took the form of a long term leasehold with the French State and the Ministry of Justice;
Advising Société Générale, as arranger, and local banks, in connection with a FCFA24 billion long term financing granted to Société camerounaise de Mobiles (SCM) for the implementation of a mobile GSM cellular network in Cameroon; and
Advising the project company and the sponsor in a PPP financing for a hospital in France. This transaction was the third of its kind in France for a hospital financing under the 2004 PPP legislation.

Before joining White & Case, Jean-François worked at a law firm benefiting from exclusive representation before the French superior courts (avocats au Conseil d'État et à la Cour de Cassation). In this capacity, he drafted numerous memoranda before the Conseil d'État and all the administrative courts, as well as giving numerous legal opinions on public law issues (both constitutional and administrative law).

From 1992 to 1994, Jean-François worked in-house for the holding company providing "assistance" to a major insurance group. In this capacity, he supervised the legal audit of 80 subsidiaries in France and overseas, participated in restructuring operations in France and overseas (sale of companies, sale of assets, liquidations of companies…) and coordinated numerous litigations in France and in the United States.

	Jean-François Le Corre
Download vCard Expertise Project Finance	Associate Paris T: + 33 1 55 04 15 99 F: + 33 1 55 04 15 16 E: *Practice Experience* Jean François Le Corre is an Associate in the Energy, Infrastructure Project and Asset Finance group of our Paris office. As a French public law attorney, he was involved in several privatisation operations undertaken by the French government pursuant to a program implemented in 1993. For several years, he has also advised on project financings and related banking and security issues, and sovereign debt restructuring. Jean-François represents clients as well on a wide-range of public law issues, particularly in relation to public-private partnerships, public service delegation, public procurement contracts, and environmental law. His experience includes telecommunications law and the regulatory aspects of different economic sectors. He works on matters regarding banking law and financing (State debt reinstallment, project finance), as well as general commercial matters. Jean-François also has litigation experience before the administrative, civil, and commercial courts. Recent transactions include: In sovereign Debt Financing and Privatisations: Advising the Republic of Togo in connection with the privatisation of its two affiliate banks; and Advising the Republic of Gabon, the Republic of Guinea and the Republic of Algeria in the rescheduling of their external commercial bank indebtedness. In Project Finance: Advising the lenders, supporting the winning bidder consortium led by Vinci Concessions, in connection with the construction, development and maintenance of the high speed railways between Tours and Bordeaux, in France; Advising the lenders of the winning bidder consortium, selected by the French State for financing, design, extension, operation and maintenance, under a concession scheme, of the section of the A63 highway between Salles and Saint-Geours-de-Maremne in France; Advising the mandated lead arrangers in relation to the €1,2 billion construction project of the French A65 motorway connecting Langon to Pau, a distance of over 150 km, in France; Advising the lenders on the financing of the construction of the Prado Sud tunnel in Marseille, France, which is to be built and operated, under a concession agreement, by a consortium comprising Vinci and Eiffage. Advising IFC, Proparco, Bank Austria, BAD and BOAD in connection with a toll-bridge financing in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; Advising Export-Import Bank in connection with the US$4 billion financing of an oil pipeline between the Chad and Cameroon; Advising Dexia Crédit Local, as lender, in connection with the renovation project of the French INSEP (National Institute of Sports and Physical Education); Advising Calyon and Natexis on the first PPP financing of four prisons in France. The sponsor was Eiffage and the partnership agreement took the form of a long term leasehold with the French State and the Ministry of Justice; Advising Société Générale, as arranger, and local banks, in connection with a FCFA24 billion long term financing granted to Société camerounaise de Mobiles (SCM) for the implementation of a mobile GSM cellular network in Cameroon; and Advising the project company and the sponsor in a PPP financing for a hospital in France. This transaction was the third of its kind in France for a hospital financing under the 2004 PPP legislation. Before joining White & Case, Jean-François worked at a law firm benefiting from exclusive representation before the French superior courts (avocats au Conseil d'État et à la Cour de Cassation). In this capacity, he drafted numerous memoranda before the Conseil d'État and all the administrative courts, as well as giving numerous legal opinions on public law issues (both constitutional and administrative law). From 1992 to 1994, Jean-François worked in-house for the holding company providing "assistance" to a major insurance group. In this capacity, he supervised the legal audit of 80 subsidiaries in France and overseas, participated in restructuring operations in France and overseas (sale of companies, sale of assets, liquidations of companies…) and coordinated numerous litigations in France and in the United States. *Bars and Courts* Paris Bar *Education* Graduate of the Public Service Section, Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris, 1989 Degree in Specialized Higher Studies in Public Management, Université de Paris Dauphine, 1989 Graduate diploma in Public Law, Faculté de Droit et de Sciences Politiques de Rennes, 1984 *Publications* Coauthor of the article « Grands Projets d’infrastructure et protection de la biodiversité » (Le Magazine des Affaires n°51 – Mai 2010). *Languages* English French *Citizenship* France	News & Media White & Case Advises Lenders in €7.8 Billion Financing of French SEA High-Speed Railway First French PPP Under New Regulation More...