“Jean Luc Champy is remarkable both for his advice and litigation skills. He is efficient and goes straight to the goal.”
Biography
Jean-Luc Champy is a partner in the Paris office's Project Development & Finance team of White & Case. His practice mainly includes public law, infrastructure concessions, PPP and public domain issues, public works and all aspects of the energy and environment matters.
Public entities, sponsors and subcontractors as well as lenders in every aspect of their concessions and PPP project look to Jean-Luc for advice on the contracts awarding, execution or litigation issues.
Recognized by Chambers & Partners as a key practitioner in Public law, clients praise him for being "very quickly grasp complex problems".
Jean-Luc works mainly on construction, transportation infrastructure (tunnels, motorways, railways) and grids (electronic communications, public lighting) matters, where he succeeded to act on major projects such as the highways L2 in Marseille* (for the State), A150*, A355*, RCEA* (for the sponsors), the LGV Bretagne-Pays-Loire* (for a lender), the refinancing of the Eurotunnel and Tours-Bordeaux railway concessions*, the Saint Nazaire hospital* (for the sponsors and the project company), universities Centrale Supelec* (for lenders) and Toulouse le Mirail* (for some sponsors), a video surveillance network* (for a bidder), the Balard project* (for two subcontractors), and the new Courthouse of Paris* (for a bidder).
In addition, he has been involved in the highly publicized restructuring and refurbishment of the Arche de la Défense*, where he advised the winning bidder Eiffage, and in the financing of the extension of the Port of Calais*.
Recently, he has advised a consortium led by Eiffage for the Lille airport concession and is advising the company in charge of the Nantes – Saint Nazaire Montoir airport concession.
Jean-Luc also guides many of the private and public companies in the energy sector and he has been notably advising the French Government on the development of 6 major offshore wind projects in France*, on the renewal of its hydroelectric concessions* and several grid operators such as Enedis* (formerly ERDF) and RTE*.
Jean-Luc joined the Firm in February 2020 from an international law firm in Paris where he was Partner in the Public Law and Project Finance department.
Experience
Solveo Energies: Representation of Mirova on Solveo Energies' strategic fundraising of nearly €100 million.
Innergex: Representation of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) in connection with the French aspects of the definitive agreement entered into with Innergex Renewable Energy Inc., a company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, for the acquisition by CDPQ of all of the shares of Innergex.
Mirova: Representation of Mirova, a global asset management company dedicated to sustainable investing and an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, on its €480 million investment in RP Global to accelerate pan-European renewable energy development.
Nancy/Contrexéville: Representation of a consortium (Transdev, NGE and Caisse des dépôts et consignations) in the context of a tender process organized by the Grand-Est Region regarding the award of a concession relating to the financing, refurbishment, operation and maintenance of a railway line between Nancy and Contrexéville.
Jpee: Representation of Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, a French financial institution, on its equity investment in JP Energie Environnement, a French independent producer of renewable energy (through direct equity investment, roll-over of existing participations and direct acquisition of shares), valuating JP Energie Environnement at c. EUR 900 million.
CEGELOG: Representation of Eiffage and Groupe Arcade-Vyv on the first concession contract granted in France for outsourced management of a housing estate owned by the Ministry of Armed Forces for a total amount of more than €7 billion.
Paris Cooling Networks: Representation of Coriance and NGE in connection with the concession relating to the cooling networks of the city of Paris.
Nantes Atlantique and St Nazaire Montoir Airports: Representation of a bidding consortium in connection with its bid for the concession of the Nantes Atlantique and St Nazaire Montoir airports.
Ranked Band 1 in Chambers Europe 2021, Public Law: Public Contracts, France
Ranked Leading Lawyer in Legal 500 EMEA 2021, category Administrative & Public Law, France
Ranked Highly Regarded in IFLR1000 2019, categories Project Finance and Project Development, France
"Jean Luc Champy is remarkable both for his advice and litigation skills. He is efficient and goes straight to the goal."
Legal 500 EMEA 2021, Project Finance, France
"The "excellent" Jean-Luc Champy is a renowned expert in public contracts, frequently assisting clients with concessions and tender proceedings."
"Great capacity for pedagogy, clarity and creativity to propose relevant solutions and analyses. […] It is extremely valuable and pleasant to work with him and his teams."
Chambers Europe 2021, Public Law: Public Contracts, France
"Jean-Luc Champy is an excellent professional, particularly astute and imaginative in proposing effective and innovative solutions. His in-depth knowledge of concession contracts and his understanding of the issues are strong assets."
"The strength of this team is undoubtedly the great experience of Jean-Luc Champy."
Legal 500 EMEA 2021, Administrative & Public Law, France
"Jean-Luc Champy is an excellent public law expert, with very good knowledge of energy law. He shows good perception of the industrial challenges of its clients and of technical issues. He demonstrates great availability."
Legal 500 EMEA 2021, Industry focus: Energy, France
"Electricity storage in France: new calls for tenders will be launched", White & Case Publication, June 2022
Transition énergétique et sécurité juridique, co-auteur, Le Magazine des Affaires, July 2021
Solar tariffs in France: The 2021 finance law and the renegotiation of power purchase agreements, White & Case bilingual client alert, February 2021
A new horizon for offshore wind energy in France, White & Case client alert, January 2021
Mise en concurrence des services de transport ferroviaire de voyageurs : vers un renouveau de la politique contractuelle ? author, Contrats et marchés publics, August 2019
Le stockage de l'électricité : un instrument d'avenir au service de la transition énergétique, author, Capital Finance, June 2018
La loi « Sapin II » prise aux mots : transparence - anticorruption - modernisation, co-author, Fauves Edition, January 2017
Contentieux de l'exécution des contrats publics : du bon usage des procédures d'urgence, author, Contrats et marchés publics, 2013
