Quirec de Kersauson
Quirec de Kersauson
Biography
Quirec de Kersauson is a partner in the Project Development & Finance group in the Paris office.
His expertise focuses on three main core areas: projects in France and internationally, regulatory and litigation matters, and general French public law.
In his projects practice, Quirec advises public entities, sponsors and lenders on all stages of concession and PPP projects, from structuring and tender through performance, renegotiation and dispute resolution. He acts on complex infrastructure and public service projects – for instance airports, railway lines, motorways, ports, stadiums, waste treatment facilities - that frequently combine cross-border, financing and public law aspects.
Quirec has extensive experience in regulatory and contentious matters, notably in the energy, transportation, telecom/data centers, sports and media sectors. He regularly represents clients in pre-litigation and litigation before courts, administrative authorities and arbitration tribunals in connection with project implementation, regulatory compliance and public law disputes.
Quirec also advises on general French public law matters including on public procurement, public domain, environmental law, economic law and other complex issues. His practice often lies at the intersection of general public law and sector-specific regulation, assisting clients with the development and operation of complex projects.
Quirec has been identified as a Next Generation Partner by Legal 500 in its 2026 edition.
Experience
- Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. ("Alba"), the world's largest aluminium smelter on one site, on its entry into an exclusive agreement under which Alba will acquire 100% of Aluminium Dunkerque, Europe’s largest primary aluminium smelter, from American Industrial Partners.
- A French television channel on a litigation against the decision of the Arcom (regulatory authority for audiovisual and digital communication) to reject its candidature for the award of a DTT license.
- Aéroports de Lyon concession company in its interactions with the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC), particularly concerning concession performance, tariff regulation, and the commercial development of the public aeronautical domain.
- RTL Group, Europe's largest broadcaster, on its entry into exclusive negotiations with Groupe TF1, Groupe M6 and Groupe Bouygues to merge the activities of Groupe TF1 and Groupe M6 and create a major French media group.
- Société des Grands Projets in connection with the completion of the construction of the Grand Paris Express lines, their delivery and transfer to the operators and infrastructure managers.
- Région Grand Est in the context of the creation of a production/storage/fuelling station for the Grand Est Région's H2 trains.
- Verso Energy on the development of two innovative hydrogen projects in France (Alp’Hyne and H2BYCO) including the negotiation of strategic partnerships and project agreements.
- RTE on issues relating to the manufacturing and the installation of the export cables of the floating Provence Grand Large wind farm purchased by Parc Eolien Offshore de Provence Grand Large (PGL) on behalf of RTE.
- The lenders on the €1.5bn financing of Société Publique Locale Gestion des Actifs et Appui à la Mobilité Hauts de France (GAAM HDF).
- EIB in connection with the project for the financing of the acquisition and regeneration, (i) by the Grand Est Region, of part of the rolling stock of SNCF Voyageurs (closed) and (ii) by Regions Aquitaine and Occitanie, of part of the rolling stock of SNCF Voyageurs (ongoing).
- 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.
- The lenders and bondholders of a JV between Bouygues Telecom and Vauban Infrastructure Partners in relation to the financing of the acquisition of IRUs in France from multiple telecom operators ("Project Obelix").
- 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.
- Altitude Group, France's leading independent fibre operator on (1) the acquisition of 26 public and private fibre networks from Covage, a wholesale fibre operator in France, (2) the acquisition of infrastructure fund Marguerite's stake in three major French FTTH concessions: Losange (Grand Est region), Rosace (Alsace) and Fibre 31 (Haute Garonne) and (3) various regulatory issues.
- Vinci Construction France and Caisse des Dépôts in connection with the litigation relating to the award of the concession for the rehabilitation and development of the J1 terminal in the port of Marseille; and the negotiations with the Port and the development of the project.
"Next Generation Partner", Legal 500 2026
"White & Case LLP is recommended for its excellent public procurement expertise. […] Quirec de Kersauson is a key contributor."
Legal 500 2022, Administrative and Public Law
