Legal skills
Public business law
In France, more than 66,000 public entities are subject, in the awarding and performance of their contracts, to the specific regulations applicable to public authorities and to the special judicial regime governing administrative contracts. The total annual public expenditure on these contracts represents more than 11% of GDP (around 200 billion euros per year).
The extensive litigation arising from these contracts is handled primarily by the administrative courts (Administrative Tribunals, Administrative Courts of Appeal, and the Council of State), as well as by certain judicial courts that are expressly designated by law to adjudicate private-law disputes relating to public authority contracts entered into by certain private entities entrusted with public service missions.
Derriennic Associés includes within its team experienced public law practitioners whose work focuses on advising on, and litigating, matters related to public authority contracts.
Whether dealing with public contracts (works, supplies, services), public service delegations (concessions, leasing arrangements, profit-sharing agreements), or partnership contracts (public-private partnerships, temporary occupancy permits, long-term administrative leases), Derriennic Associés advises both public and semi-public entities (project owners) as well as numerous economic operators in the technology and innovation sectors (project managers, assistant project managers, software publishers, integrators, industrial companies).
The activities of the public business law department include:
- Advising on the choice of contractual structures suited to the specific needs of the public entity
- Assisting in the drafting of contractual documents relating to complex operations and the various regulatory consultation procedures
- Assistance and representation during pre-litigation phases (formal complaints, notices, rebuttals)
- Support in expert assessments, negotiations and settlements
- Representation before judicial and administrative courts in proceedings relating to contractual validity, compensation claims, summary proceedings, and more