Inès advises French and international financial institutions (bank and institutional lenders) and sponsors (industrialists, developers, investment funds) on the development and financing of projects in the energy and infrastructure sectors. She is also involved in asset finance transactions.
She was worked on transactions in France as well as on international transactions, in the financing and development of public-private, telecoms, transports and energy projects.
Adil focuses on the development, construction and acquisition of projects in the energy and infrastructure sector as well as complex litigation. He has extensive experience of advising on complex infrastructure projects and corporate power purchase agreements, including notably the structuring / bankability analysis of project agreements and regulatory / public law aspects.
Adil advises clients on public law and highly specific regulatory issues, as well as on transactional matters (analysis and drafting of concession agreements, EPC, O&M, PPAs, etc).
Prior to joining Orrick, Adil worked for two leading law firms in Paris.
Adil is also Teacher/Lecturer in Law at the Ecole Normale Supérieure preparatory class of Lycée Turgot and at the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas.
Paul's practice focuses on project finance and strategic acquisition transactions in energy and infrastructure.
He advises sponsors and financiers on large greenfield and brownfield project financings, both cross-border and domestic, primarily in France, in EMEA and Africa.
He brings exceptional knowledge in structuring and financing of public-private, transport, telecom, energy transition, social infrastructure and real estate projects.
Paul also regularly advises clients in the fast-growing EnergyTech and InfraTech sectors.
He has extensive experience on all types of financings (senior, junior, mezzanine, loans, bonds) and related derivative instruments.
More generally, Paul advises on financing aspects of strategic assets in connection with project finance, M&A/private equity or restructuring transactions.
Maïten advises clients on French and international development, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and real estate investments. She also advises companies and high net worth individuals on the management and transfer of their assets, management incentives, tax audits and litigations.
She also has a strong experience on M&A Insurance/Contingent Tax Risk.
Prior to joining Orrick, Maïten worked in a leading French law firm.
Geoffroy advises on public contracts, particularly in the context of concessions and PPPs. He has been involved in projects relating to the financing, construction and operation of the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille; the Sud Europe Atlantique high-speed line; the Athletes' Village for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games; the Grand Paris Express and the offshore extension of the Principality of Monaco. He has also worked on several French highway (A412, A69, RCEA, A88, A41, A150), port (Calais, Cannes) and airport projects (Nice, Lyon, Beauvais).
In the renewables field, he acts alongside the French government (Ministry of Energy Transition) in calls for tenders for the construction of offshore wind farms, including floating wind turbines, and advises operators in the realization of biomass and geothermal projects, as well as investors in the context of "M&A" operations concerning wind and solar assets and methanization. He also has experience in hydroelectricity matters. He advises both sponsors and lenders and works regularly with public entities and governments. He also advises on the drafting and negotiation of corporate PPAs, acting for both energy producers and buyers.
Geoffroy Berthon is recognized by clients as "talented, dynamic and brilliant lawyer. He is a hard worker. His calm manner and attentiveness reassure as a client" (Legal 500) and as a Leading Partner by Legal 500 (EMEA 2025) in public law and energy.
Geoffroy holds a doctorate in public law, was a lecturer in public contract law at Sciences Po, and frequently published in both English and French.
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