Environment law

Alchimie Avocats advises and represents public authorities, industrial operators, and construction professionals (including engineering and design firms), both at the pre-litigation and litigation stage, defending them when their criminal, administrative, or civil liability is at stake and, where necessary, ensuring effective crisis management.

We also assist our clients in achieving and maintaining regulatory compliance. For complex matters of this nature, we rely on a long-standing network of renowned experts with whom we have collaborated for many years.

We act alongside operators of classified installations for environmental protection (ICPE), owners of contaminated sites and soils, and in cases involving accidental releases of pollutants into water, air, or soil.

With extensive experience in the energy, industrial, construction, and agri-food sectors, we adopt a strategic, technical, and operational approach to environmental law, serving our clients’ sustainability.

Our expertise is aimed at securing projects, limiting risk exposure, and guiding clients within a well-managed legal framework.

· Defence of a food manufacturer prosecuted following the discharge of factory wash water that caused environmental pollution; assistance in bringing the upgraded wastewater treatment facility into regulatory compliance and managing interactions with the competent administrative authority.

· Legal advice and representation of a municipality in complex administrative litigation relating to public works carried out on high-risk private land, resulting in a judgment against the local authority and a compensation claim exceeding €4.7 million, in addition to a daily penalty payment.

· Advising and representing court-appointed liquidators in connection with their duties relating to environmental liabilities (site safety and remediation), including regulatory guidance and litigation support.

· Defence of a forestry operator in litigation concerning the degradation of a drinking water source.