PUBLIC LAW, ADMINISTRATIVE LITIGATION, AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Alchimie Avocats assists local authorities, public institutions, and private operators in their contractual and regulatory interactions with the administration.

We provide both legal advice and litigation services, from structuring operations to representing clients before administrative courts, in matters relating to public procurement and concessions, public domain law, administrative liability, and complex contracts, at all stages of projects.

By combining technical expertise with pragmatism, we effectively defend our clients in cases involving significant financial, contractual, and reputational stakes.

· Support to an inter-municipal authority following a landslide in a dispute related to the construction of an artificial snow production facility and a 100,000 m³ reservoir in the Alps, for a major project valued at €7.2 million.

· Assistance to a municipal insurer in a complex administrative dispute concerning public works, with claims for damages totalling approximately €5 million, including assessment of insurance risks, strategic litigation management, and analysis of safety and environmental responsibilities

· Legal advice and defence of a municipality in complex administrative litigation concerning 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, together with a daily penalty payment. The firm supports the client in analysing available guarantees, evaluating insurance exposure, and managing strategically ongoing proceedings before the Council of State, in a matter with significant financial, environmental, and media implications.