LANOY Avocats · Paris
The reference firm in environmental law and the ecological transition.
Founded in 2005 by Laurence Lanoy, the firm advises and defends its clients across every issue of environmental law and the ecological transition.
The firm
Distinctive expertise in environmental law and the ecological transition.
Specialising in environmental law, LANOY Avocats advises and represents French and international companies, public authorities and government bodies, as well as international law firms.
Open to broader legal and economic issues, the firm is committed to a cross-disciplinary approach across every area of environmental law, in which each lawyer, according to their field of competence, is involved. It works regularly with engineering consultancies on technical matters, in order to provide a complete response to environmental challenges.
The team
A specialised team, on a human scale.
The firm brings together a team of four, lawyers and jurists, all specialising in environmental law and holding at least a Master II in the field. They are fluent in several foreign languages: English, Spanish, German and Russian.
To provide a complete response to environmental challenges and support each client through their ecological transition, the firm carries out an in-depth legal watch on a daily basis. It contributes to leading journals and reference books and works closely with engineering consultancies on the most technical questions.
Available, responsive and rigorous, the firm puts all of its expertise at its clients' service and strives to answer each request quickly and with exacting standards. Attentive to their concerns, it integrates the issues of sustainable development into its advice as well as within the firm itself.
Founder · Managing Partner
Laurence Lanoy
A doctor of environmental law and holder of the specialisation certificate, Laurence Lanoy has been a member of the Paris Bar since 1990. She holds a master's degree in business and tax law (Paris II Assas, 1988) and a DEA in public law (Paris V, 1991). Her thesis, "Remediation and environmental law", earned her a doctorate in law (Paris II Panthéon-Assas, 2000).
She practised alongside lawyers at the Conseil d'État and the Cour de cassation (IFRAC), then at the Huglo-Lepage firm from 1994 to 1998, where she specialised in industrial environmental law. From 1999 to 2004, she headed the environment department of the American firm Coudert Brothers LLP. In 2005, she founded LANOY Avocats.
She teaches environmental law at Master II level (Université Paris Descartes) and is the author of several books, including the "Lamy stockage des produits dangereux" and the "Guide du responsable HSE". She is fluent in English, German, Russian and Italian.
Official appointment
Qualified expert at the CSPRT
Laurence Lanoy has been appointed a qualified expert within the French High Council for the Prevention of Technological Risks (CSPRT), among the seven members chosen for their recognised competence in the practice of industrial environmental law, by orders of the Minister for the Ecological Transition dated 7 May 2018, 31 May 2021 and 18 June 2024.
This Council reviews and comments on bills and regulations relating to the industrial environment: classified installations (ICPE), nuclear facilities, hydrocarbons, chemical products and the safety of gas installations.
Recognition
A firm ranked among the leaders in France
Laurence Lanoy is ranked as excellent in Décideurs (Stratégie, Droit, Finance, Environnement) and cited in Who's Who Legal, European Legal 500, European Legal Experts and Chambers & Partners among the leading environmental lawyers in France.
- "Environmental Law Firm of the Year in France" (Corporate INTL)
- "Climate Change Law Firm of the Year in France" (Corporate INTL and Global Law Experts)
- "50 Best Lawyers in France in Environmental Law" (Corporate INTL)
- Contribution to the World Bank's Enabling the Business of Agriculture 2019 report
Information security: the firm is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified (information security management), guaranteeing its clients the highest level of security and confidentiality.
An environmental challenge? Let's talk.
The firm responds quickly and rigorously to each of your requests, in advisory work as in litigation.
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