Aliénor Avocats

Aliénor Avocats is a French boutique law firm based in Paris and specialized in large, complex civil engineering, construction and industrial projects in France and abroad.

Founded in 2010 by former in-house legal advisors specializing in major construction projects, the firm’s practice was subsequently strengthened with the arrival of new lawyers.

Aliénor Avocats proposes pragmatic and creative solutions to its French and international clients in order to assist them at best in solving legal issues that may arise throughout the life of a construction project. The firm offers its expertise at each stage of the project in close cooperation with their clients’ legal and operational departments as well as with their executive management: before the signing of the contract (risk analysis; advice on the legal structure of complex project; analysis, drafting and negotiation of contracts - bespoke contract or major standard forms of construction contracts such as FIDIC and NEC), during execution of the project (contract management; risk assessment; claims; on-demand bonds and bank guarantees) up to taking-over of the works and expiry of the warranty periods.

Aliénor Avocats further represents its clients in the resolution of their disputes either by amicable means to reach effective settlement by way of conciliation, mediation, Dispute boards, court ordered and private expert proceedings, or by litigation before national courts or arbitration.

The firm’s lawyers have been involved in numerous domestic and international construction and infrastructure-related arbitration proceedings both ad hoc and institutional. Aliénor Avocats’ partners act primarily as counsels and also as arbitrators.

Aliénor Avocats' practice also covers professional training of project directors and contract managers combining both theoretical and practical approach on the basis of real case studies,