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Paul Elfassi

Paul Elfassi

France 2026

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Projects & Energy: Energy: Regulatory

France

3 years ranked

About

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France

Practice Areas

Paul Elfassi has been a lawyer since 2000 and a partner at BCTG Avocats since 2014. His practice focuses mainly on energy law, environmental and urban planning law, mining law and public business law.

His core business is to support the development of industrial or infrastructure projects that raise complex issues and to provide the project with legal solutions that are cutting edge and pragmatic.

Paul has developed cross-disciplinary expertise in energy law (solar, onshore and offshore wind, land-based and floating, hydro-electricity, cogeneration and biomass, hydrogen, storage), which enables him to assist his clients at the various stages of their projects: development, construction, operation (including due diligence in the context of setting up the related financing).

With his team of associates who are specialists in public law, he also manages a large number of disputes before the administrative courts and sectoral bodies (CORDIS, etc.).

He co-manages the firm’s Energy Department consisting of 20 lawyers.

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Projects & Energy: Energy: Regulatory - France

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Individual Editorial

Paul Elfassi regularly advises domestic corporates and has extensive expertise in French energy regulatory matters, renewable energy project development and litigation. He is also experienced in assisting investment funds with acquisitions of energy portfolios.

Editorial individuel

Paul Elfassi conseille régulièrement des entreprises nationales et dispose d’une grande expertise en matière de réglementation de l’énergie en France, de développement de projets d’énergies renouvelables et de contentieux. Il a également l’expérience de l’accompagnement de fonds d’investissement dans le cadre d’acquisitions de portefeuilles énergétiques.

Strengths

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  • He has very extensive experience, brings responsiveness and is used to managing complex situations.

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  • He is just the best on the market.

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  • Paul is very responsive and available and has very good knowledge of our cases and case law.

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  • Il est tout simplement le meilleur sur le marché.

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  • Paul est très réactif et disponible, et possède une excellente connaissance de nos dossiers et de la jurisprudence.
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  • Il a une très vaste expérience, fait preuve de réactivité et est habitué à gérer des situations complexes.

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