Public & Administrative Law
State intervention in the economy is undoubtedly back, leading to the development of new forms of regulation, both at national and supranational levels
Public & Administrative Law
Rescue plans for distressed companies and government plans to boost the economy demonstrate this shift, while member States of the European Union head towards stronger coordination and integration of their interventions in the economy, public regulations, and tax systems. Likewise, the challenges facing the global economy have supported the development of new regulations and interventions of supranational institutions. In this context, to preserve market confidence while supporting economic growth, States increasingly opt for strategies including liberalisation, privatisation, project finance and public private partnerships, supplementing traditional regulatory and procurement activities.
Public & administrative law is a crucial offering at Linklaters in Europe. Linklaters’ pan-European expertise is long-standing in all fields of regulatory, administrative and environmental law aspects, including State aid, public procurement as well as urban planning. In addition, we advise on issues related to foreign investments and possible barriers to enter the French market.
Clients seek the firm’s expertise in all regulated sectors, in particular energy (including renewables and emissions trading issues), defence, infrastructure, utilities, telecommunications, real estate, healthcare and education.
Our specialists are involved in major innovative and complex transactions, advising corporates, commercial banks, public funded entities, local authorities and national governments. We have advised on a comprehensive range of PFI/PPPs, procurement tendering processes and public sector financings, in particular in the framework of economic stimulus plans. We also regularly assist clients in contentious administrative proceedings.
Our advice is integrated with that of our other practices, particularly finance, corporate and litigation, to act on strategic deals where public and administrative law is a key element. Our comprehensive expertise covers M&A deals, project finance, real estate transactions and IPOs in regulated sectors.
