Developers, operators and investors: secure and enhance the value of your energy projects
The energy sector is undergoing profound transformation: the transition to renewables, increasing regulatory complexity and a growing number of stakeholders.
Cornet Vincent Ségurel supports developers, operators, investors and lenders in turning these challenges into reliable, secure and operational projects. Our approach combines legal expertise with technical understanding, enabling you to deliver your projects while managing risks and maximising the value of your assets.
Which energy sector stakeholders do we support?
We advise all stakeholders involved in the development, construction and operation of energy projects, including:
- Developers and concession holders: securing land, permits and project structuring
- Investors and lenders: structuring financing and project-related contractual arrangements
- Operators and contractors: framing technical, maintenance and supply agreements
- Companies and groups: formation, acquisition or disposal to optimise governance and value
Thanks to our in-depth knowledge of sector-specific and regulatory constraints, we deliver tailored solutions for each energy stakeholder.
Strategic and legal challenges
Securing energy projects within an evolving regulatory framework
Energy sector players face significant challenges:
- Structuring and securing complex energy projects (generation, transmission, storage)
- Navigating dense and evolving regulatory frameworks
- Securing long-term investments and financing
- Managing land, environmental and local acceptance issues
- Anticipating risks and handling technical, contractual and administrative disputes
Energy projects: comprehensive and structured support
We assist energy stakeholders at every stage:
- Upstream: land security, permitting, legal and financial structuring, risk anticipation
- During: negotiation and drafting of agreements, stakeholder coordination, operational follow-up
- Downstream: support during operations, management of contractual relationships and dispute resolution
This approach ensures both legal and operational consistency from development through to commissioning.
Recent example of support
Renewable energy project: comprehensive securing of an asset portfolio
We assisted a developer in:
- Securing land and permits for multiple wind and photovoltaic projects
- Drafting and negotiating all technical and commercial agreements (construction, maintenance, grid connection, power purchase agreements)
- Structuring project companies and managing acquisitions of asset portfolios
- Ensuring tax compliance and implementing financing structures
- Handling potential disputes before specialised or general courts
As a result, the client successfully deployed its projects with confidence and security, maximising both the value and sustainability of its assets.
Our team’s strengths
A multidisciplinary approach to secure and enhance your energy projects
Our teams combine sector-specific and operational expertise in:
- Public law – energy – environment: securing administrative permits, managing environmental constraints and anticipating regulatory risks
- Corporate law – M&A – Private equity: structuring joint ventures, partnerships and strategic investments in energy projects
- Banking & finance: securing project financing, structuring fundraisings and optimising complex financing arrangements
- Real estate and land law: securing site acquisition or leasing, managing easements and development rights
- Insurance law: managing insurance-related risks in energy projects
- Litigation – Arbitration – Mediation: resolving technical, contractual and regulatory disputes efficiently to avoid project disruption
This dedicated project-team organisation ensures a comprehensive, practical and tailored legal response at every stage, from design through to commissioning.
Do you have an energy project?
Secure your projects and maximise their value
Whether you are a developer, operator, investor or lender, our lawyers support you in:
- Structuring your projects
- Securing your permits and contracts
- Managing your operations with efficiency and legal certainty