Public authorities and operators: securing and structuring your development projects to ensure territorial success
Territorial development lies at the heart of national and local public policies, whether in relation to transport, economic development, housing, digital infrastructure, or environmental transition.
In a context marked by successive territorial reforms and an ever-evolving allocation of powers (decentralisation, NOTRe Act), the legal framework of projects remains complex and often difficult to navigate.
Cornet Vincent Ségurel provides pragmatic legal support, encompassing all institutional, land, economic and contractual aspects of development projects.
Which development stakeholders do we support?
We assist all stakeholders involved in the design and implementation of development policies, including:
- Local authorities and public institutions
- Public and semi-public development operators
- Economic, industrial and institutional stakeholders involved in projects
- Research and territorial innovation organisations
Our in-depth understanding of public sector operations and partnership dynamics enables us to act effectively on complex, multi-stakeholder projects that are key to regional development.
Addressing your strategic and legal challenges
Securing complex projects at the intersection of public and private interests
Development stakeholders are required to:
- Structure and secure complex development projects involving both public and private actors
- Navigate urban planning, environmental and land-use constraints
- Secure legal and financial frameworks for operations
- Anticipate litigation risks that could delay or hinder projects
- Balance economic development, local acceptance and regulatory constraints
Development projects: comprehensive support at every stage
We provide assistance throughout the entire project lifecycle, tailoring our approach to specific challenges:
- Upstream: legal and institutional structuring, selection of development tools, risk anticipation
- During: project management and coordination (project ownership, development concessions, negotiation of contracts and agreements)
- Downstream: securing contractual relationships, asset monitoring, handling potential disputes
This approach ensures both legal consistency and operational efficiency, from project design through to completion.
Our team’s strengths
A multidisciplinary approach serving territorial projects
Depending on the nature and complexity of the project, our teams bring together expertise in:
- Public and environmental law: project structuring, relations with public authorities, regulatory compliance
- Real estate law: land control, real estate structuring, asset management and enhancement
- Corporate law – M&A – Private equity: creation of dedicated entities, governance, public-private partnerships
- Banking and finance: structuring and securing financing
- Tax law: anticipation and optimisation of tax impacts
- Litigation – Arbitration – Mediation: dispute resolution relating to development operations
- Intellectual property – Tech – Data (where relevant): projects involving innovation, research or intangible assets
This dedicated project-team organisation ensures a comprehensive, consistent and pragmatic legal response at every stage.
Recent example of support
Development of a regional economic sector
The firm assisted with:
- Setting up a development concession and securing land control
- Supporting the regional authority in its role as contracting authority
- Designing and establishing a mixed-economy entity serving a network of companies, institutions and academic stakeholders
- Supporting the creation of a research institute bringing together industry participants
- Negotiating all agreements required for project deployment (leases, financing agreements, research programmes, etc.)
Do you have a development project?
Let’s discuss your territorial challenges
Are you leading a development operation, a regional development project or a structuring initiative for your territory?
Our lawyers support you in securing each stage from a legal standpoint and ensuring operational success.