BEST LAWYERS 2024
For its 2024 edition, Best Lawyers recognizes no fewer than six of Huglo Lepage Avocats’ lawyers in environmental law, energy law, public law and criminal law. This recognition of our lawyers by a prestigious ranking based on the opinions of their peers and clients testifies to their expertise and underlines their professionalism.
Best Lawyers in Environmental Law:
- Corinne LEPAGE (2010): Environmental Law
- Christian HUGLO (2010): Environmental Law
- Raphaëlle JEANNEL (2023): Environmental Law
PALMARES DU DROIT 2023
The Palmarès du droit ceremony organized by Le Monde du droit on March 29 saw the firm receive awards in no fewer than five categories:
- Environment
- Energy law
- Urban planning
- Industrial risk
- CSR competence
Huglo Lepage Avocats was one of the top 5 prize-winners out of fifty firms in the category of firms with more than ten lawyers !
Huglo Lepage Avocats is delighted with these awards, which once again recognize the work and investment of a team united by shared values and a strong sense of ethics.
The entire team warmly thanks Le Monde du Droit for organizing this wonderful event, as well as all those who placed their trust in us once again this year. »
2022 LAW AWARDS
SPECIAL MENTION IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Since its foundation, the Trophées du Droit has honored law professionals and all associated
practices such as litigation, environmental law and finance.
The awards ceremony, organized by the Leaders League group, took place on April 20, 2022.
Huglo Lepage is very proud to have received the special mention of the Environmental Law
Awards, and, for the first time, the silver award in the urban planning and development category.
THE BEST LAW FIRMS, LE POINT 2022 RANKING
DISTINCTION IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
The independent institute Statista invited more than 19,000 lawyers and in-house counsel to
participate in the fourth Le Point ranking. Lawyers were asked to indicate which peers they would
recommend to their clients and to rate the technical expertise of the firms they are familiar with.
For their part, the lawyers and clients who wished to participate rated the firms on a scale of 1 to 6
for three criteria (technical expertise, responsiveness and transparency). To appear in the ranking,
a law firm had to obtain a number of recommendations and a score higher than the average of the
participants.
The results were published at : The best law firms 2022: our methodology – Le Point
Huglo Lepage is very pleased to be ranked for the third year in a row among the top firms in
environmental law and for the first year in public law. We are delighted that the quality of our
teams’ work has once again been acknowledged.
2022 LAW AWARDS
GOLD AWARD IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
The Palmarès du droit ceremony, organized by Le Monde du droit, which took place on March 29,
2021, rewarded the work and dedication of a recognized and competent team for the second
consecutive year.
Huglo Lepage Avocats is proud to be, once again, among the best law firms.
Indeed, it is a team united by strong values and a great sense of ethics that has obtained no less
than SEVEN distinctions in 2022!
We are very proud to have received the following awards for the second consecutive year:
GOLD AWARD IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
DISTINCTION IN PROJECT FINANCING
We have been honored in two new categories thanks to the clients’ votes:
SILVER AWARD IN ENERGY LAW
SILVER AWARD IN CSR
LAW 2022 AWARDS
CORINNE LEPAGE AND CHRISTIAN HUGLO NAMED "LAWYER OF THE YEAR" IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Corinne Lepage, founding partner of Huglo Lepage Avocats and former Minister of the
Environment has been nominated « Lawyer of the Year » in the ENVIRONMENTAL LAW category.
Christian Huglo, founding partner of Huglo Lepage Avocats and Doctor of Law, was nominated
« Lawyer of the Year » in the ENVIRONMENTAL LAW category.
DÉCIDEURS MAGAZINE - 2021
RISK MANAGEMENT & INSURANCE: HUGLO LEPAGE DISTINGUISHED
RISK MANAGEMENT & INSURANCE: HUGLO LEPAGE DISTINGUISHED
Excellent rank 1 in the ICPE, polluted sites and soils category, and excellent rank 2 in the waste and
circular economy category.
Unmissable ranking in the environmental litigation category.
BEST LAWYERS 2022 LIST
MAITRE CORINNE LEPAGE AND MAITRE CHRISTIAN HUGLO IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
HUGLO LEPAGE Avocats is pleased to announce that four lawyers have been included in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in France in the following areas
. Benoît DENIS – Energy Law
. Christian HUGLO – Environmental and Public Law
. Corinne LEPAGE – Environmental Law
. Valérie SAINTAMAN – Energy law
Since its first publication in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive
guide to legal excellence.
Best Lawyers has been publishing its listings for more than three decades, earning the respect of
the profession, the media and the public as the most reliable and unbiased source of legal
references. Its first international list was published in 2006 and has since grown to provide lists in
more than 75 countries.
« Best Lawyers was founded in 1981 with the goal of highlighting the extraordinary achievements of
members of the legal profession. After three decades, we are proud to continue to be the world’s
most trusted and unbiased source of legal referrals, » said CEO Phillip Greer .
Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in France list are divided by geographic region and practice area.
They are evaluated by their peers based on professional expertise, and undergo an authentication
process to ensure they are in current practice and in compliance.
2021 LAW AWARDS
FOUR NOMINATIONS FOR HUGLO LEPAGE AVOCATS
Le Monde du Droit published its annual list of lawyers for the year 2021. The nominations are
based on the votes of the firms’ clients and the French Association of Corporate Lawyers (AFJE).
In this edition, Huglo Lepage Avocats received 4 nominations in the category of law firms with less
than 30 lawyers.
It was elected « niche » firm of the year with a Golden Palm.
In addition, it received:
the Palme d’or for the Environment,
the Silver Palm for Public Business Law,
the Bronze Palm for Project Financing.
LE POINT RANKING - LAW FIRMS 2021 BY SPECIALTIES
LE POINT RANKING - LAW FIRMS 2021 BY SPECIALTIES
In 2021, Huglo Lepage Avocats was awarded 5 stars (equivalent to the best in the profession by
specialty) for the third year in a row in Le Point magazine’s Palmarès des cabinets d’avocats par
spécialités in environmental law.
2020 DECISION-MAKERS RANKING IN ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES
THE HUGLO LEPAGE LAW FIRM DISTINGUISHED
The 2020 ranking by Décideurs magazine has placed Huglo Lepage among the leading law firms in
environmental litigation.
The firm is also ranked in the first category of firms deemed excellent in the field of ICPE, polluted
sites and soils, and industrial wastelands, as well as in the second category of firms deemed
excellent in waste law and circular economy.
Finally, the firm is one of the most notorious firms in the field of renewable energy law.
CHAMBERS & PARTNERS 2021 RANKING
CHRISTIAN HUGLO, PARTNER AT HUGLO LEPAGE AVOCATS, TOPS THE LIST OF LEADING SENIOR LAWYERS
Chambers & Partners has unveiled its 2021 ranking of the top-ranked lawyers and law firms
providing legal advice and services in France.
As it does every year, this ranking rewards legal practitioners in Europe based on their expertise in
their field of specialization.
In 2021, Christian HUGLO, founding partner of Huglo Lepage Avocats, a Paris-based law firm
specializing in public law and environmental law, is ranked first among the leading senior lawyers,
ahead of Jean-Pierre BOIVIN, a partner lawyer.
GAIA AWARD 2018
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SECURITY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Ms. Corinne Lepage and Mr. Christian Huglo were awarded the 2018 Gaïa Prize on June 5, 2018 in
Lebanon. This prize is part of an action affecting sustainable development actions for the safeguard
and environmental security in the Mediterranean