Patrick Thieffry

A partner and a co-founder of Thieffry & Associes, Patrick Thieffry is a member of the Paris and New York Bars. A large part of his activities consist in advising the firm’s clients and litigating in environmental law. He also teaches at the Sorbonne School of Law and authors one of the major treatises in this ever-changing area (Droit de l’environnement de l’Union européenne, Bruylant, 2nd ed., 2011). His special knowledge of the European institutions was acquired in assisting businesses and administrations for more than 30 years in their relationships with the European Commission, especially in competition law and state aids. He has a wide experience of negotiating international transactions, especially with the United States, and of the management of major construction disputes in litigation and in arbitration where he acts as counsel and arbitrator.