Philippe EL FADL
Philippe El Fadl assists private and public companies, institutions, and local authorities, in the fields of industry, construction, engineering and, specifically, water treatment, steel and concrete production and processing, soil mechanics, polluted sites and soils, and classified facilities.
Philippe has extensive experience in industrial risks, construction and urban planning law, environmental law, and contract law: from contract management to the award and performance of private and public contracts and related litigation.
Specialised in litigation strategy, he also keenly implements alternative dispute resolution methods, including settlements, mediation, and arbitration.
His two terms of office in the Yvelines (78) department - as deputy mayor and vice-president of an inter-municipal syndicate - has given him a practical and realistic understanding of the various sectors in which he practices.
Professional background
Philippe El Fadl began his career at Huglo-Lepage, a law firm specialising in public law and environmental law. He spent six years in their public contracts and environmental law departments, before joining the American firm Andersen Legal (Arthur Andersen).
He spent three years in their “local authorities - public procurement advice and litigation” department, working on complex cases such as the restoration of Mont Saint-Michel.
In 2002, Philippe El Fadl joined the Foirien-Moureu law firm, before setting up, with co-founder Patrick Moureu, Moureu Associés - now Alchimie Avocats - where he has been a partner since 2004.
Academic background
Philippe El Fadl holds two postgraduate Masters of Advanced Studies from the University of Paris Pantheon-Sorbonne:
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a Master of Advanced Studies in Environmental Law; he wrote his thesis under the direction of Christian Huglo “Evidence in Environmental Law”
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a Master of Advanced Studies in legal anthropology.
At the same time, he obtained a postgraduate diploma in urban planning and development at the University of Paris II - Pantheon Assas, before graduating from the Institute of Comparative Law.
He was admitted to the Bar in February 1996, after attending the Paris Bar School.