DLA Piper is pleased to announce that Jérôme Pentecoste will be joining the firm as a partner in the Litigation & Regulatory practice in Paris.

Jérôme has over 27 years' experience and joins the firm from Gowling WLG. He specialises in public-private partnerships (PPP), public business law, financing and administrative litigation, and he has assisted public bodies in a number of major PPP contracts and regularly intervenes on issues of execution or early termination of public contracts for public clients, including litigation.

Jean-Pierre Douglas-Henry, Global Co-Chair of the Litigation and Regulatory practice, said: ""Jérôme is highly regarded in the field of public law. His significant experience will be a great asset as we look to expand our offering to clients in this area across our international network.""

Vonnick Le Guillou, Head of the Litigation & Regulatory practice in France, said: ""With his credibility and reputation, Jérôme will help improve the profile of our public law practice in Paris. Now we can offer our clients a global approach to advising public institutions and private companies on project development, combining expertise in public law, public financing and a sectorial approach, particularly in energy and infrastructure. We share values of entrepreneurship and dynamism with Jérôme and we are delighted to welcome him to the firm.""