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Yann Aguila, Partner, heads the firm’s Public Law practice. He advises on all aspects of public business law and environmental law in relation to both transactional and litigation matters. He assists public sector and private companies in their relations with the French public authorities.
He lectures on public law and environmental law at Sciences Po and at the Paris Bar School.
He is also a member of the legal think-tank, the Club des Juristes, where he chairs the Environmental Law Committee.
Prior to joining Bredin Prat in 2011, Yann Aguila had been a member of the French supreme administrative court, the Conseil d’Etat, since 1990, including as a judge in the Litigation Division (2009-2011) and prior to that as Deputy Secretary-General (2001-2004) and as Commissaire du Gouvernement (independent judge giving an impartial opinion on all cases before the Conseil d'Etat) (2004-2009). He also acted as legal adviser to the President of the Republic of Senegal (1995-2001).
He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2011 and is a graduate of the high-level civil servant training institution, the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (1990), the University of Paris 2 (DEA in philosophy of law, 1992), the Institut d'Etudes Politiques of Aix-en-Provence (1986) and the University of Aix-en-Provence (Maîtrise in law, 1985).
CMA CGM and Merit France in connection with the acquisition of Altice Media.
ENEDIS on matters relating to public electricity network usage tariffs (TURPE).
Haropa Port in connection with difficulties in state property management.
La Poste on various questions relating to public procurement law.
Paris 2024 Olympic Games Organising Committee (Comité d’organisation des Jeux olympiques de Paris - COJO) on several public law issues.
SNCF Réseau, advice on all contractual aspects for the design and construction of the new Bordeaux-Toulouse and Bordeaux-Dax high-speed rail lines.
Suez on various issues relating to concession law and the law governing facilities classified for environmental protection.
The Agence des participations de l'Etat (State Participations Agency) on various issues related to State-owned companies law.
Volotea in the context of its application to two tenders organised by the Corsican regional authority.
In 2014, he was awarded the 2014 Law Book Prize for his book “Droit public français et européen” (in French) (French and European public law) that he co-authored with Bernard Stirn (Honorary President of Division of the Conseil d'État).
“Yann Aguila has an in-depth understanding of the issues and an extremely firm and precise grasp of the law.”
“He is recognized for his ‘excellent understanding of the authorities and how the State operates’ as well as his ‘ability to convert complex matters into simple explanations, which helps [us] in decision-making.’”
“His experience is incomparable.” “Yann Aguila is dedicated to his client and success.” “He has strong strategic thinking”
“Yann Aguila has demonstrated strong expertise, added value on complex legal subjects and excellent responsiveness. We are very satisfied with his work.”
“Yann was able to handle a complex case, showing very good expertise in French law and a good understanding of my sector, and all with a very good response time.”
“Beyond Yann’s indisputable mastery of public law, he also knows how to be flexible on commercial issues.”
Chambers Europe, 2018-2024 / Chambers France, 2025
“Yann Aguila has this ability to identify problems and solutions with the eyes of a practitioner and a judge, but also identifies the constraints affecting the company.”
“Yann Aguila is an outstanding lawyer, with deep knowledge of public contracts.”
“Yann Aguila is an excellent lawyer - accessible and very competent. He knows how to effectively meet challenges even when it comes to trying to change an overly established case law.”
“Recommended” in Administrative and Public Law
The Legal 500 EMEA, 2025
“Best Lawyer” in Administrative Law, Public Law and Environmental Law
Best Lawyers®, 2026
