Laure Dufour

• Advising of a UK company considering the acquisition of a French food production company with various regulatory issues raised by a future extension project.
• Advising a US company of textile recycling with a development project in France.
• Advising a US company in relation with the entry into force of the prohibition of non-recyclable styrenic packaging, which was planned for 1 January 2025. After a governmental opinion issued in September 2024 and the law adapting French law to EU law dated 30 April 2025, this prohibition has been deleted for now.
• Advising a French eco-organization in charge of packaging management on issues raised by upcoming or new regulations related to packaging and waste packaging management.
• Advising a Dutch shoes company regarding circular economy and eco-contributions for waste management.
• Assistance of a global technology company in various ESG matters such as: French legal framework on sustainability and ESG reporting obligations, the consequences of the Law of 27 February 2025 aiming at protecting the population from the risks associated with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), etc.
• Drafting of panoramas of the ESG legal framework in France for various international companies.
• Advising a Korean retail company on packaging and labelling regulations.
• Regular assistance to the French subsidiary of a multinational video game manufacturer in matters relating to the circular economy.*

*Matters handled prior to joining AKD Partners

• Environment brochure, 2025
• Articles for a Real Estate Law blog (2021 2023)
• Rubrique de jurisprudence Energie Environnement (mai 2023 novembre 2023), co-author, BDEI n 109, January 2024
• REP et commerce international, BDEI n 105, Supplement, June 2023
• Rubrique de jurisprudence Energie Environnement, co-author, BDEI n 105, May 2023
• Rubrique de jurisprudence Energie Environnement, co-author, BDEI n 102, November 2022
• Rubrique de jurisprudence Energie, co-author, BDEI n 97, 96 et 91, January 2021, November 2021 and January 2022
• Mining Law in France : overview, co-author, Thomson Reuters Practical law, 2019 and 2020
• Acquisition de terrain et reprise d anciens sites industriels : se pr munir au mieux du risque environnemental, co-author, Doing Business in France, January 2014
• Environment: France, co-author, Getting The Deal Through, 2013
• Loi Grenelle 2 : les principales dispositions (2 parts), co-author, Environnement et Technique, n 298, 2010/07-08, pp. 51-57 et n 299, 2010/09, pp. 58-64
• Nomenclature ICPE : impacts de la cr ation de la rubrique 1435 "stations-services", co-author, Environnement et Technique, n 297, 2010/06, pp.40-43
• Les installations class es pour la protection de l'environnement : janvier - d cembre 2008, co-author, Droit de l'Environnement, n 166, March 2009