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Valentine Petitjean

Valentine Petitjean

Associate
Baker & McKenzie A.A.R.P.I.

Biography

Valentine Petitjean is a member of Baker McKenzie's public law / environment team in Paris. She practices public law, more specifically in public contract law and administrative litigation, environmental law, urban planning, and regulated activities (energy law, audiovisual law).

Valentine has been a member of the Paris Bar since 2024. She joined Baker McKenzie in 2024, after initially working in a French law firm’s public business law practice. Prior to that, she completed various internships at Anglo-Saxon and French law firms (for ten and six months, respectively) and in various companies (EDF for six months, RESAH for one year).

Practice Focus

Valentine Petitjean advises French and international clients, both public and private sector entities, on a broad range of public law and environmental law matters, in both advisory and litigation contexts. Her practice focuses primarily on the procurement and performance of public contracts, the management of contaminated land and industrial sites subject to environmental regulations, as well as the development, commissioning, and operation of energy infrastructure projects.

She also regularly assists clients in the context of mergers and acquisitions, advising on the environmental and regulatory risks and issues associated with transactions.

Admissions

  • Paris~France (2024)

Education

  • University of Montpellier (Advanced Degree in Applied Public Law (Magistère))
  • University of Montpellier (Master’s Degree in Public Contracts and Public-Private Partnerships)
  • University of Montpellier (Master’s Degree in Business Public Law)

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • Co-author with Arnaud Cabanes, “Audiovisual media: the French Conseil d'État dismisses a news channel’s challenge against a formal notice issued by the French Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique requiring compliance with its obligations regarding accuracy and fairness in news reporting following the broadcast of incorrect information in two segments (LCI)”, Concurrences, December 2024

  • Co-author with Arnaud Cabanes, “Public procurement: the Court of Justice of the European Union recalls that Member States may not interfere with the European Union’s exclusive competence in the field of the common commercial policy by enacting legislation preventing economic operators from non-EU countries from accessing their public procurement markets (Astra Vagoane Călători)”, Concurrences, March 2025

  • Co-author with Arnaud Cabanes, “Audiovisual media: the Paris Judicial Court holds that the portal accessible on high-speed trains does not constitute an on-demand audiovisual media service subject to the French media chronology rules, as it is merely an inseparable ancillary service to the transport service provided by the company operating the portal (Groupe Canal+ v. SNCF)”, Concurrences, October 2025

  • Co-author with Arnaud Cabanes, “Online content regulation: the French National Assembly adopts at first reading the bill aimed at protecting minors from the risks associated with the use of social media”, Concurrences, January 2026