Jérôme SChott

Doctor of Law

Jérôme Schott is a lawyer at the Paris Bar.

He has practised with the firm since 2006, and became a partner in 2011. With dual qualifications in Private and Public Law, his practice areas cover Litigation and Advice in:

• Real Estate Law
• Public Law and Town Planning Law
• The Law of Contracts, Public and Private Works Contracts
• Construction law

In the litigation field, Jérôme Schott’s skills enable him to handle disputes at all stages of the real estate project:

• Purchase, Building permits
• Pre-work Inspection Applications
• Complaints and progress claims for public and private works contracts
• Construction defects and liabilities

He advises in the following main areas:

• Town planning
• Planning permission
• Complex operations : sales, exchanges, building development contracts
• Drafting leases

Training:

Doctorate in Public Law : Thesis on the “Statutory preventative archaeology regime” at the CERDEAU (Environment, Development, and Town Planning Research and Study Centre) of the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, supervised by Professor Yves Jégouzo.

Postgraduate degree in Private Law.

Jérôme Schott also worked as a judge’s assistant at the Construction Court at Montpellier District Court whilst studying for this doctorate.