President, Partner notary
Laurent Franchi
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Partner and Agrégé in public law
Hervé de Gaudemar holds a Ph.D. in public law from the University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas, is a certified public law instructor, and holds the Certificate of Aptitude for the Legal Profession (CAPA). After serving as a lecturer at Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University and Sciences Po Paris, he was appointed in 2010 as a professor at Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University, where he notably served as dean of the law school from 2017 to 2022.
He is the author of a dissertation on *The Inalienability of the Public Domain*, a collection of *Key Conclusions of Administrative Case Law* (Lextenso, 2 volumes), a textbook on administrative law (Dalloz), and numerous articles published in edited volumes, specialized journals, and legal encyclopedias; he is particularly recognized as a specialist in public property law, urban planning and development law, public contract law, and administrative litigation. In this capacity, he has been involved since 2010 in cases handled by 14 Pyramides Notaires firms requiring expertise in public law.
He is also involved in the training of notaries: he serves as an instructor for the “Notary Advisor on Urban Planning and the Environment” certification program, teaches at the National Institute for Notary Training, and instructs in the master’s program in notarial law.
He also regularly participates in working groups and professional bodies focused on improving the law and professional practices: General Rapporteur for the 120th Notaries’ Congress in 2024, titled “Toward Sustainable Urban Planning: Projects Facing Environmental Challenges”; and member of the Public Law Section of the Institute for Legal Studies of the High Council of Notaries.
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