Anne Petitjean

France

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
66, avenue Marceau
Paris, 75008
France

Tel: +33 1 53 57 13 55

Email: anne.petitjean@hsfkramer.com
Web: www.hsfkramer.com

Professional Biography

Anne Petitjean is a partner in the Real Estate practice of Herbert Smith in Paris.

Anne is a Paris-based real estate lawyer who has almost two decades of experience with clients on all aspects of high profile real estate transactions and particularly complex construction, development and off-plan matters from the launch of the project right up to the sale or lease of the property.

Anne’s in-depth knowledge on off-plan sales and commercial leases, town planning, construction development enables her to provide strategic advice to landlords, tenants, institutional investors, French and international funders and developers in the office, industrial, logistic, leisure and fashion sectors.

Selected Matters

  • Aesio Mutuelles on the negotiation of an off-plan commercial lease for its new headquarters in Paris (17ème) consisting of a 5,000 square metre office building
  • Societe Generale on the sale and leaseback of a 10,600 square metre office building located 50, rue d’Anjou, Paris
  • Groupe La Francaise, a French real estate asset manager for multiple transactions
    • acquisition and negotiations of an off-plan commercial lease for a 5,600 square metre building at 47, avenue Berthelot in Lyon for ERAFP;
    • acquisition and negotiation of off-plan commercial leases for a 15,000 square metre building at 174 avenue Jean Jaurès in Lyon (Brickwall building).​
  • International Hotel Investments, a hotel and real estate developer and operator, on the implementation and the development of a five-star luxury hotel in Cannes
  • the joint venture created by La Francaise Real Estate Manager and CPPIB on a complex real estate development project Pleyel/Le Grand Paris
    • a complex real estate development project Pleyel/Le Grand Paris (one of the highlights of the “Grand Paris” project: ZAC Pleyel), for the development of a 33,500 square metre office building​
  • the joint venture created by La Francaise Real Estate Manager and CPPIB for the development of an office building with 21,500 square metres in Villejuif.

Herbert Smith’s global real estate team provides comprehensive advice across the full range of transactions and projects—from single-asset acquisitions to multijurisdictional portfolio deals and large-scale urban regeneration initiatives. The firm’s experience spans all major asset classes, including commercial, residential, industrial and logistics, retail, build-to-rent, social and affordable housing, hotels and leisure, infrastructure, and energy. The team also advises on alternative and emerging asset types such as data centres, life sciences facilities, and other innovative real estate categories. Its clients include real estate developers and owners, REITs, private capital investors, institutional and alternative lenders, and other debt and equity capital providers.

Herbert Smith advises on all aspects of real estate law, encompassing acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, asset management, funds, tax, financing, and development. The firm’s expertise extends to complex ownership and leasing structures, mixed-use and condominium projects, restructurings, and distressed asset workouts. With a full-service, multidisciplinary approach, the firm’s dedicated team works closely with specialists in tax, finance, corporate, litigation, environmental, and planning law to deliver seamless execution across every stage of the project lifecycle. Recognised with Band 1 Chambers rankings in the US, UK, and Australia, Herbert Smith combines deep sector knowledge with strategic insight to help clients navigate evolving challenges—including ESG, technology, and regulatory developments—and achieve their real estate investment and development objectives.

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