Presentation

Matthieu Machevin is a lawyer, trained in French and common law. He joined Cabinet Plaisant in 2015.

Academics

• Master of Laws (L.L.M.) in Environmental law, Pace School of Law, New-York, USA – 2010
• Master 1 in Business Law, University of São Paulo, Brazil – 2008
• Master 1 in Public Law & Environmental Law, University of Nantes – 2007

Professional experience

Matthieu Machevin completed his university studies by interning at the United Nations headquarters in New York (2009-2010), where he assisted the diplomatic mission of the Comoros. Back in France, he worked at a law firm specializing in Public law, Publijuris in Nantes (2011), then with a public affairs firm based in Paris (Ipontem, 2012). In New Caledonia since 2013, Matthieu Machevin worked at Birac-Avocats law firm for two years, before joining Cabinet Plaisant law firm. Since 2019, Matthieu Machevin teaches Environmental law at the University of New Caledonia.

Preferred areas of intervention

• Contract law (French and Anglo-Saxon)
• International law
• Public law (administrative contracts, state ownership, public service)
• Public markets
• Construction law
• Environmental Law

Languages

• Fluent English and Portuguese (Brazil)

Publication

Environmental law of Mozambique, in Comparative Environmental Law and Regulations, Oxford University Press, 2009

The deliberation of the Southern Province on large combustion installations (GIC), a fragile upgrade with European law, Revue Juridique Politique et Economique de Nouvelle-Calédonie, RJPENC, Oct. 2015 2015

Digitization of health data and privacy protection in New Caledonia: the legal constraints applicable to the Do Kamo program, RJPENC n ° 35, 2020/1

Some recent experiences

Litigation in public procurementn ; environmental law; carrying out a study on land management and preservation on behalf of a public body ; drafting of an opinion on the creation of a public establishment; advice and litigation in public economic law (market protection; subsidies and fair competition); electoral disputes.