August Debouzy

Public Regulatory Environment

Partner

Emmanuelle Mignon, a former member of the Conseil d'Etat, France's highest administrative court, joined the Public Regulatory Affairs department at August Debouzy as a partner in February 2015.

In June 2023, she established the firm's Brussels office, which she co-leads.

After graduating from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA), a prestigious institution for French civil servants, Emmanuelle Mignon began her career at the Conseil d'Etat. Her roles included serving as a rapporteur in the litigation and internal affairs divisions, leading the legal research center, acting as a government commissioner, and holding the position of assessor. She also spent eight years advising Nicolas Sarkozy across his ministerial and political roles, including as his Chief of Staff during his presidency. From 2010 to 2012, she was the General Secretary at EuropaCorp.

Emmanuelle Mignon's expertise spans all facets of public law, encompassing economic, constitutional, and European dimensions. Her profound understanding of public law and governmental operations greatly benefits the firm's clientele in both advisory and litigation engagements. Her tenure at the Conseil d'Etat and within French administration saw her coordinating the preparation of diverse legal, constitutional, legislative, regulatory, and European texts.

Emmanuelle Mignon is also an educator, teaching French and European public law, along with public governance, at Sciences Po Paris. She frequently speaks at the Centre des Hautes Etudes Militaires and has lectured on litigation before European courts at Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II). 

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Admitted to the Paris bar in 2015

Graduated top of her class (Major de la promotion René Char) from ENA (Ecole nationale d’administration), 1995 Graduated from Institut d’Études Politiques of Paris (IEP Paris), 1992 Graduated from ESSEC business school, 1990 Auditor of the 66th Defence Policy national session of the Institute for Higher National Defence Studies (IHEDN) (2013-2014 cycle)