Addleshaw Goddard

Corporate M&A

Rémy has 30 years of legal experience, both in business as a former legal director and in a law firm. Rémy finds pragmatic solutions to complex negotiations and cross-border projects. His main areas of expertise are mergers and acquisitions, private equity acquisitions and disposals, as well as build-up and carve-out operations. He works in the energy and renewable energy sectors, defense, aerospace and technology, as well as cosmetics, food and retail.

Rémy Blain worked at Airbus Defence and Security (2004-2001) as General Counsel, and Legal Counsel (2001-2000) at Thales. He also spent 7 years at TotalEnergies as a Senior International Counsel (1993-2000), negotiating upstream oil & gas projects and with a focus on Russia-CIS region.

Head of Office, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard (2021-) Managing Partner, Bryan Cave (2015-2021) Partner, Marvell Avocats (2005-2015) General Counsel, Airbus Defence and Security (2001-2004)

- French (native), English (bilingual)

AFJE (French in-house counsel association), former member of the Board Alumni association of Essec Business School, former member of the Board

Admitted as avocat (Paris bar qualification), 2005 Master of business, ESSEC Business School, 1993 BA (Hons.) in English law, University of Kent at Canterbury, 1991 Master of business law, University of Paris XI, 1990

AWARDS/RANKINGS

M&A Team (operations up to 75M€) ranked "Forte Notoriété" in Décideurs Leaders League Group, 2021

Rémy Blain has been ranked by Best Lawyers (editions 2022, 2023, 2024) in the following category: "The Best Lawyers in France" for private equity law.

The Legal 500 France 2019, "Mergers and Acquisitions"

The Legal 500 France 2023, "Mergers and Acquisitions" – Firm to watch

Trophées du Droit 2020, silver trophy for anticorruption compliance in M&A operations