Auriane Boutillier
French - English
“I believe great legal advice starts with showing up — with precision, strategic insight, and a genuine commitment to understanding our clients’ goals.”
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I am fully involved at every stage of the process, with a constant focus on securing transactions and best serving the clients’ strategic objectives.
What drives me?
French and US-trained, I assist executives and companies with their transactions, both in France and internationally, operating in demanding transactional and cross-border environments.
Expertise
I mainly work on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.
My main areas of expertise are:
- Mergers and acquisitions and external growth transactions: M&A, private equity, venture capital, joint ventures and strategic alliances.
- Corporate law and governance: structuring and ongoing management of corporate law matters.
- Cross-border investments and international matters: advising French and international clients in connection with their cross-border investments and international projects.
- Litigation and arbitration: assisting clients in litigation and arbitration arising in connection with these areas of practice.
Recent transactions
• Advising a Chinese group in the animal health sector on the restructuring of its operations in France;
• Advising a UK fund on its investment in a French listed automotive group;
• Advising a luxury hotel in connection with the negotiation and structuring of a management lease arrangement with an international hotel group;
• Defending a majority shareholder in a shareholder dispute initiated by a minority shareholder.
Biography
Admitted to practice law in Paris and New York.
Holds an LL.M. in Corporate Law from New York University School of Law (United States), a Master 2 in Banking and Financial Law from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University (France), and a Master 2 in Business Law and Taxation from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University (France).
Professional background
• Associate – Gramond (since 2026)
• Associate – DS avocats (2025)
What do clients value most?
• His dual training in civil law and common law
• His responsiveness, availability and dynamism
• His interpersonal skills, which promote open and constructive dialogue
