Hubert SEGAIN
- Head of Corporate, Paris
- Herbert Smith Freehills
Bio
Hubert specialises in mergers and acquisitions, stock exchange law, corporate finance, corporate governance and group reorganisations. He is also a key board room adviser on a range of critical issues, including shareholder activist matters and crisis management. He advises French and international clients (listed or not), industrial groups, financial institutions and investment funds. He regularly collaborates with regulatory bodies (such as the AMF) and other professional organizations on matters affecting corporate and financial regulations and has published more than forty papers on these topics.
Chambers Europe/Chambers Global, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, Who's Who Legal, Best Lawyers, Acritas and Corporate Law Experts list him as a leading lawyer. Hubert was also the exclusive winner of the Lexology Client Choice Awards in 2019 for M&A in France.
He currently acts as head of HSF's Paris corporate practice and sits on the firm's global governing Council. Hubert also served as Managing Partner of the Paris office for four years.
Having studied in France (Sorbonne and Assas) and the United States (Yale), Hubert is registered with the Paris and New York State bars and is fluent in French, English and Spanish.