Claudine Meredith-Goujon is Global Co-Head of Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions. She concentrates her practice on intellectual property transactions and counseling, and has helped numerous public companies and private equity firms protect and leverage the IP assets at the heart of all types of transactions. Meredith-Goujon’s practice includes addressing and structuring the intellectual property aspect of mergers and acquisitions, investment funds, securitizations of franchise businesses, financings and restructurings in a broad range of industries. She has extensive expertise advising on some of the largest and most complex IP transactions in a variety of industry sectors including beauty, fashion, retail, food, healthcare, media & entertainment, and financial services, among others.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers | 2026 | M&A, Tech Transactions, IP |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | Tech Transactions, IP |
| The Inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers | 2025 | M&A, Tech Transactions, IP |
Experience
Meredith-Goujon’s recent experience includes:
- 3G Capital in its:
- $9 billion acquisition of Skechers
- $7.1 billion acquisition of Hunter Douglas
- Andretti Acquisition Corp. in its business combination with Zapata Computing
- Authentic Brands Group in the approximately $220 million acquisition of the intellectual property and other assets of PVH Corp.’s Heritage Brands business
- Berkshire Partners in its:
- investment in Mielle Organics and subsequent sale of the company to P&G Beauty
- investment in Kendra Scott Design
- Brookfield Asset Management and Simon Property Group in their acquisition of certain assets of J. C. Penney Company, in connection with J.C. Penney’s chapter 11 case
- Carrier Global Corporation in:
- the $3 billion sale of its commercial and residential fire business to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds
- its $775 million sale of its global commercial refrigeration business to Haier
- its €12 billion acquisition of Viessmann Climate Solutions
- Chewy in its acquisition of SmartEquine from Covetrus
- The Estée Lauder Companies in its $2.8 billion acquisition of the Tom Ford brand
- General Atlantic, in numerous transactions, including:
- alongside Hospital for Special Surgery in their acquisition of Legent Health, a portfolio company of BTG Pactual Strategic Capital, and the related launch of a new, independently operated national platform of ambulatory surgery centers
- in its minority growth equity investment in Liftoff at $4.3 billion valuation
- in its growth investment in HighLevel
- General Mills in its $1.45 billion acquisition of Whitebridge Pet Brands’ North American premium Cat feeding and Pet treating business from NXMH
- Hornblower Group in its chapter 11 cases
- KPS Capital Partners in numerous transactions, including in its:
- €3.615 billion sale of Eviosys to Sonoco Products Company
- approximately $2.7 billion acquisition of the Europe, Middle East and Africa food, aerosol and promotional packaging business from Crown Holdings
- The Kraft Heinz Company in the:
- exclusive, perpetual extension of its licensing deal with TGI Fridays to make TGI Fridays-branded frozen appetizers for retail sale across North America
- $3.2 billion sale of its natural, grated, cultured and specialty cheese businesses to Groupe Lactalis
- Party City and certain domestic subsidiaries in its prearranged chapter 11 proceedings, as well as the provision of $150 million of debtor-in-possession financing, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas
- Revlon and certain of its subsidiaries in their chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
- Roark Capital Group:
- Pet Supplies Plus in its inaugural whole-business securitization backed by its distribution business, franchisee royalties and company-owned store revenue in connection with its reorganization to formally separate the brand as its own entity
- in its acquisition of Dave’s Hot Chicken, reportedly valued at $1 billion
- in its acquisition of Subway
- portfolio company Jimmy John’s in connection with the $850 million whole-business securitization of its franchise system, consisting of 2,600 fast-casual restaurants in the United States
- portfolio company Primrose School Franchising Co. in its $275 million whole-business securitization
- Universal Parks & Resorts in connection with the proposed Universal Beijing Resort project which will include the Universal Beijing Theme Park, CityWalk and a Universal branded hotel
- Warby Parker in its partnership with Google to develop AI-powered glasses
- 23andMe in voluntary chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri