Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm’s growth in Europe is continuing with the addition to the Paris office of Charles Cardon, a corporate partner with a focus on takeovers, M&A, private equity, and capital markets transactions, from Dechert. More >>

Alexandre’s practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions, private equity and corporate law transactions. Throughout his fifteen years’ as a corporate lawyer, Alexandre has worked for several law firms before joining Viguié Schmidt & Associés, including Linklaters and De Pardieu Brocas Maffei as well as undertaking employment in a leading French banking institution. He has particular expertise within the financial, insurance and health sectors. More >>

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Banking Practice with the addition of Emilie Rogey as a partner in Paris. Rogey joins from Jones Day. More >>

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Gaëlle Le Quillec and Julien Fouret who join from Betto Seraglini, a boutique legal arbitration practice in Paris. Both join as partners, and started on Monday 9 September. Gaëlle and Julien are highly experienced in both commercial and investment arbitration, and both regularly sit as arbitrators. More >>

Mayer Brown announced today that Emilie Vasseur has joined the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice as a partner in Paris. Emilie joins Mayer Brown from Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier. More >>

International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of partner Tom Longmuir in Paris. Tom joins from Allen & Overy, prior to which he was with White & Case. His award-winning practice focuses on complex and high profile financing transactions in emerging and frontier markets. He has extensive experience in Africa, the Middle East and the CEE region, and works with counterparties ranging from banks and funds through to sovereigns, multilaterals and major global commodity traders. More >>

Allen & Overy today announced the appointment of Antoine Sarailler, transactional funds specialist, as a partner in the investment funds team of the Paris office. He will be joining with Benjamin Lacourt, senior associate, and Donia Keriche, associate. The team joins Allen & Overy from the Paris office of Dechert, LLP. More >>

King & Spalding has hired banking and finance lawyer Anne Vrignaud as a partner in the Corporate, Finance & Investments (CFI) Practice Group in Paris. Vrignaud was previously a partner at Baker McKenzie. More >>

International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Patrick Gerry as a partner in the real estate team in Paris. Patrick joins from Simmons & Simmons, where he headed up the firm’s real estate team in Paris. He has over twenty years’ experience in real estate transactions, including investment, development, fund structuring, financing, asset management and litigation. In addition to his expertise in real estate, Patrick also advises on Islamic finance. More >>

The Paris office of international law firm Simmons & Simmons has continued to expand its offering following the arrival of a new partner, Jérôme Patenotte, who will lead the firm’s new private equity practice. He joins the firm along with one of Counsel, Sophie Mesnier-Teissedre, and a senior associate, Savina Jouan. Jérôme and his team joins the firm from Wragge & Co (now Gowling WLG), which he founded in April 2010 with nine other partners. He developed both the LBO and international M&A activities for the firm. More >>