The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Thomas Bouvet has joined the Firm’s Intellectual Property Practice as a partner in its Paris Office. A team of three associates, Eddy Prothière, Isabelle Bertaux, and Laura Romestant, are accompanying Mr. Bouvet to Jones Day.　 More >>

Herbert Smith Freehills announced today the recruitment of real estate specialist David Lacaze, partner in the international real estate practice, along with a senior lawyer, based in Paris. More >>

Bird & Bird today welcomes Emmanuelle Porte as a partner in our Corporate and Life Sciences groups, based in Paris. This supports the firm’s strategy to grow the corporate life sciences & healthcare capabilities over the next year. More >>

Goodwin, a leading Global 50 law firm, announced today that Arnaud Fromion and Frédéric Guilloux will be joining the firm’s Private Equity Practice in the Paris office as partners in mid-October, together with counsel Adrien Paturaud and several associates. This group comes to Goodwin from Shearman & Sterling LLP. More >>

Dechert LLP is pleased to announce that Sabina Comis has joined the firm in its Paris office as a partner. Comis was previously a tax partner and the co-leader of the private investment funds group at another international law firm. More >>

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has appointed prominent international arbitration specialist Will Thomas as a partner to its market-leading international arbitration practice. Will is currently based in Paris from where he runs the Eversheds international arbitration group. More >>

Gide is pleased to welcome new partner Jean-Nicolas Clément within its Public and Administrative Law / Environment practice group in Paris, as well as two of his associates, Alice Bouillié and Marylène Fourès. This team will strengthen Gide’s expertise in both environmental and energy law, as well as synergies with other practice groups, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate and Projects (Finance & Infrastructure) in particular. More >>

Kramer Levin is strengthening its Real Estate, Corporate and Tax practices in France with the recruitment of Pierre Appremont and Arnaud Guérin, partners from Gowling WLG, as well as their teams (three counsels, two associates and three law clerks). More >>

Orrick today announced that Simon Ratledge, a leading practitioner focused on project finance in emerging countries and in Africa, has joined the firm’s Energy & Infrastructure group in Paris. This follows the firm’s announcement last week of the addition to its Paris office of a 5-partner team of finance and corporate practitioners from Freshfields. Simon joins Orrick from Simmons & Simmons. More >>

International law firm Ashurst today announces the appointment of Yann Alix as a partner in its resources team. More >>