Katia Boneva-Desmicht has joined the Litigation and Arbitration department of the Paris Office of Baker & McKenzie as a Local Partner. More >>

Ludovic Roche has joined Squire Patton Boggs as a partner in the Labor & Employment Practice in Paris from Fasken Martineau. With nearly two decades of experience, Mr Roche has advised on a wide range of employment matters for international companies with French operations. He advises on sensitive individual and strategic collective matters, including in employment litigation. He has particular expertise in counselling clients during mergers, acquisitions and organizational restructurings. More >>

Bird & Bird are pleased to welcome Thomas Oster today as a new partner in the Competition & EU group, based in Paris. More >>

Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Karim Maalioun as a partner in its Global Corporate Practice. The former General Counsel (EMEA) at ContourGlobal, the international developer and operator of electric power and district heating businesses in global growth markets, Mr. Maalioun will be based in the Paris office, but spend significant time in London. He will be working closely with colleagues in the firm’s Energy & Natural Resources Practice, Africa Business Group, and Global Infrastructure Group. More >>

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global firm, announced today that Sylvain Bergès has joined the Paris office as a partner. Mr. Bergès joins from Gide Loyrette Nouel where he acted as counsel in the public law and projects team. More >>

Orrick Rambaud Martel has advised international industrial group Bouygues in connection with an innovative sea urbanization project that will increase the size of Monaco, the world’s second smallest country. More >>

The global law firm Jones Day has announced the launch of a Luxembourg fund formation practice in Paris. Catherine Martougin has joined the Firm’s Paris Office as a Private Equity Practice partner. She arrives from Arendt & Medernach, the leading law firm in Luxembourg. Her arrival marks an important addition to Jones Day’s European private equity capabilities given her substantial experience in Luxembourg.

Ms. Martougin’s practice focuses on advising fund initiators, managers, investment advisors, and investors, particularly in alternative asset areas, which include private equity, real estate, infrastructure, debt, and other alternative investments within niche strategies. Clients seek her advice on regulatory, financial, securities, and commercial law matters. Ms. Martougin represents clients in approval proceedings with regulators and has significant experience in cross-border transactions, including private acquisitions and disposals, reorganizations, and refinancings. She is well-known and respected for her deep experience in private equity and fund formation matters in Luxembourg—among the most significant fund centers in the world—for clients based notably in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. More >>