Arnaud Peres joins directly from Davis Polk where he was a partner. He has one of the highest profiles possible for a French corporate specialist, including Carrefour and EDF as clients.  Jean-Francois Louit, formerly of Davis Polk, comes over from Scotto & Associes where he was head of corporate M&A. 

Paris partners

The two lawyers worked together at Davis Polk and also at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. They will bring the total of partners in Paris to 27. Source: Mayer Brown