Europe

Prior to Pierre & Vacances, Ms Couzineau built more than a decade’s experience at Landwell, the law firm affiliated to big four accountancy practice PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Gabrielle Williamson is to join the Brussels and Düsseldorf offices of German law firm Luther. Having previously headed the Brussels office of fellow German law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, Ms Williamson will bring experience in environmental and health law, World Trade Organisation-related work, and German and at EU commercial and competition law.

Pittsburgh-based global law firm K&L Gates has added to its Brussels office with the appointment of food law partner Sebastián Romero Melchor. Mr Melchor joins K&L from Food Law Consultants, a Brussels-based boutique legal practice that is focused on EU food and nutrition law, where he was founder and managing partner.
Mr Melchor has experience in dealing with the European Commission and has represented a variety of multinational firms and food and drink trade associations on matters such as EU regulatory law and policy, food labelling and advertising, product registration, and product liability.

French business law firm Lefèvre Pelletier & Associés has recruited Xavier Pican to its partnership. Mr Pican – who will join the firm’s intellectual property and information technologies department – has more than a dozen years’ experience in various national and international technology companies. Since 2010, he has been a partner in charge of the intellectual property and technology practice at Paris-based Ginestié Magellan Paley-Vincent.