Pascal Agboyibor, the Paris-based head of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe’s Africa practice and a member of its board, has been asked to leave the firm.

“Pascal Agboyibor, of our Paris office, is no longer a partner at Orrick,” the firm said in a statement issued to The American Lawyer. “This is a decision taken by our board in order to uphold our values and culture, and is entirely unrelated to client work. To respect the request for privacy of a third party at Orrick, we cannot share any further details.”