Top 10 French firm Veil Armfelt Jourde La Garanderie has lost one of its name partners to Paris rival Moquet Borde & Associes.

The departure of French- and UK-qualified Andrew Armfelt to 14-partner Moquet Borde on Monday (2 September), is leading Veil Armfelt to remove the Armfelt name from its title. He joins former Veil Armfelt litigation partner Patricia Ghozland at Moquet Borde. She joined in August.