Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel in Paris has added a five-lawyer team, including two partners, from Eversheds Sutherland—part of a firmwide strategy to bolster its private equity and banking and finance practices and deepen its Paris bench.

Sophie Perus joins as a banking and finance partner after nine years as a partner at Eversheds. She previously practiced as an associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Paris, according to her LinkedIn profile.