Leading French firm Jeantet Avocats has hired a partner-led intellectual property team from French firm Aramis Société d'Avocats, including a founding partner of that firm.

Aramis co-founding partner Benjamin May, an IP litigator, has left Aramis with his entire eight-lawyer team, including two associates and lawyer trainees, plus a staff member, a person close to the move told Law.com International. The person said the news won’t be officially released until January 19.