Paris leader De Pardieu Brocas Maffei has lost its fifth partner in the space of a month with Emmanuel Schulte quitting to join boutique Bersay & Associes.

Schulte was part of the competition team headed by ex-name partner Jean Leygonie, who quit last month for US giant Morgan Lewis & Bockius. Schulte became the fourth partner at Bersay when he joined the firm in May.