Latham & Watkins has hired highly-rated Ashurst partner Thomas Forschbach as the UK firm prepares to lose its second Paris rainmaker this year.

Forschbach is set to join Latham’s Paris arm following a vote last week after 11 years as an M&A partner in Ashurst’s Paris office. The Ashurst veteran is known for his work with private equity clients and is viewed as one of the London firm’s leading corporate lawyers.