Jeantet Associes has hired a three-lawyer team from EY Law, led by the former head of the labour practice, as the French independent strengthens its employment group.

The team is headed by partner Anne-Elisabeth Combes, who started her career at Coopers & Lybrand, before joining the legacy Archibald (later Andersen Legal) in 1998 and subsequently becoming partner-in-charge of its labour law department.