The former managing partner of Deloitte’s French legal practice, Antoine Morterol, has moved to EY Law – his third firm in two years – as he predicts a recovery for the country’s battered band of accountancy-tied law firms.

Tax specialist Morterol quit Deloitte’s 270-lawyer firm, which is now known as Taj, in May and spent the past few months considering his options before joining EY Law as a partner in Paris last week.