paris: local movesShearman & Sterling and Lovells have both seen Paris M&A partners – former lawyers at legacy Simeon & Associes – depart for local firms Lefevre Pelletier & Associes and Dubarry Le Douarin Veil respectively.

Shearman corporate partner Jacques Epstein left the New York firm’s respected Paris arm to join Lefevre Pelletier as its 31st partner last week.