With French premier Nicolas Sarkozy last week charming the bejesus out of us impressionable Brits with his Gallic panache and dazzling other half, the ever-contrarian Diary this week had its beady eye on Paris instead.

Jones Day is currently making waves of Sarkozian proportions in the French capital, with the Yankee powerhouse reportedly in line to take over super-swanky new premises at what is currently the US embassy.