Wragge & Co is set to launch in Paris after hiring a 10-partner team from its French referral firm Lefevre Pelletier & Associes (LPA).

The new practice is expected to open later this year, subject to approval by the Paris Bar, and will be headed up by joint managing partners Pierre Appremont – a tax specialist – and Simon Lowe, who previously managed the referral relationship from the LPA side.