Herbert Smith has bulked up its Paris energy and infrastructure team with the hire of French infrastructure company Bouygues Travaux Publics general counsel Christophe Lefort.

Lefort joined the firm as a partner yesterday (1 December) after 11 years in his role as GC for Bouygues Travaux Publics. Prior to joining the French infrastructure company he was deputy GC at environmental services provider Veolia Environnement.