Allen & Overy poaches Clifford Chance M&A team in Paris

Allen & Overy has boosted its Paris M&A practice with the hire of an M&A team from Clifford Chance, inlcuding partner Marcus Billam, senior consultant Catherine Maison-Blanche and counsel Frédéric Jungels. Jean-Christophe Tristant, an intellectual property (IP) licensing and litigation partner at Latham & Watkins in Paris, is also set to join Allen & Overy's Paris office.