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Add to my areasPenningtons hires Pinsent Masons' Jean-François Le Gal to lead arbitration
Penningtons Manches Cooper appointed Jean-François Le Gal as partner and head of international arbitration in London, recruiting him from Pinsent Masons, Global Legal Post reported on October 2, 2026. Dual-qualified in England and France, Le Gal will work with the firm's Paris office on energy, infrastructure, life sciences, and other EMEA disputes.
Announcement (Global Legal Post) → · Pulse 2.0
Latham & Watkins hires Hogan Lovells Cadwalader antitrust partner Victor Levy in Paris
Latham & Watkins hired Victor Levy as a partner in its Paris Antitrust & Competition practice on September 18, 2026, moving him from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader. Levy focuses on EU and French merger control, antitrust investigations, and follow-on damages, with sector experience in aerospace and defense, consumer goods, and industrials.
Announcement (CDR News) → · PR Newswire / Latham & Watkins
Broadfield opens first mainland-Europe office in Paris under Isabelle de La Gorce
International firm Broadfield opened a Paris office—its first in mainland Europe—led by Isabelle de La Gorce as France managing partner after she left PwC Société d’Avocats, where she headed the M&A legal practice. The Paris team will initially focus on M&A and private equity for French and international companies and funds, with an employment practice planned later in 2026. Broadfield operates with operational support from SHP Legal Services, an Alvarez & Marsal affiliate.
Announcement (Law360) → · Le Monde du Droit, Non-Billable
Lexroom acquires French Query Juriste and Bulgarian Praven Intelekt in first M&A deals
Italian legal AI company Lexroom announced on September 8, 2026 that it had acquired 100% of French legal-research startup Query Juriste and Bulgarian legal AI startup Praven Intelekt, its first acquisitions. The deals take Lexroom to five European markets: Italy, Germany, Spain, France and Bulgaria. Founders and teams of both companies join Lexroom, with Praven Intelekt co-founder Siyanna Lilova becoming head of Central and Eastern Europe. Terms were not disclosed.
Announcement (la Repubblica) → · Artificial Lawyer, Le Monde du Droit, Lawyerpress +2
RELX completes LexisNexis acquisition of French legal AI platform Doctrine
RELX completed its acquisition of French legal AI platform Doctrine on September 3, 2026, placing Doctrine inside LexisNexis Continental Europe, Middle East and Africa. LexisNexis said Doctrine serves about 27,000 legal professionals across France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Luxembourg and that the deal was announced on April 28, 2026. Terms remain undisclosed; EU Startups separately reported combined France figures LexisNexis did not.
Announcement (LexisNexis) → · EU Startups News, Le Monde du Droit