Paris firm Moquet Borde & Associes is planning to merge with an international firm in the wake of an exodus of lawyers to a French rival.

As reported in last week’s issue of Legal Week, Moquet Borde has lost 17 lawyers to De Pardieu Maffei Brocas & Associes – including high-profile partners Jean Leygonie and Yvon Martinet, following an internal dispute over Moquet Borde’s capital structure.