Paris boutique Veil Jourde has bolstered its litigation offering with the hire of Dubarry le Douarin Veil name partner Pierre-Francois Veil, who joined the firm at the beginning of the year.

Pierre-Francois Veil left Dubarry to join Veil Jourde at the end of 2006 after more than 20 years at the firm. He joins the boutique, where his brother is name partner, along with three associates. The move means Veil Jourde now has nine partners.

Pierre-Francois Veil founded Dubarry in 1984 along with Yann le Douarin. He specialises in arbitration and restructuring work.