Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has lost its Italian head of corporate to local practice NCTM. Pietro Maria Tantalo left the firm's Rome office in September. Tantalo joined Orrick two years ago when the US law firm absorbed his corporate boutique Tantalo & Associati. Four associates are following Tantalo to NCTM. However, the firm is set to hire a five-partner corporate team for its Milan office from Italian independent Vita Samory Fabbrini & Associati in January 2009.