After a succession of senior departures from its Paris office, Dewey & LeBoeuf has moved to plug the gap for its French managing partner with a three-partner management committee.

The firm lost its Paris managing partner in April when firmwide international arbitration co-head Eric Schwartz left the position to launch a French base for US rival King & Spalding.

In his place, Dewey has created a new management committee consisting of banking and finance partner Michel Quere and corporate partners Stephen Walters and Margaret Civetta.