Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker has grown its Paris arm with the hire of five partners from Hogan Lovells and Proskauer Rose.

The team includes Hogan Lovells Paris corporate head Pascal de Moidrey and Proskauer's local corporate chief Guillaume Kellner, both of who are joining Paul Hastings' corporate practice in the French capital.

Hogan Lovells corporate partner Alexis Terray and counsel Edith Boucaya are also set to join the corporate team as partners, while Proskauer litigation partner Nicolas Faguer will join the US firm's Paris litigation practice.

The team will start work at Paul Hastings as of 1 March.

Paul Hastings Paris corporate chair Olivier Deren said: "This is a significant recruitment and is all part of our drive to build and develop the office in Paris. Our corporate practice is known for its work in M&A and private equity and these hires complement these strengths and are very well known in the market.

"This is a sign of Paul Hastings' commitment to the continuation of its development in Europe and we will be looking to grow further over the coming year, if the right quality of lawyers comes along."

The hires take the total number of partners in the US firm's Paris corporate practice to 13 and the number of litigation partners to four.

The news follows the departure of Paul Hastings European projects head Jonathan Simpson to Hunton & Williams earlier this month.