K&L Gates has added a partner to its corporate/mergers and acquisitions practice in Paris, the latest in a series of moves by the firm to bolster its team worldwide.

Raphaël Bloch joins K&L Gates Paris from Allen & Overy, where he spent five years as a senior associate. Before that, he practiced at Jones Day and Gide Loyrette Nouel and interned at Debevoise & Plimpton and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

"We are excited to welcome Raphaël to the Paris office," Louis Degos, managing partner of K&L Gates Paris, said in a statement. "His extensive international experience in corporate transactions serves as a valuable addition to both our firmwide practice and our growing Paris office."