DLA Piper has recruited a five-person intellectual property and technology team, including one partner, to its Paris office, continuing a push to bolster the firm's European IP and patent offering.

Frank Valentin joins as a partner from the French law firm Altana, where he practiced for three years as a partner. He was a founding partner of the business law firm De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés in 2001, and previously practised for five years at August Debouzy.