A major Israeli law firm has formed an alliance with one of France’s largest independent business law firms, a move that furthers both firms’ ambitions to expand their cross-border business between their home regions and North and West Africa.

The new venture, Firon-UGGC, unites M. Firon & Co. Advocates, a Tel Aviv-based firm of more than 300 lawyers, and UGGC, a Paris-based firm with 170 lawyers.