Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has recruited a three-person, partner-led M&A team from EY Société d’Avocats to its Paris office, bolstering its team as France anticipates an uptick in merger activity.

Roland Monfort joins BCLP as a partner on the corporate/M&A team. He practiced for seven years as a partner in business law at EY, where he also was global law leader for retail and consumer products.