Focuaud Tchekhoff Pochet & Associes (FTPA) has recruited a partner from independent rival Armfelt Associes.

The firm has hired Robert Corcos (pictured) as a partner. He brings with him a three-associate team, which focuses on litigation. Corcos began his career in-house in 1984, working at the forerunners to AREVA and NORTEL. He launched his own small practice in 1996 before helping to create Armfelt & Associes in 2006.

Corcos follows on from FTPA’s recruitment of Frederic Navarro as a partner last year. Navarro, an employment and labour law specialist, moved from Dewey & LeBoeuf where he was counsel. FTPA, however, recently lost two partners to when Martine Samuelian and Guillaume Berruyer announced their departures to Jeantet Associes.

“The arrival of Robert Corcos and his team is part of our current strategy to reinforce our teams and to welcome prominent individuals capable of assisting our clients in their projects, operations and complex litigation issues, whereby imagination and creativity are fundamental,” said Serge-Antoine Tchekhoff, managing partner of FTPA.