Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has seen the departure of another senior partner, with the firm’s global co-head of arbitration Charles Kaplan leaving to join Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe.

Kaplan, who is based in Paris, is top ranked by Chambers and Partners for international arbitration in France. He left HSF yesterday (30 April) and will join Orrick’s Paris office as a partner in the coming weeks.