Ex-Naik Naik & Co. lawyer Sankalp Dalal appointed legal head of Zee Music
Two months after the departure of Anil Lale, Sankalp Dalal has been appointed head of the legal team at Zee Music. Confirming his appointment to Bar & Bench, Dalal said, “It is a good opportunity...
View ArticleFox Mandal to be run by four committees in structural revamp
Fox Mandal & Associates has announced the constitution of four Working Committees to oversee different functional areas. The four committees are Admin & IT Committee, Business Strategy &...
View ArticleDesai Diwanji, Veritas Legal get interim relief in suit against Mohenjo Daro...
Desai and Diwanji, and Veritas Legal got a favourable order from the Bombay High Court today in a suit involving the soon to be released film, Mohenjo Daro. Today, GS Patel J dismissed an injunction...
View ArticleTrilegal opens new office in Gurgaon; to be headed by four Partners
Trilegal today announced the launch of its new office in Gurgaon. The founding team of Gurgaon office will include Partners Ravindra Bandhakavi, Harsh Pais, Yogesh Singh and Vaibhav Kothari, who were...
View Article[Exclusive]: K Law builds Delhi office with NLSIU grads, Citius founders...
Krishnamurthy & Co has hired Citius Law Partners co-founders Abhishek Shinde and Atish Kumar Vatts as Partners in its Delhi office. Confirming the hires, K Law Managing Partner Naina Krishnamurthy...
View Article“We hope to soon put blue water between us and the rest” Zia Mody on Nisha...
AZB & Partners has announced the joining of Nisha Kaur Uberoi as the Co-Head of the Competition Law Practice. Nisha will be based out of the firm’s Mumbai office. This is the second big hire for...
View ArticleRegulatory Updates #26: SEBI eases listing norms for startups, Lok Sabha...
Bar & Bench will bring to you the latest regulatory and policy updates from different ministries and regulatory authorities. In this edition of the Bar & Bench Regulatory Updates, we analyse...
View ArticleLegal Orbit gets Clasis Law’s Mohit Sharma, as firm kicks into “growth mode”
Mohit Sharma, a Partner at Clasis Law, has resigned from the firm to join 5-year old Legal Orbit. Legal Orbit’s founder Neelam Vats, confirmed Mohit’s joining. She said, “The firm is in growth mode...
View Article[Exclusive]: AZB gets (another) CAM lawyer in Partner Designate, Prerak Ved
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Partner Designate Prerak Ved will be leaving the firm to join AZB & Partners in Mumbai, according to authoritative sources. Both Zia Mody and Cyril Shroff were not...
View ArticleLink Legal hires Sharad Anand as Senior Consultant
Link Legal India Law Services has expanded its Projects and Infrastructure practice with the appointment of Sharad Anand as a Senior Consultant. Atul Sharma, Managing Partner of Link Legal India Law...
View ArticleLalit Bhasin just called the BCI’s rules on liberalisation a “bad piece of...
The swords are out, make no mistake about that. At (yet another) event on the liberalisation of the legal market, SILF President Lalit Bhasin tore into the proposed rules drafted by the Bar Council of...
View ArticleShardul Amarchand’s Nitin Masilamani leaves to set up IP Boutique in Noida
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas IP Partner Nitin Masilamani has left the firm to set up his own IP boutique practice. Confirming his exit, Shardul Amarchand Managing Partner Pallavi Shroff said, “We wish...
View ArticleBMR Legal’s Mumbai Partner, Souvik Ganguly resigns
BMR Legal Partner, Souvik Ganguly has resigned from the firm, according to authoritative sources. Ganguly had merged his firm Acuity Law with BMR Legal in 2014 in Mumbai. Prior to setting up his firm,...
View ArticleThe Ministry of Law has 5,100 crore to spend but 3,650 crore are for elections
India’s Ministry of Law and Justice has released the Outcome Budget for 2016-17, offering a glimpse into how the ministry shall be spending the 5,100 crore that it has been allocated. Apart from...
View ArticleKhaitan boosts Indirect Tax practice with PwC’s Abhishek Rastogi and Rashmi...
Khaitan & Co has strengthened its Indirect Tax practice in Mumbai with the hires of Abhishek Rastogi and Rashmi Deshpande from PricewaterhouseCoopers. Abhishek will join as an Executive Director,...
View ArticleVenture Intelligence 2016: AZB, Cyril Amarchand top PE, M&A tables
Venture Intelligence recently released its legal advisors league tables for Private Equity and M&A transactions in 2016, with AZB & Partners taking the top spot in PE deals and Cyril Amarchand...
View Article[Exclusive]: Articulated vision is need of the hour, SILF on the BCI Draft...
A committee formed by the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) has submitted its comments on the controversial BCI Draft Rules on the entry of foreign lawyers to Law Secretary Suresh Chandra. The Law...
View ArticleExclusive: Cyril Amarchand’s Financial Practice Regulatory Head Ipsita Dutta...
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Mumbai Partner and Financial Practice Regulatory Head Ipsita Dutta will be leaving the firm to join Morgan Stanley. Confirming her exit Managing Partner Cyril Shroff said, “We...
View Article[Exclusive]: Cyril Amarchand Mumbai Partner Gurpreet Ashar quits for...
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Mumbai Partner Gurpreet Ashar will be leaving the firm soon. Cyril Shroff confirmed her move to Bar & Bench and said, “She is moving on for a lifestyle choice with our...
View ArticleExclusive: HSA scoops Paras Kuhad’s Mumbai Lit team headed by Amit Jajoo...
HSA Advocates, busy ramping up its practice verticals and undergoing restructuring, has got Paras Kuhad’s entire Mumbai Litigation team on board. Partner-in-Charge Amit Jajoo has joined HSA Advocates...
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