Samvad’s Siddharth Raja+Aditya Narayan join Argus in Bangalore; P&P Legal...
Argus Partners is on an expansion spree. Siddharth Raja, co-founder of Samvad Partners, is joining Argus Partners as Senior Partner and National Executive Director. He will be based in Bangalore and...
View ArticleEx-Dua, Platinum lawyer Soumit Mohapatra is new Brand Capital legal head
A month after Vinod Joseph’s exit, Brand Capital has hired Soumit Mohapatra as its new legal head. The move was first reported by VCCircle. A graduate of ILS, Pune, Soumit started his career with Dua...
View ArticleELP hires Ashurst’s Akshay Kishore as Associate Partner
ELP has hired Ashurst’s Akshay Kishore in Mumbai to strengthen its Alternate Dispute Resolution practice. Akshay will be joining as an Associate Partner. Akshay is currently a Senior Associate with the...
View ArticleKochhar strengthens Shipping & Commercial Disputes practice with Gautam...
Kochhar & Co. has hired Gautam Bhatikar as a Senior Partner and co-head of the firm’s Mumbai office. Gautam, who has over 15 years’ experience in maritime, shipping, insurance and dispute...
View ArticleEx-Amarchand, SunEdison GC Vinay Bhatia hired as new IL&FS General Counsel
Two months after the departure of Damini Marwah, Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited (IL&FS) has hired Vinay Bhatia as its new General Counsel. The news was first reported by...
View Article[Exclusive]: Shardul Amarchand makes 4 partners
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has promoted four of its Principal Associates to salaried partnership. The promotions are effective from October 1, 2016. The four new partners are Nitesh Jain – Litigation...
View ArticleEx- Cyril Amarchand Partners Harry Chawla, Niti Paul set up Atlas Law Partners
Harry Chawla and Niti Paul, who had recently exited from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, are establishing their own firm “Atlas Law Partners”. Confirming the news to Bar & Bench, Harry said, “We are in...
View ArticleEx-HSA Senior Partner Ranjit Prakash sets up Archeus Law
Ranjit Prakash, who resigned from HSA Advocates two months ago, has set up his own law firm “Archeus Law”. The seven-member team, as of now, will focus on contract management and disputes practice. The...
View ArticleLuthra & Luthra moves to larger office in Bangalore
Luthra & Luthra has moved its Bangalore office to a larger premises in the heart of the city. The new office, which can accommodate forty lawyers, is headed by Partners Vikrant Kumar, Bikash...
View ArticleIntroducing India Law Connect (Beta)
The Indian corporate law firm is, in more ways than one, on the cusp of a major change. Be it in the context of foreign law firms (yes, it once again looks unlikely), the growing number of “peel off”...
View ArticleWeil Gotshal promotes NLSIU-grad Nitin Konchady to partnership
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has announced 13 partner promotions worldwide including that of Associate, Nitin Konchady in the firm’s London office. A 2006 graduate of the National Law School of India...
View ArticleGovernment finally repeals SICA 13 years after repeal Act was passed
In an event that took more than a decade to fructify, the Ministry of Finance vide a notification [pdf] dated 25th November 2016, has repealed the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act,...
View Article[Exclusive]: Gibson Dunn’s Priya Mehra+Bharat Bahadur to join Indigo
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher lawyers Priya Mehra and Bharat Bahadur are leaving the firm to join the in-house team of Indigo. Both Priya and Bharat are part of the firm’s India team led by Jai Pathak,...
View ArticleThe Tata Sons’ John Doe suit [UPDATE]
Yesterday, the Delhi High Court’s RS Endlaw J. heard one civil suit, and five interim applications, that sought, amongst other things, “John Doe” orders. This civil suit, titled, Tata Sons & Ors v...
View ArticlePending Companies Act matters to be transferred to NCLT [Read notification]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued a notification stating that pending proceedings under the Companies Act – with some exceptions – shall be transferred from the district and high courts to...
View ArticleJuris Prime gets two new Partners after merger with Salvaji Legal
Hyderabad-based Juris Prime has announced the merger of Salvaji Legal into the firm. As a result of the merger, Raja Shekar, head of Salvaji Legal, will join Juris Prime as Partner – Litigation. Raja,...
View ArticleJSA appoints Amit Kapur as Senior Partner
J. Sagar Associates has designated Amit Kapur as “Senior Partner” of the firm with effect from 1st April, 2017, according to the firm’s press release. Amit will take over the role of Senior Partner...
View ArticleLuthra & Luthra hires ex-Metropolitan Magistrate, DJS topper Bharat Chugh as...
In a relatively uncommon move, Luthra & Luthra has hired a former member of the Delhi Judicial Services, Bharat Chugh, as Counsel in the firm’s Delhi office. Chugh, who was posted as Metropolitan...
View Article[Exclusive]: CAM sees two Partner exits: Ashish Jejurkar in Bom, Anshuman...
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas’ Mumbai Corporate Partner Ashish Jejurkar, and Hyderabad Partner Anshuman Jaiswal have resigned from the firm, confirmed Cyril Shroff. Ashish is moving to Japan with his...
View ArticleDLF’s Indirect Tax head, Shiva Nagesh moves to Nitya Tax Associates
Shiva Nagesh, the head of indirect tax at the DLF group has joined Delhi-based Nitya Tax Associates as a Partner. As per the firm’s press release, Nagesh has also worked at a number of corporates...
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