[Exclusive]: Anand and Anand’s Binny Kalra and four others team up to set up...
Former Anand and Anand Senior Partner Binny Kalra – along with lawyers Abhilasha Nautiyal, Aditya Gupta, Kruttika Vijay and Raunaq Kamath – has set up a flat structured law firm called Ira Law in...
View ArticleCCI imposes maximum penalty on SALPG for denial of market access at Vizag port
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 19.2 crore on South Asia LPG Company Ltd (SALPG) for denying market access to East India Petroleum Pvt. Ltd. (EIPL). The CCI found...
View ArticleTrilegal appoints Ganesh Rao and Aditya Jha as Partners in Asset and Funds...
Trilegal has today appointed Ganesh Rao and Aditya Jha as Partners in its Asset Management and Funds Practice taking the total partner strength to 44. On July 9, we had reported that Ganesh Rao and...
View ArticleVeritas Legal promotes Vineet Nalawalla to partnership to lead Real Estate...
Veritas Legal has promoted Vineet Nalawalla as a Partner to lead the Real Estate practice for the firm. This takes the total number of partners at the firm to seven. The other partners are Abhijit...
View ArticleEx-AZB, Advaita lawyer Satyajit Gupta to join Star India as Vice President –...
Satyajit Gupta, who has recently resigned from Advaita Legal, is joining Star India as Vice President – Legal. Gupta will be reporting to the Executive Vice President & Deputy General Counsel -...
View ArticleNCLAT refuses to overturn 6,300 crore penalty imposed by CCI on cement cartel
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) today upheld the decision by which the Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a cumulative penalty of Rs. 6,300 crore on eleven companies...
View Article[Exclusive]: Farid Karachiwala to leave for JSA after nearly two decades at...
Wadia Ghandy & Co Senior Litigation Partner Farid Karachiwala is leaving the firm to join J Sagar Associates. Confirming this development, Wadia Ghandy Managing Partner Dhawal Mehta said, "Farid is...
View Article[Exclusive]: Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas makes six Equity Partners
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has today announced its equity promotions. The six Equity Partners are Ajit Warrier Anirudh Das Anuj Prasad Manu Nair Shailaja Lall Shilpa Mankar Speaking to Bar & Bench...
View ArticleCapital First Legal Head Parimal Prasad moves to L&T Financial Services
Capital First Retail Legal Head Parimal Prasad has joined L&T Financial Services as Legal Head – Retail Litigation. Parimal Prasad has over 18 years of experience as a law firm lawyer and in-house...
View ArticleKolkata-based AQUILAW opens office in Mumbai with Partner Jay Bhatia
AQUILAW, a law firm set up in 2015 in Kolkata, has now opened offices in Mumbai. The firm has set up two offices – a litigation office in Fort Chambers, Fort and a non-litigation office at Poonam...
View Article[Exclusive]: Padmaja Chakravarty is the new Citi India General Counsel
Padmaja Chakravarty has been appointed as General Counsel for Citi India, according to sources. Padmaja replaces Pramod Rao, who is leaving Citi to join ICICI as Group General Counsel. Padmaja will...
View ArticleS&R makes Simran Dhir Head of Competition Practice; Promotes Abhishek Tewari...
S&R Associates has appointed Simran Dhir as the Head of the Firm’s Competition Law practice. Abhishek Tewari and Shahezad Kazi have been promoted as Counsel at the firm. Simran joined S&R...
View ArticleAfter 28 years Luthra & Luthra rebrands as ‘L&L Partners Law Offices’
Indian law firms have recently started moving away from being individual-centric and have adopted branding and positioning to reflect a more modern and professional set up. Luthra & Luthra Law...
View ArticleWhich are the best Indian Law Firms to work for? Results of the Vahura Survey
Legal recruitment and talent management company Vahura recently launched a survey in a bid to find out the best Indian law firms to work at. The Best Law Firms To Work – Survey 2018 covered over 1200...
View ArticleAkila Agrawal joins CAM today as Equity Partner and Head of M&A Practice
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has appointed former Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Equity Partner Akila Agrawal as Equity Partner and Head of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice. She resigned from...
View ArticleChandhiok & Associates rebrands as Chandhiok & Mahajan, gets 3 partners
Chandhiok & Associates has been rebranded as Chandhiok & Mahajan, Advocates and Solicitors. The rebranding reflects the firm’s core practices that are led by Karan Chandhiok (Disputes and...
View ArticleFormer AZB Partner Shyamali Singh joins DSK as Head of Knowledge Management
Former AZB Partner Shyamali Singh joins DSK Legal as Head of Knowledge Management. Shyamali brings with her 13 years of experience as a lawyer, in the M&A and private equity space. Shyamali joined...
View ArticleILS grads Avaantika Kakkar and Srinath Dasari make it to ET 40 under 40
This year's Economic Times 40 under 40: Celebrating Young Leaders list is out. Among this list are two lawyers - Avaantika Kakkar of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Srinath Dasari of AZB & Partners....
View ArticleShardul Amarchand Mangaldas: 20 – 75% increments come with a clawback provision
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM) announced its annual increments yesterday. Sources have informed us that the increments range between 20% and 75%. However, these huge increments come with a clawback...
View ArticleAnother SAM to CAM transfer: Omar Ahmad joins CAM as Disputes Partner
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has hired Omar Ahmad as a Partner in the firm’s Disputes practice at Delhi. Ahmad is an alumnus of Symbiosis Law School Pune. He joined the erstwhile Amarchand Mangaldas in...
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