Advani & Co.’s Kshitij Sancheti joins Seth Dua Associates as Partner in Mumbai
Seth Dua & Associates has hired former Advani & Co. partner, Kshitij Sancheti as a partner in its Mumbai office. The firm will also move to larger offices in Nariman Point, Mumbai with effect...
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[Exclusive]: L&S opens London office with Jones Day Partner, Sumesh Sawhney
Sumesh Sawhney (Image: LinkedIn) Law firm Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan has opened its second international office in London with Jones Day’s India Partner Sumesh Sawhney. Confirming this development,...
View ArticleDealogic 2015: Desai & Diwanji tops Asia-Pacific Project Finance table; CAM...
Mumbai-based law firm Desai & Diwanji has topped the 2015 Dealogic Asia-Pacific league tables for Project Finance. The firm finds itself at the summit in terms of both deal count and deal value,...
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Kochhar hires two L&S biggies – Commercial Lit head, Rahul Ray and Joint...
Kochhar & Co has recently hired Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan’s Executive Partner & Commercial Litigation Head, Rahul Ray, and Joint Partner, Vikram Bajaj. The two will be joining the firm’s...
View ArticleCyril Amarchand gets CCI approval for Lafarge India sale
Swiss multinational cement giant LafargeHolcim has got fair trade regulator CCI’s approval for the divestment of its interest in Lafarge India. Sources indicate that the sale of Lafarge India could...
View Article[Exclusive]: Cyril Amarchand poaches Grant Thornton’s Kunal Gupta for...
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has roped in Grant Thornton’s Executive Director Kunal Gupta to head the firm’s Forensic Services practice in Delhi, according to reliable sources. Neither Cyril Shroff nor...
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Cyril Amarchand HR Director, Jayanarayanan NR to join Link Legal as CEO
Jayanarayanan NR moving from Cyril Amarchand to Link Legal Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas HR Director, Jayanarayanan NR has has resigned from the firm. He will be joining Link Legal India Law Services as...
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Kunal Gupta refutes Grant Thornton’s allegations of breach of contract,...
Grant Thornton is accusing forensic expert Kunal Gupta, who is joining Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as Partner, of breach of contract and misrepresentation. Earlier this week Bar & Bench had reported...
View ArticleJuris Corp promotes Avikshit Moral to partnership
Juris Corp has promoted Principal Associate Avikshit Moral to partnership in the firm’s Mumbai office. A law graduate from Mumbai University, Avikshit started his career in Mumbai with Manilal Kher...
View ArticleDhaval Vussonji + Alliance Corporate Lawyers to form 40-lawyer full service...
Mumbai-based firms Dhaval Vussonji & Associates and Alliance Corporate Lawyers have merged their practices creating a 40 lawyers team. Dhaval Vussonji & Associates, founded by Dhaval Vussonji...
View ArticleTMT Law Practice opens new offices in Mysore and Ahmedabad
Pan-Indian law firm TMT Law Practice has further expanded its operations by opening two new offices at Mysore and Ahmedabad. The firm now has a total of 7 offices which are spread out across the...
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Juris Corp opens Bangalore office with Fox Mandal’s Debanjan Banerjee
Juris Corp has hired former Fox Mandal Partner, Debanjan Banerjee to expand its presence in South India. Debanjan joined the firm in January 2016 and is heading the firm’s Bangalore office. Debanjan is...
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[Exclusive]: Luthra’s Aparna Mittal to join AZB & Partners (Updated)
Aparna Mittal, who has resigned from Luthra & Luthra, is joining AZB & Partners in Delhi, according to sources. It is understood that she will be joining AZB as a Partner next month. Update:...
View ArticleCyril Amarchand beats AZB to lift 2016 JLCC Cup
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has emerged the winner of this year’s JLCC Cricket Cup after defeating AZB & Partners in the final. AZB, batting first, had made 111 runs in 10 overs. In response, CAM...
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Breaking: Trilegal Co-Founder Anand Prasad leaves for Counsel practice,...
Trilegal co-founding Partner Anand Prasad has resigned from the firm. Prasad plans to set up an independent counsel practice, and pursue a career in politics, as first reported by Legally India. Anand...
View Article[Exclusive]: I have been socially inclined for a very long time, says...
As reported earlier, Trilegal co-founder and Senior Partner Anand Prasad has resigned from the firm to set up an independent practice as well as to pursue his political and social inclinations. Prasad...
View ArticleCyril Amarchand, AZB win M&A Deal of the Year Award at Asia Legal Awards
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and AZB & Partners have bagged the M&A Deal of the Year – South Asia award at the Asia Legal Awards 2016, held in Hong Kong. The award winning deal was American Tower...
View ArticleBCI reps to meet Law Ministry over entry of foreign law firms
Representatives of the Bar Council of India will be meeting Law Ministry officials on March 1 to discuss the issue of entry of foreign law firms into India, reports ET. Although the issue has been...
View ArticleSingapore-based Lawr acquires NUJS-grads’ startup, Lawfarm
Lawfarm, an online legal services website started by two NUJS graduates in 2013, has been acquired by Singapore-based startup, Lawr. The Singapore startup, that has reportedly been working in “stealth...
View ArticleBudget 2016, regulatory policy & more: What Indian Start ups need to know
The Indian government has recently notified the definition of ‘startup’ and the criteria for ‘startup’ in pursuance to its ‘Startup India Action Plan’. Bar & Bench speaks with the team at...
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