Kochhar & Co has hired Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (LKS) partner Rahul Ray as a senior partner, while Ray’s team member Vikram Bajaj joined as a joint partner.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) advised the finance ministry on the disinvestment of 10 per cent stake in Engineers India (EIL), through an Offer for Sale (OFS). Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Jones Day advised the brokers SBICAP Securities, ICICI Securities, Edelweiss F...

Latham & Watkins and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) advised travel logistics firm IBS Software on the $172m sale of its minority stake to global private equity firm Blackstone which was advised by Allen & Gledhill and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM). Latham partners Rajiv Gupta and Sin ...

The new report by legal directory Chambers & Partners, which compiles an annual tiered ranking of law firms and partners in various practice areas, has seen Khaitan & Co take the top spot by number of “ranked” lawyers, reported The Economic Times, while AZB & Partners, Khaitan & Co and both erstwhile Amarchand Mangaldas co-managing partner Shroff brothers have lost dominance.

Jones Day Singapore capital markets partner and India head Manoj Bhargava and of counsel Ankit Kashyap will join top US firm Sidley in Singapore, only several months after Sidley’s capital markets partner in Singapore, Prabhat Mehta, moved to the firm’s New York office full time.

Former Jones Day India partner Sumesh Sawhney joined Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (LKS), as partner, to open up the firm’s office in London.

Vaish Associates advised luxury merchandise e-tailer Radiant Hues on the $2m (Rs 13.8 crore) sale of stake in it to the Anil-Ambani controlled Reliance Capital which was advised by Bharucha & Partners. Vaish Delhi partner Satwinder Singh and senior associate Varnika Sharma acted for Radiant. Bh...

CMS has become the first international firm to open an office in Iran, two weeks after sanctions against the country were lifted by the US

NLSIU Bangalore 2000 graduate Richa Naujoks was promoted to partnership at Nixon Peabody in New York City, according to a press release from the firm.

Jones Day Singapore capital markets partner and India group head Manoj Bhargava and of counsel Ankit Kashyap have both resigned from the firm around a week ago.

Tatva Legal advised the Western UP Tollway and stakeholders in it, NCC and Gayatri Infra Ventures, on their Rs 575 crore ($85m) sale of the tollway to Cube Highways which was advised by Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas. Tatva Hyderabad partner Ekta Bahl and manager Pratyush Singh acted for NCC which held...

Nishith Desai Associates advised global investment firm Goldman Sachs on its Rs 400 crore investment in India’s largest consumer-durables equipment maker Amber Enterprises. Amber was advised by Vaish Associates. Vaish Delhi partner Satwinder Singh and senior associate Varnika Sharma acted for Amber....

Clove Legal advised Goa-based conglomerate Borkar Group on its acquisition of corrugated box maker Suraksha Packers which was advised by Desai & Diwanji. Clove co-founding partner Dharmesh Kotadia and associate Nupur Rustagi acted for Borkar, which deals in printing & packaging, retail, re...

IndusLaw has hired RDA Legal Bangalore partner Avik Biwsas as a partner in its Bangalore office with his team of associates Shrutika Umarji, N Guruprasad, Jaya Shruthi and Amrutha Bhat.

Fox Mandal Bangalore corporate partner Debanjan Bannerjee will join Juris Corp as a partner in its M&A and private equity practice, opening up an office in Bangalore for the firm.

Hariani & Co won this year’s Bombay Gymkhana club football championship against the Bombay Bar Association, to pick up the Chief Justice MC Chagla Cup.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas moved into its now-renovated 23rd, 24th and 17th floors of its Express Towers offices late last month.

Alpha Partners advised online grocery service Mera Grocer on its acquisition by the hypermarket chain Spencer’s Retail which was advised by Khaitan & Co. Alpha Delhi partner Akshat Pande acted for the Omnipresent Retail-owned Mera Grocer which currently operates in Gurgaon and some Delhi neighb...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has expressed support for enabling foreign lawyers to establish a presence in India.

The Delhi high court sought a reply from the union government and the Rajghat Samadhi Committee on a citizen’s public interest litigation challenging the deficient upkeep of Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial in Delhi, reported the [ http://www.ptinews.com/news/6979261\_HC-seeks-Centre-reply-on-maintenance-o...