JSA banking partner Kannan Rahul to join Trilegal partnership

Monday, 14 August 2017 By Legally India Law firms

Trilegal has voted for J Sagar Associates (JSA) Mumbai banking and finance partner Kannan Rahul to join the firm’s partnership.

In a press release by Trilegal on Friday, Mumbai-based corporate head Nishant Parikh commented: “Kannan brings a wealth of experience in banking and finance, and is widely regarded for the quality of his work and advice. Kannan will add more strength to Trilegal’s leading banking and finance practice.”

Rahul had been promoted from of counsel to salaried partner at JSA in 2015, shortly after having joined from ICICI Bank where he was the South East Asia and North Asia corporate group’s head of legal in Hong Kong, after some time with the bank in Mumbai.

He is an NLSIU Bangalore graduate and specialises in international banking, project finance, trade finance, general corporate lending, bond issuances and restructuring.

Trilegal also recently landed a scoop in hiring competition partner Nisha Kaur Uberoi from AZB & Partners.

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Comments

Excuse me? 14 Aug 2017, 13:27
+21 -13
After two blockbuster hires in Bhakta and Nisha, this signals a return to the mean for Try legal. A non descript hire without any market standing or deal experience to bolster a practice without a face to it makes very little sense!
Alizeh 15 Aug 2017, 13:37
+10 -5
Haters gonna hate
Excused 15 Aug 2017, 14:56
+16 -10
Why are you getting so offended! Did he take away your employment? He is a brilliant guy.
Dalton 16 Aug 2017, 08:08
+6 -8
As harsh as it sounds @Excuse me is spot on. Hires such as these have never worked on big financing, or have core financing experience, let alone clientele. Nisha is a world removed and comparing Kannan to her is like comparing a district level cricketer with an India Seniors player. Dunno why LI reports this stuff.
@Dalton 16 Aug 2017, 16:19
+0 -2
Why is Trilegal partnership doing this? They seem to be a bunch of smart people, no? Getting Bhakta, Nisha and then Rahul. These is surely something fishy, I would say. Anyways, hope you are getting your referral work properly. :)
abcd 14 Aug 2017, 14:56
+0 -0
Typo for "specialises"
Chalo Dilli 14 Aug 2017, 17:47
+0 -0
Who else?
Underwood 15 Aug 2017, 04:22
+1 -3
specialiess in international banking?
Guest 15 Aug 2017, 12:15
+2 -0
What about the counsel and SA in the team?
Ex-Try 16 Aug 2017, 04:36
+0 -0
There are more Counsels than SAs and Associates in the firm waiting for their elevation... and here it comes. Try needs to start caring for their 'retainers' - if they really care to retain them.
Try Again 16 Aug 2017, 16:16
+0 -0
Who are these attorneys in the banking space?
Counsel1 15 Aug 2017, 12:54
+9 -2
A star hire would have been someone like Sonali from TTA. There are simply no good banking lawyers anymore. As an aside, is Rahul going to Delhi, isn't Ameya running a banking practice here in Mumbai.
Alias 15 Aug 2017, 13:16
+1 -0
Happy Birthday Kannan!
Brave 15 Aug 2017, 16:07
+0 -2
Bol tooh detey bhai jaa rehe hoo...
Bir 16 Aug 2017, 05:48
+4 -0
shashwat ko bhi le jo!
Big Hire 16 Aug 2017, 06:04
+1 -1
That's a real big one. Interesting move by Rahul. Is he moving with a team, @Kian?
NLU Stud 16 Aug 2017, 11:53
+20 -1
This guy looks like Arjun Rampal.
Puzzled 16 Aug 2017, 15:34
+10 -3
It's so puzzling - random people are hating on someone's professional decision to switch jobs/hire people for opportunities that only such person is in a position to decide, if well suited or not.
Go figure 16 Aug 2017, 19:08
+8 -4
Another firm just hired another banking partner who has a stellar reputation, client following and is very well rated in law directories like Chambers. Why didn't they hire her? Or is it that she chose SAM over this firm? That's the real puzzle.
Je baat 17 Aug 2017, 12:27
+3 -1
Interesting point. Did she join as an Equity partner?
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