In-house counsel
Inox Group tax lawyer Shilpa Sharma becomes Inox Leisure legal head
Inox Group legal adviser indirect tax Shilpa Sharma has moved to group company Inox Leisure as vice president legal, where she will oversee the legal operations of the cinema and entertainment giant.
Tata’s Vistara gets Trilegal counsel, Symbi ‘07 Shashank Jain as GC
Trilegal counsel Shashank Jain joined as joined Vistara (Tata Sia Airlines) as head legal effective today.
Diageo ex-senior legal counsel Nischal Hindia joins GSK as India legal head
Nischal Hindia, who had left his role at drinks giant Diageo’s legal function in Februrary, as we had first reported, will be joining GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as its India legal head, reported Bar & Bench.
Shuva continues building Tata in-house empire: 1 from Intel, 1 from Piramal, 1 from SAM
Intel senior attorney Poornima Sampath (NLSIU Bangalore 2002), Piramal Bain’s former head legal Supriya Bhardwaj (GLC Mumbai 2004) and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas principal associate Sayak Maity have joined Tata Sons, reported Bar & Bench.
KKR finance behemoth & legal advisory goldmine gets first India general counsel: JP Morgan GC Jigar Shah
JP Morgan managing director and India head of legal Jigar Shah will be joining KKR in Mumbai as its India head of legal in a new role, according to two sources with knowledge of the move.
Netflix India gets GC Ashish Chandra with Snapdeal, Astro Malaysia experience
Former Snapdeal general counsel (GC) Ashish Chandra has joined streaming service Netflix India as legal director after a brief stint with Malaysian media and entertainment company Astro Malaysia Holdings as vice president and head counsel, as first reported by Bar & Bench.
Ex-IDFC, Luthra partner Rajesh Chavda joins Essar Oil UK refinery in-house
Rajesh Chavda, who had been working at IDFC Alternatives as a director in India until January of this year, has joined Essar Oil (UK) Limited as a senior legal adviser.
SAM partner Saanjh Purohit to join Facebook in-house
Former GE Power GC Manjaree Chowdhary joins Maruti India as GC
Former GE Power South Asia general counsel (GC) Manjaree Chowdhary joined Maruti Suzuki India as a GC this month, according to her Linked-in profile.
Diageo VP legal Nischal Hindia to leave drinks giant
Nischal Hindia, who had joined global liquor giant Diageo in 2013 as senior legal counsel from UBS India where he was country counsel, is set to leave the company, according to sources.
Bharat Vasani permanently leaves behind Tatas with legal function of 450-lawyers, will join private practice
Tata Sons former general counsel (GC) Bharat Vasani, has completed the handover of reins at India’s largets conglomerate’s parent company, and will be retiring from tomorrow.
Azure Power gets new general counsel: Luthra corp partner, NLU-J alum Dipti Lavya Swain joins
Luthra & Luthra partner Dipti Lavya Swain has joined Azure Power as general counsel (GC).
Ex-Advaya partner, OYO GC Smriti Subramanian mans Snapdeal's 9-month-vacant GC role
Former OYO Rooms general counsel Smriti Subramanian who was a partner at Advaya Legal, has joined Snapdeal as general counsel (GC) this week replacing former GC Ashish Chandra.
IDFC funds director, ex-Luthra partner Rajesh Chavda to return to UK
IDFC Alternatives director legal and compliance Rajesh Chavda is set to leave the investment fund by 28 February.
[CORRECTION] L&T adds HP’s Sanjukta Kulkarni as GC in L&T Infotech
Former Hewlett Packard (HP) director and India country counsel Sanjukta Kulkarni joined L&T Infotech as general counsel,
Vedanta power head, Jasmeet Wadehra, expands remit, now heads Sesa Goa biz legal arm
Vedanta Resources head legal for power Jasmeet Wadehra is now also heading the Vedanta group’s Sesa Goa unit, which includes four different verticals within the group.
How BankBazaar GC Parag Mathur & team worked without law firm for 100 days of double-time to close $30m Experian funding round
Bangalore-based fintech company BankBazaar in October concluded over 100 days of negotiating an investment transaction, pulling in $30m from London-based credit agency giant Experian and others, as reported by Techcrunch.
Jet Airways long-time GC Ashok Barimar hands reins to Gautam Acharya
Jet Airways vice-president for aeropolitical, government and international affairs Gautam Acharya has taken over as vice president of legal and regulatory affairs at the airline, reported the Business Standard, as part of a major management reshuffle.
Marico GC Surender Sharma moves to Colgate Palmolive India as assistant GC
Marico’s head legal Surender Sharma has joined Colgate Palmolive India as associate director legal.
Ex-Vaish indrect tax head Shilpa Sharma now heading impactful indirect tax matters for Inox Group
Former Vaish Associates indirect tax head Shilpa Sharma, who had left the firm in April, has joined the Inox Group as legal advisor.