Clasis loses Delhi IP head Ashwin Sapra to war of the Shroffs

Clasis Law intellectual property head Ashwin Sapra has resigned and may join as a partner designate the firm to be started in Delhi by Amarchand Mangaldas Mumbai managing partner Cyril Shroff next month, as first reported by Bar & Bench.

Legally India has authoritatively confirmed that Sapra will be joining Cyril Shroff in Delhi.

Sapra had joined Clasis from Luthra & Luthra in 2014.

Team (Cyril) Amarchand Mangaldas (Delhi)Team (Shardul) Amarchand Manganldas (Mumbai)
MNK Law Offices partners Gyanendra Kumar, Anuradha Mukherjee and Srinivas Kilambi Citi consultant Gokul Rajan & Jones Day associate Nikhil Naredia Kochhar & Co partner Harry Chawla Gnarus Partners founder Rishi Anand Khaitan associate partner Harsh Kumar Raghuram Raju (ex-Dua Associates partner, ex-GC of Religare) Luthra & Luthra partner Piyush Mishra Khaitan & Co Delhi partner Gauri Rasgotra; and Economic Laws Practice (ELP) partner Kirat Singh Nagra.<a style=“href: “https://www.legallyindia.com/Law-firms/shardul-amarchand-plunders-khaitan-associate-partner-ranks-again-for-recent-promotee-abhishek-sinha;“>Khaitan associate partner Abhishek Sinha Dudhat Pereira & Associates founder and former Udwadia Udeshi partner Radhika Pereira. Khaitan associate partner Iqbal Khan Khaitan & Co associate partner Deepto Roy

Comments

hubba 27 Apr 2015, 15:23
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Where is Ranjan joining?
K law 27 Apr 2015, 15:33
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Big Blow to Classis Law!!
Avent 27 Apr 2015, 15:40
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Cyril going from strength to strength !
qcm 27 Apr 2015, 16:17
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Really? Any other tier 2 firms left to raid?
bling 27 Apr 2015, 16:18
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[...] fellow

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kianganz 27 Apr 2015, 16:26
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I would assume this is an LI in-joke and someone trolling regular visitor and LI critic 'bling', rather than a genuinely felt expression of anyone's loyalty... Unless it is actually 'bling'??
bling 27 Apr 2015, 18:09
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Just testing the waters.. You have let the same comment stay for another post ...
lol 27 Apr 2015, 15:40
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LOL LOL LOL
Agree 27 Apr 2015, 16:16
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Couldn't agree more :-)
Agent vinod 27 Apr 2015, 16:44
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Game, set, match. Lost
Margarita 28 Apr 2015, 01:47
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His specialism is pharma and us FDA work. Interesting niche. Cam will still need a proper I p team
Specialism 29 Apr 2015, 17:47
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Waah!! Like capitalism and communism.
In house 28 Apr 2015, 05:32
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Great news. Have worked with Ashwin. Good lawyer and a wonderful person.
OUTSIDER 28 Apr 2015, 06:14
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India and Arnab Goswami wants to know, where is Mr. Ranjan Negi joining???
Haze 28 Apr 2015, 10:12
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heard that he has started his own along with the other three associates!!
Outsider 28 Apr 2015, 11:35
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Get a new monicker of your own maybe?
Anand 28 Apr 2015, 15:16
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Yes i also want to know. I have vested interests....
Dost 28 Apr 2015, 06:22
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Congratulations Ashwin. Well deserved.
classy 28 Apr 2015, 08:11
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How is clasis law still surviving? Seems like Sakate was smart and abandoned them at the right time
yep 28 Apr 2015, 13:57
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To start another Khaitan entity! The apple doen't fall far from the tree...
Sing 28 Apr 2015, 18:34
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Congrats buddy. Well done.