Link Legal India Law Services has hired Khaitan & Co Mumbai senior associate Alok Sonker as an associate partner in the corporate practice.

Sonker specialises in M&A, private equity, corporate commercial and securities law.

In a press release managing partner Atul Sharma and co-managing partner Nusrat Hassan said they wished him success in his new role.

Sonker is a 2006 Lucknow University LLB graduate, with a 2008 LLM in business law from NLSIU Bangalore.

He had joined Rajani Associates in 2009, and had joined Khaitan in 2013.

We have reached out to Khaitan for comment.

Update: Khaitan executive director Amar Sinhji commented: “We wish Alok all the very best in his future endeavours. We would like to thank him for his contributions during his tenure with our Firm and I am sure that he will add immense value in his new role.”