Kochhar & Co has rehired former resident partner Rajarshi Chakrabarti, who had spent eight years since working in-house and starting up a firm, this time as a senior resident partner.

Debevoise & Plimpton London-based associate Shashwat Patel has moved to London-headquartered corporate firm Simmons & Simmons as counsel and UK corporate head of its India group.

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Rahul Saha, an NUJS Kolkata 2008 graduate, has been promoted to partner at US-international law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher in London.

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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) principal associate Rashi Saraf has re-joined IndusLaw, where she had worked six years ago, as a partner.

After three months of serving out his notice, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM) Delhi partner Anuj Prasad will join national rival Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) as partner and the firm’s (first) head of its new aerospace and defence sector group.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) principal associate Abir Dey is joining L&L Partners in Mumbai in its banking and finance practice.

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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM) private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) partner Siddharth Nair will remain with the firm but has moved from Bangalore to Delhi in a primarily non-fee-earning role, we understand.

Poovayya & Co has promoted Bangalore-based Pallavi Smriti to partner in its litigation practice, with effect from this year.

Jones Day has promoted 2007 NLSIU Bangalore graduate and former AZB & Partners associate Vinay Kurien to its partnership in Singapore, with effect from 1 January 2020.

IndusLaw partner Navin Syiem, who has left the firm in December of last year, is set to join L&L Partners we have reliably learnt.

AZB & Partners transaction support group (TSG) partner Ami Parikh has left the firm, according to her Linked-in and Bar & Bench.

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Triple AP promotions at LLILS L ink Legal India Law Services (LLILS) has promoted three to associate partner level: Pratyush Khurana (SLS Pune; Delhi corporate commercial, formerly principal associate) Vinu Peter Immanuel (Dr Ambedkar GLC Chennai 2006; Delhi corporate commercial, formerly principal ...

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM) partner Varun Sehgal has joined Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) as a corporate partner in Delhi.

Link Legal India Law Services partner Siddharth Srivastava will be joining Khaitan & Co in its banking and projects practice in Delhi.

AZB & Partners has hired L&L Partners Mumbai corporate and infrastructure partner Aditya Periwal in its Mumbai office.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has, according to its press release, “acquired the media and entertainment practice” of independent lawyer Ashni Parekh, which “has been developed by her over the past 14 years and is recognised as one of the leading practices in the media and entertainment space in India”.