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HSA hired Kochhar partner Jivesh Chandrayan as corporate partner last year
HSA Advocates had hired Kochhar & Co partner Jivesh Chandrayan as Delhi partner in May 2018 in corporate.
Top Mumbai partnership Federal Rashmikant dissolves: Founder partners start separate firms [UPDATE-1]
Top Mumbai litigation and real estate solicitors partnership Federal & Rashmikant has officially dissolved on 1 January 2019, as we had first reported in June 2018.
Lawyers assist in India’s ambitious new drone regulations, despite tech & first-mover problems
The Government of India has taken the second step on Tuesday in its revolutionary policies that could make the commercial usage of drones in India a reality, though teething problems have delayed implementation of the first policy so far and larger question marks remain about the best way of regulating a technology that countries the world over are still grappling with.
Nalsar ‘08 alum Manish Aggarwal gets partnership at global lit disrupter Three Crowns LLP
Nalsar Hyderabad 2008 alumnus Manish Aggarwal has become partner at top global arbitration start-up boutique Three Crowns LLP in London, having joined the firm from Allen & Overy (A&O) as a senior associate just after it had set up in 2014.
First NLS grad takes silk: White & Case partner, Jessup legend Dipen Sabharwal becomes elite senior Queen’s Counsel in UK
White & Case London partner and illustrious NLSIU Bangalore alumnus Dipen Sabharwal has been bestowed the prestigious Queen’s Counsel (QC) tag by the bar of England & Wales.
Singhania Partners promotes Abhimeet Sinha to full partnership, Gunjan Gupta to associate partner
Singhania & Partners LLP has promoted Delhi-based associate partner Abhimeet Sinha to partner and principal associate Gunjan Gupta to associate partner.
IndusLaw Bangalore down one more litigator, as partner Nikhilesh Rao joins Khaitan
IndusLaw Bangalore disputes partner Nikhilesh Rao will join Khaitan & Co’s litigation team, as first reported by Bar & Bench.
MZM Legal promotes lit partner Waseem Pangarkar to senior partner
Mumbai disputes firm MZM Legal has promoted its disputes partner Waseem Pangarkar to senior partner.
Luthra lit partner Anirban Bhattacharya changes into robes to argue more high-value matters
L&L Partners 2014-litigation partner Anirban Bhattacharya has left to make it as an independent arguing counsel, as first reported by Bar & Bench.
AZB Mumbai promotes ex-Trilegal, A&O counsel Kunal Kumbhat to partner
AZB & Partners has promoted corporate, M&A and private equity counsel Kunal Kumbhat - who had joined less than a year ago after six years at Trilegal - to its partnership.
DSK gets 2019 gift with CAM Delhi partner exits Kirat Nagra, Rishi Anand + team of 8
Amarchand-raised Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) Delhi partners Kirat Singh Nagra and Rishi Anand, who we had first reported in November 2018 to have together resigned from the firm, are joining DSK Legal to rebuild its Delhi outpost.
Trilegal hires SAM partner, NLS grad Arjun Ghose in Bangalore for finance boost
Trilegal has hired Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas parter Arjun Ghose in Bangalore as the firm’s 44th equity partner, according to its press release.
Young start-up Rajaram promotes ex-KCo-NDA funds lawyer Prasad Subramanyan as 3rd partner
Rajaram Legal, which was converted into a law firm in 2017 by former Unilazer general counsel Archana Rajaram, has promoted Bangalore-based principal associate Prasad Subramanyan to partner.
CAM Delhi SAM tech law hire Asim Abbas to leave (4th Delhi exit in 3 months)
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) Delhi partner Asim Abbas, who had been hired from Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM) in 2016, is to leave the firm, as first reported by Bar & Bench.
CAM Delhi partner Manishi Pathak resigns
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Delhi Corporate partner Manishi Pathak is to leave the firm, Bar & Bench has first reported.
JSA partnership votes Vivek Chandy with Amit Kapur into much-slimmed management, in hotly democratic elections
After changing its constitution earlier this year, the partnership of J Sagar Associates (JSA) has today elected senior partner Delhi-based Amit Kapur into joint leadership at the firm, alongside partner Vivek K Chandy.
Shardul Amarchand tax, GST partner Sandeep Chilana to leave next year, firm hunts for replacement
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM) Delhi-based partner Sandeep Chilana, who is specialising in customs, GST, liquor and state excise laws, has resigned, we have learned.
Wadia Ghandy partner, homegrown solicitor advocate Kingshuk Banerjee to join Khaitan to beef up disputes in Mumbai
Wadia Ghandy Mumbai partner and litigator Kingshuk Banerjee is set to join Khaitan & Co as partner, as part of a larger plan at the firm to scale up its disputes practice.
AZB senior partner Ashwin Ramanathan leaves ‘nervous but excited’ to become an entrepreneur
AZB & Partners senior partner Ashwin Ramanathan, who has been with the firm since 2004, will resign by 1 January 2019 to become an entrepreneur.
NLS ‘04 Ankit Kashyap elected partner at Sidley Singapore
NLSIU Bangalore 2004 alumnus Ankit Kashyap was promoted to partner at Sidley Austin Singapore, in its latest round of 30 partner promotions.