NLSIU Bangalore, Delhi University (DU), GLC Mumbai and ILS Pune have given India’s biggest law firms more than three times as many partners than most other younger law schools since 2009.

Delhi-based intellectual property firm Lall & Sethi (L&S) turned into a partnership after 20 years as a sole proprietorship firm since established in 1993. Three partners were internally promoted at the firm. Senior associates Raghav Malik, Jyotideep Kaur and Tia Malik were promoted to the...

Naik Naik & Co and London-international firm Lawrence Graham (formerly known as LG) have entered into a preferred referral relationship.

Corporate principal associate Ashish Razdan and banking and finance principal associate Kumar Saurabh Singh have been promoted.

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has entered into associations with NLS, NUJS, Nalsar, NLU Jodhpur and Delhi so far.

Advani & Co will merge with Pune-based disputes firm Nehru & Co to create Advani Nehru & Co, reported the Economic Times today. Nehru founder Ranjan Nehru told the paper that there was a “vacuum in Pune when it comes to serving local corporate clients and we intend to plug that gap”. ...

His firm mourns OP Vaish’s death, who passed away this morning after heart bypass surgery and a brief illness.

Amarchand Mangaldas Mumbai office scoops Luthra lawyer who’s been associated with the firm for 13 years.

Clasis Law has recruited Grant Thornton indirect tax director Manoj Mishra as head of indirect tax in Delhi – the first hire in the practice area. Before 2007 he was working at Khaitan & Co, reported Bar & Bench.

Jaipur-based law firm Chir Amrit Legal LLP has opened an office in Fort, Mumbai on 7 September headed by its Jaipur corporate practice head and partner Ritu Soni.

Legasis Partners partner Sachin Mandlik has joined Khaitan & Co as a partner in dispute resolution in Mumbai.

Khaitan & Co former indirect tax executive director Manish Mishra joined Link Legal - India Law Services as a partner on Monday.

Advani & Co managing partner Hiroo Advani, and other law firms’ partners have formed a body that aims to “encourage best practices” and exclude the judiciary from arbitrating Indian disputes.

Persistent Systems general counsel Vivek Sadhale with its associate general manager Vikas Aggarwal and independently practicing lawyers Shridhar Kulkarni and Alhad Oak started up Pune law firm Legalogic as co-founding partners on 1 July in Pune and Mumbai.

Economic Laws Practice (ELP) Mumbai dispute resolution partner Madhur Baya left the firm last week to start up his own arbitration practice LexArbitri.

India Today Group’s Business Today magazine has chosen Madhurima Mukherjee, who left Luthra & Luthra last week , and Amarchand Mangaldas Delhi partner Pallavi Shroff, as two of India’s 25 “most powerful women in business”. AZB & Partners Mumbai-based co-founder Zia Mody has won the award s...

Former Lexygen partner Roshan Thomas joined Themis Associates as a partner this month. Thomas had been with the firm for seven years after joining as partner from Nishith Desai & Associates (NDA) where he was an associate from 2003 to 2006. He graduated from Nalsar Hyderabad in 2003. Thomas dec...

Juris Corp partner and Chennai head Hufriz Wadia has resigned, having joined in January to open the office in the city.

Former J Sagar Associates (JSA) Mumbai partner Shiraj Salelkar joined IC Legal’s equity partnership yesterday as the sixth partner at the firm.

Luthra & Luthra capital markets head and partner Madhurima Mukherjee has announced her resignation from the firm today.