Law firms

Dua hires ex-Freshfields lawyer, promos Robin David to equity & 3 retained partners in Singapore, Delhi

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Robin David
Four promoted internally as ex-FF consultant Priya Christian joined as a retained competition partner.

Khaitan Sud hires Bajaj Allianz in-houser as insurance partner, promotes one

Khaitan Sud & Partners has hired ex-Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company in-house lawyer Ashutosh Singh as insurance partner and promoted principal associate Deepak Khurana to partnership in litigation, according to legal website Bar & Bench . Khurana is a 2006 graduate from Delhi Unive...

Kochhar hires 4 laterals as partners from Amarchand, Dua, Mulla

Niti Paul
Niti Paul
Kochhar nabs Neeraj Grover, Nishant Menon, Niti Paul and Nilesh Parekh.

Luthra Delhi lit partner Ajit Warrier to join Amarchand

Luthra & Luthra litigation partner Ajit Warrier is to join Amarchand Mangaldas’ Delhi office after this month, according to legal website Bar & Bench ’s sources but without official confirmation from the firms. Warrier specialises in corporate litigation, having joined Luthra in 2006 after...

Remfry & Sagar promotes four into new partner-designate career path

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Remfry & Sagar has created a pre-partnership career rung, promoting four managing associates into the partner-designate position effective from 1 April 2013.

Amarchand hires White & Case London’s Nikhil Narayanan as Delhi partner

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Nikhil Narayanan
Amarchand Delhi hires NLSIU grad and MBA.

Remfry equity partner Vikram Grover starts IP lit & corporate law firm Groverlaw

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Grover
Remfry & Sagar IP lit and corporate commercial head starts firm.

Juris Corp partners Hoshedar Wadia, Anil Jarial take a break

Juris Corp corporate partner Hoshedar Wadia and dispute resolution partner Anil Jarial have left the firm indefinitely and for a sabbatical respectively. Wadia had been a partner with the firm since 2008, while Jarial had joined as partner in 2010. Juris Corp partner Detty Davis told Legally India o...

Mumbai’s IC Legal taps Finsec to start PE with partners Indrajit Mishra, Tejesh Chitlangi

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Indrajit Mishra
The laterals, who used to work at Thakker & Thakker and ARA Law, join with one associate.

K Law sets up in London, gets huge Bangalore office, pushes Chennai & promo’s three partners

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London calling
Krishnamurthy & Co hopes to attract more UK and European clients from London.

Clasis promotes Mohit Sharma to Delhi partner

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Sharma
Clasis has promoted one to partner, and one lawyer to Mumbai as senior associate.

Lakshmi Kumaran promotes Khaitan lateral Anil Dutt to partner, hikes fresher base pay to Rs 7.2 lakh

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LKS elevated lit practice head to partnership yesterday and hiked base pay.

2001 NLS grad Savi Hebbur gets nod to Linklaters partnership

India group managing associate promo’d.

5 Lexport promos + breaking into Bangalore

Delhi law firm Lexport opened an office in Bangalore and announced its first two associate partners Mukesh Yadav and Mukul Chandra, previously senior associates with the firm. Yadav heads the firm’s new Bangalore office with a team of two associates which the firm will grow to around six immediately...

Desai & Diwanji promotes five to salaried partner in Mumbai

Desai & Diwanji has announced the promotion of five associate partners to partner in Mumbai yesterday.

A&O tops ranking of India foreign firms ahead of Magic Circle, Herbies, Americans

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London international firms beat US firms in recognition and volume stakes.

RSG law firm rankings: Khaitan draws with AZB, nimble firms score, clients complain about Big Six service

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The incumbents continued their rule in the consultancy’s 2013 ranking of law firms, while the ecosystem as a whole has widened.

3 young Anglo-Indian qualified lawyers open City of London office, look to expand to Mumbai, Delhi

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Ludgate Circus
London law firm Candey Parker Solicitors and Advocates looks to go global with new London office and ambition.

India counsel Sanjeet Malik leaves Milbank Singapore for ‘exciting renewables opp’ in India

Malik: Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy Singapore of counsel Sanjeet Malik, specialising in the India practice group, corporate and disputes, has left the firm to pursue a business opportunity in India. In a departure email he wrote: I’m writing to let you know that after more than two enjoyable y...

ELP lit equity partner Gulati & team of 11 poached by E&Y law firm PDS Legal, more approached including Notani

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Gulati
Economic Laws Practice (ELP) litigation head and equity partner Tarun Gulati has resigned with around 11 associates in Delhi.