Clifford Chance London partner Sumesh Sawhney to join Jones Day | CC claims 115 deals this year

Wednesday, 19 December 2012 By Legally India Law firms

Clifford Chance India group partner and Amarchand Mangaldas alumnus Sumesh Sawhney has resigned to join Jones Day in London.

He is understood to be joining Jones Day as a partner in London.

Sawhney declined to comment when contacted by Legally India last week, but a Clifford Chance spokesperson confirmed his departure.

Sawhney was promoted to Clifford Chance’s partnership in 2010, as reported by Legally India at the time, having joined the firm in 2006 from Amarchand Mangaldas Delhi, where he was a partner. The 1992 Punjab University Chandigarh law graduate is dual qualified to practice in India and England & Wales.

Clifford Chance’s India head and Singapore managing partner Geraint Hughes said in an emailed statement: “We thank Sumesh for his contribution to the firm and wish him well in his future career.”

A Clifford Chance spokesperson said that Mark Poulton would continue heading the India Group’s corporate activities, working “closely with Rahul Guptan in Singapore and Neeraj Budhwani in Hong Kong, and with Parmeet Bahri, an associate who joined the London office from JSA in September”.

Over the last year, claimed the statement, Clifford Chance’s offices had “advised on over 115 transactions or disputes for Indian clients or for multinationals with interests in India”.

Comments

Punju at heart 20 Dec 2012, 06:02

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No doubt - very smart move! JD after parting ways with P&A needs to bulk up.

For Sumesh, he probably got a raw deal at CC. CC couldn't handle the in-fighting in India group, and lost people and plot. Even after being made up, Sumesh had little elbow room.

Looks like he will head India corporate desk at JD. Kian - can you confirm?

Anon 20 Dec 2012, 07:21

When did the JD-P&A break up happen? Kian please confirm.

Punju in the head 21 Dec 2012, 11:30

No that's Sushma Jobanputra

Anonymous 20 Dec 2012, 06:47

Finally..Good Riddance for CC..

There you go! 20 Dec 2012, 06:55

So the CC India politics continues ....

Not so anonymous 20 Dec 2012, 07:03

I would really like to know the basis of your thought. As someone who's worked with Sumesh, I would actually agree somewhat with Punju in saying he got a raw deal at CC. It's a good move for him and he will have an important role in the India desk at JD.
CC on the other hand is further losing its pulse on the India group.

PBN 20 Dec 2012, 07:46

115 deals???....they must have counted all those banking deals they do for Barclays, HSBC etc in London.... all those banks have "interests" in India. Kian - what does your India deal rankings say?

mad-u 20 Dec 2012, 08:12

sumes is a star and has been for more than a few years. every star has detractors and negative/cyncial comments for such an article an index of star-power.

Anonymous 20 Dec 2012, 08:34

ROTFL

Cynical 20 Dec 2012, 09:18

The usual mix of bad mouthers and sycophants I see. The anonymity that the internet affords does have the effect of making tigers out of mice.

Happy New Year, girls.

Anon 20 Dec 2012, 18:24

Smart chap.

Deplorable 21 Dec 2012, 10:25

Instead of wishing him all the very best, people are unnecessarily bad mouthing him. Becoming a CC partner itself means he is an inspirational character. So, let's focus on his qualities and abilities rather than personal attacks.

CC 22 Dec 2012, 05:22

Please take [...] as well! A lot of us at CC would rather see that happen

slant 22 Dec 2012, 05:37

hard for a lot of people to digest one can do well outside of the desi amss-azb rate race. coz that's a rat race for designations in two closely-held firms so no need to be jealous, and noone outside that can do well. makes for good self-worth.

observer 27 Dec 2012, 06:36

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It amazes me how uncouth and immature some of the posts here are - really, if this is standard that lawyers in India (and i assume most people posting here are Indian lawyers, whether or not they are practising in India) have, then there is little to argue against the public perception that people at large (and non-Indian lawyers abroad) have about Indian lawyers.

The editor of this website has done a great amount of disservice by letting these posts go unchecked - i have seen people's carefully crafted repuatations be unwisely commented on, people's personal lives being spoken about and baseless allegations being made...all under the guise of an anonymous post - if this webiste and the posts it allows to be posted here are a barometer of how the profession is to work in, then I would advise anyone with any sensitivity to stay away. Good bye.

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