Trilegal and Shearman & Sterling advised French firm Engie on the sale of its entire 89.11 per cent stake in Meenakshi Energy to India Power Corporation which was advised by Khaitan & Co. Trilegal Delhi partners Yogesh Singh and Neeraj Menon, counsel Ravi Mahton and senior associates Amar ...

We caught up with Trilegal co-founder Anand Prasad, who will leave the firm to become an arguing counsel and potentially a politician, Legally India reported earlier this morning. Here’s more about his plans.

Trilegal Delhi-based co-founding partner Anand Prasad will leave the firm’s partnership to become an independent counsel and get into politics, three reliable, independent sources with knowledge of the development have confirmed.

Tatva Legal advised the Bangalore Elevated Tollway and NCC Infrastructure Holdings on the Rs 750 crore sale of stake in the tollway to India Infrastructure Fund II which was advised by Trilegal. Tatva Hyderabad partner Ekta Bahl and manager Pratyush Singh acted for the Tollway and NCC Trilegal Delhi...

, as wellEconomic Laws Practice (ELP) has won the eighth cricket ELP Masters Cup in Mumbai against AZB & Partners in the finals by 12 runs late yesterday.

HSA Advocates partners Navin Syiem and Avirup Nag have resigned from the firm alongside associate partner Abhishek Bhalla.

A string of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas’ (CAM) senior and principal associates have left in recent months, following the hiring spree by the firm following its split with Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas.

AZB & Partners and Clifford Chance Hong Kong advised global investment banking major Goldman Sachs on its $66m (Rs 441 Crore) acquisition of minority stake in Indian hotel investor Samhi Hotels which was advised by Economic Laws Practice (ELP) and Jones Day. Khaitan & Co and Trilegal advis...

Symbiosis Law School alumnus Aninda Pal joined Juris Corp as a partner in its mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and private equity (PE) practice from November 2015, according to a press release from the firm last week. Pal has worked in Trilegal as a counsel in its corporate legal team for more than eight years before this.

Trilegal advised Japan based company Mitsui in investing Rs 343 crores ($51.6 m) in online shopping portal Naaptol which was advised by Dua Associates. Nishith Desai Associates advised other existing shareholders of Naaptol, NEA FVCI, NEA FDI , CMDB II, ICP Holdings I and SVB India Capital 2006. Wit...

Every year, law firms send out creative electronic (and paper) cards celebrating the festival of lights. This year, we’ve collected a few of the larger firms’ greetings that have found their way into our inbox.

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the central and Delhi governments on a plea filed by three lawyers seeking ban on the sale and bursting of firecrackers during the festival of Dussehra and Diwali because it further aggravates the already dangerous level of air pollution.

Trilegal has promoted five to the first rung of its all-equity lockstep partnership.

Economic Laws Practice (ELP) associate partner Faraz Sagar has joined Trilegal as a partner in Mumbai.

In Arjun Gopal vs UOI filed in the Supreme Court, the three infants, all residents of Delhi, have sought the immediate intervention of Supreme Court against the inevitable and upcoming widespread use of firecrackers and fireworks and other products of the same classification, especially during the festivals of Dussehra and Diwali. The Supreme Court, their petition says, is bound under Article 32 to take interim steps in effectuating the people’s right to clean, healthy and breathable air under Article 21.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has acted for the owners and existing investors of Paytm, including One97 Communications, which saw a $575m investment from Chinese e-commerce and internet behemoth Alibaba and its affiliate Ant Financial, which drafted in Trilegal in Mumbai.

Legal diversity NGO Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access’ (IDIA) Mumbai chapter organised the second season of the IDIA Football League (IFL) on 5 and 6 September at Kamla Mills Ground in Lower Parel, Mumbai. Star TV’s legal team bested Trilegal to win the tournament.

J Sagar Associates (JSA) advised the promoters of Astec LifeSciences on selling 45 per cent of their stake in it to Godrej Agrovet which was advised by Trilegal. JSA Mumbai partner Vikram Raghani, senior associates Anand Lakra and Birbahadur Sachar and consultant Avinash Jethwani acted for Astec. Tr...

Senior Mumbai Trilegal partner Amit Tambe will leave the firm.

Trilegal and Canadian law firm Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt advised the largest Canadian contract research organisation (CRO) JSS Medical Research on its Rs 9.5 crore ($1.5m) buy of CRO Max Neeman Medical International which was advised by AZB & Partners. Trilegal partner Charandeep Kaur, coun...