Law firms

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) has hired Platinum Partners lawyer Vijay Pratap Singh Chauhan as a partner in its competition team, based in Delhi, according to the firm’s press release.

J Sagar Associates (JSA) has hired Shafaq Uraizee Sapre as a Mumbai-based retained partner from Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (LKS).

Dua Associates has hired Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (LKS) dispute resolution partner Ganesh Chandru and his team of four lawyers in Delhi.

Kochhar & Co has rehired former resident partner Rajarshi Chakrabarti, who had spent eight years since working in-house and starting up a firm, this time as a senior resident partner.

Debevoise & Plimpton London-based associate Shashwat Patel has moved to London-headquartered corporate firm Simmons & Simmons as counsel and UK corporate head of its India group.