Law firms

Wadia Ghandy has promoted six of its senior associates to partnership.

Law firm Khaitan & Co has promoted 11 of its lawyers to partnership, of whom 6 are women, growing to a total size of 152 partners (with 13 female partners), and is now at 578 fee-earners.

L&L Partners Delhi-based private equity and corporate partner Vishwanath Pratap Singh is leaving the firm, we have confirmed from several sources.

Deepak Kumar Thakur has joined L&L Partners in Mumbai as a partner in its projects practice from HSA Advocates, where he was also a partner.

Verus Advocates partner Charles De Souza has started up Meraki Chambers with his team, which he is intending to be a “hybrid between a partnership and a barrister style chamber”.

Boutique Mumbai law firm M Mulla Associates, which had been started in 2010 by Mulla & Mulla partner Maneck Mulla, has internally promoted one senior associate to associate partner, after having hired former Naik Naik & Company partner Anuja Jhunjhunwala as a partner in January 2019.

Kolkata-headquartered firm Aquilaw, which had opened its third national office in Mumbai last year, has promoted two associate partners to its partnership, one to associate partner and has also announced its associate promotions, according to its press release.

S&R Associates partner of 13 years, Uday Walia, has resigned and is due to join Platinum Partners in Delhi, we understand from reliable sources.