Law firms

J Sagar Associates (JSA) has announced the promotion of 12 of its lawyers to associate partner level.

Advaita Legal senior principal Dharnendra Kumar Rana has joined indirect tax boutique Nitya Tax Associates as a partner in Delhi.

DLA Piper London-based India group member and legal director Joywin Mathew has been promoted to its partnership, in a promotion round of 77 lawyers across 43 different offices in 20 countries, according to DLA’s press release.

DSK Legal has promoted Mumbai-based associate partner Vikrant Singh Negi to partner, and four principal associates to associate partner.

Bangalore firm Mundkur Law Offices, which was set up in 2007 by Ramanand Mundkur, has merged its practice with Mumbai-headquartered Bharucha & Partners, under the new branding Bharucha Singh Mundkur (BSM).

HSA Advocates has promoted Delhi-based associate partners Rahul Talwar and Shreshth Sharma to its partnership.

Samvad Partners has hired ex J Sagar Associates (JSA) Mumbai partner Srabonee Roy as a partner in its Mumbai office.

AZB & Partners has made a massive promotion round of 15 to its partnership, with effect from today.

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (LKS) is closing its three-year-old London office, after the UK’s negotiations to leave the European Union (EU) have proved more hairy than anyone could have anticipated.

Trilegal has promoted six of its lawyers to its equity partnership, more than at any point in its history, growing to a total partnership size of 50.*