Law firms

Argus Partners has hired independent litigator Maneesha Kongovi as a partner in Bangalore with her team.

Charul Yadav, who had rejoined IP firm Obhan & Associates as associate partner in January of this year after a one-year stint at LexOrbis, has been promoted to partner at the firm, according to a press release.

Trilegal counsel Padmaja Kaul, who’d been with the firm since 2012, has joined IndusLaw in Delhi as its second litigation partner in the city.

Kochhar & Co senior partner and head of its maritime practice, Gautam Bhatikar, has resigned with his team of five lawyers last month.

Kartik Maheshwari, Mumbai-based leader at Nishith Desai Associates (NDA), has resigned from the firm several month ago and will join Netflix India’s legal team soon, according to sources.