Law firms

Khaitan & Co principal associate Shweta Dwivedi has joined Link Legal India Law Services (LLILS) as associate partner in the corporate team in Mumbai.

AZB & Partners 2016-promoted partner Sugandha Asthana has resigned and is set to join Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas.

Mumbai-based Dipti Lavya Swain, who had been general counsel (GC) at Azure Power until around six months ago, has set up law firm DLS Law Offices.

Juris Corp partner Hitesh Jain and his team, as well as recently-exited J Sagar Associates (JSA) partner Ravichandra Hegde, are setting up a new law firm, with offices in Mumbai, Pune and Delhi.

Energy services group ENGIE has acquired a controlling stake in Simpa Energy India to fund geographic expansion and accelerate growth, hoping to further decentralise renewable energy solutions across the world and to help India transition to clean power, reported the PTI.

“Chennai-based robotics startup DeTect Technologies Tuesday said it has raised $3.3 million in a Series A funding round from a clutch of investors led by SAIF Partners as it seeks to double its workforce and expand in the UK and Europe. Existing investors Bharath Innovation Fund, Axilor Ventures and BlueHill Capital Pvt. Ltd also took part in the latest round,” reported Mint.

“Alibaba’s payment affiliate Ant Financial has pumped in another $210 million in restaurant discovery and food-delivery platform Zomato, as the company ramps of spending for its market leadership battle against rival Swiggy,” reported the Economic Times, about the unicorn’s Series I round of fundraising.

Samvad Partners Mumbai corporate partner Sudipta Routh has joined IndusLaw as a partner.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas corporate and M&A salaried partner Sourav Kanti De Biswas, whom we had reported had resigned in July, is set to join Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas next week.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) Delhi partners Kirat Singh Nagra and Rishi Anand have resigned from the firm last week, according to authoritative sources.

Karanjawala & Co said it is unfazed by the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) complaint against it over its client MJ Akbar’s defamation suit, and has apologised to the BCD.

DSK Legal senior partner Tushar Ajinkya has joined Economic Laws Practice (ELP) with a team of three in Mumbai.