Lawyers assist in India’s ambitious new drone regulations, despite tech & first-mover problems
The Government of India has taken the second step on Tuesday in its revolutionary policies that could make the commercial usage of drones in India a reality, though teething problems have delayed implementation of the first policy so far and larger question marks remain about the best way of regulating a technology that countries the world over are still grappling with.
Nalsar ‘08 alum Manish Aggarwal gets partnership at global lit disrupter Three Crowns LLP
Nalsar Hyderabad 2008 alumnus Manish Aggarwal has become partner at top global arbitration start-up boutique Three Crowns LLP in London, having joined the firm from Allen & Overy (A&O) as a senior associate just after it had set up in 2014.
First NLS grad takes silk: White & Case partner, Jessup legend Dipen Sabharwal becomes elite senior Queen’s Counsel in UK
White & Case London partner and illustrious NLSIU Bangalore alumnus Dipen Sabharwal has been bestowed the prestigious Queen’s Counsel (QC) tag by the bar of England & Wales.
LI 2018 Live League Tables (work in progress)
LI's live corporate league tables have currently captured 277 deals for the 2018 calendar year. More are being added daily.
Click here to explore the full domestic and foreign firm league tables and to complete submissions, or click through to the firms below to see more detailed breakdowns of deals activity.
| Firm | Deal Count |
Deal Values ($m) |
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| Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas | 63 | 32,160 |
| AZB & Partners | 57 | 15,114 |
| Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas | 53 | 38,350 |
| Khaitan & Co | 34 | 24,015 |
| J Sagar Associates (JSA) | 26 | 24,621 |
| Trilegal | 19 | 25,424 |
| Themis Associates | 18 | 929 |
| Nishith Desai Associates | 16 | 2,975 |
| Link Legal India Law Services (LLILS) | 16 | 1,170 |
| DSK Legal | 14 | 475 |
| IndusLaw | 14 | 462 |
| Jerome Merchant + Partners | 11 | 323 |
| Samvad Partners | 10 | 499 |
| Argus Partners | 9 | 16,689 |
| Veritas Legal | 9 | 1,069 |
Deals Feed
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Private equity / VC
SAM for Fractal Analytics on $200m cash injection by AZB-advised PE fund Apax, with Lathams, Kirkland, NDA, Trilegal, Veritas -
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HSA, CAM act on $23.5m Hero Electric Vehicles investment from Alpha Capital -
Corporate M&A
HSA digs 4 port trusts’ buy of Dredging Corp from GOI, with Link Legal -
Corporate M&A
Veyrah helps Naspers-OLX buy SAM-client Aasaanjobs portal -
Corporate M&A
Khaitan advises L&T Infotech on $7.48m buy of Ruletronics -
Corporate M&A
Veritas, CAM, P&A steer Samara-Amazon $590m acquisition of Birla More supermarket through choppy waters, CCI -
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AZB assists Nykaa on $15.8m investment by Lighthouse -
Private equity / VC
AZB acts on $19.5m Rabo investment in LT Foods, Nature-Bio Foods -
Private equity / VC
AZB acts on $88m TPG investment in RR Kabel -
Corporate M&A
Khaitan assists Aqualite shoes on $35.5m VC investment by Lighthouse
In-house counsel and GCs
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Cairn GC Nitin Banerjee elevated to Vedanta group GC, plugs gap of 3+ years post-Mukesh Bhavnani
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Khaitan PA Soumyadri Chattopadhyaya joins client Parkway Pantai as 1st lawyer post Fortis-IHH buyout [CORRECTION]
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Ex-Inox Leisure legal head Dhanraj Mulki joins Mahindra Hols in leadership group as GC, CS
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Trilegal counsel Arpan Chowdhury joins SSG Advisors as VP legal, following Praveen Thomas
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Tributes remember the man in a hurry: Pathbreaking GC, DSK consultant Girish Gokhale
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Khaitan associate partner Abhimanyu Ghosh (NUJS ‘07) joins NDB as senior in-houser
Singhania Partners promotes Abhimeet Sinha to full partnership, Gunjan Gupta to associate partner
_Singhania & Partners LLP has promoted Delhi-based associate partner Abhimeet Sinha to partner and principal associate Gunjan Gupta to associate partner.
IndusLaw Bangalore down one more litigator, as partner Nikhilesh Rao joins Khaitan
IndusLaw Bangalore disputes partner Nikhilesh Rao will join Khaitan & Co’s litigation team, as first reported by Bar & Bench.
MZM Legal promotes lit partner Waseem Pangarkar to senior partner
Mumbai disputes firm MZM Legal has promoted its disputes partner Waseem Pangarkar to senior partner.
Cairn GC Nitin Banerjee elevated to Vedanta group GC, plugs gap of 3+ years post-Mukesh Bhavnani
Cairn Oil & Gas general counsel (GC) Nitin Banerjee was elevated to group general counsel at Vedanta Limited on 20 December, finally filling in the gap created by his predecessor Mukesh Bhavnani’s exit more than three years ago.
Luthra lit partner Anirban Bhattacharya changes into robes to argue more high-value matters
L&L Partners 2014-litigation partner Anirban Bhattacharya has left to make it as an independent arguing counsel, as first reported by Bar & Bench.
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Nalsar ‘08 alum Manish Aggarwal gets partnership at global lit disrupter Three Crowns LLP
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