Law firms

Samvad Partners promoted senior associate Natasha Mahajan to partner in Bangalore.

J Sagar Associates (JSA) Mumbai partner Somasekhar Sundaresan, one of the top securities lawyers in India, is set to resign and take up independent counsel practice, Legally India understands authoritatively.

ALMT Legal is the last of the previous generation of law firm tenants to move out Mumbai’s Express Towers, leaving only new tenant Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas behind.

Tatva Legal partner Ekta Bahl has resigned the firm to join Samvad Partners to set up its Hyderabad office to extend “the reach of the firm to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana”.

Economic Laws Practice (ELP) partner Vinayak Burman, associate partner Amit Vyas and senior associate Archana Khosla have come together to pursue their entrepreneurial dream by starting their own law firm.

Senior litigator Zulfiquer Hansi joined Kochhar & Co in Bangalore as a partner in its labour and employment practice.

Argus Partners has promoted four lawyers internally to non-equity partner level.