Have heard rumours that Linklaters has broken its long standing best friends relationship with TT&A and the acquisition of Gautam Saha and his team last year was TT&A's attempt to expand its footprint in the Indian market. Can anyone confirm this?
It seems unlikely that they would break up just before potential liberalisation... Unless they think the new rules are so restrictive it would stop them from opening their own office while also in close alliance with a local Indian law firm, and they don't want to paint a larger target on their back for the first Balaji-type writ petition?
you need a better rumour source network, boss. this has been off for at least 3-4 years ago, well before Covid, so very stale news for people-in-the-know.
looks like. TT&A is slowly losing its charm as a boutique firm. Their USP was always to provide quality work in specific practice areas. Acquisition of Gautam Saha just means more volume and less quality.
Gautam Saha is a brilliant lawyer. Don't just say random stuff for the sake of saying it. What stops a firm from expanding without jeopardizing on quality?
Links did not benefit from it on the long run, nor did TTA create a corp practice to take advantage of Links relationships.