The return of Indian mooting glory?
The intra-university mooting season has started at many colleges this month, with a select few hoping to qualify for the most prestigious domestic and international moot courts. And judging by track records and past performance, Indian mooters stand a good chance of going far and wide.
Four IPOs hit market, keep Amarchand, Luthra, Rajani busy
A raft of law firms have picked up mandates on the four latest initial public offer (IPO) proposals to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), with Amarchand Mangaldas taking two issuer mandates, Luthra & Luthra acting for one company and Rajani Associates for the fourth.
Trio of Indian firms clean up slim private equity pickings as deal drought eases
AZB, DSK and Trilegal have done well in Asia Pacific private equity deal rankings despite heavily depressed values and volumes this year.
A&O partner joins Trilegal to kick off capital markets practice
Trilegal has hired a capital markets partner from its best friend Allen & Overy (A&O), to join the firm's Mumbai office and strengthen the referral relationship.
FoxMandal Delhi pays lawyers' back-salaries
FoxMandal Little's Delhi office has paid its fee-earners the salaries it owed them, after the firm was unable to pay for two months due to cash flow difficulties.
The lawyer who fought the 377 law and won: Anand Grover
He was the driving force behind the recent historic judgement that effectively decriminalised homosexuality by 'reading down' section 377 last month. But Anand Grover's battle has been far older than just that case, starting 20 years ago with a series of painful setbacks, death and a growing obsession.
Deals Feed
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Corporate M&A
AZB, Khaitan double-team Reliance as Link Legal assists Den Networks on yet another $311m Jio payday -
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Jio goes shopping for $399m: CAM helps Reliance Industries, Trilegal for Hathway -
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JSA, Platinum act on France’s Teleperformance $1bn buy of India’s Intelenet from Blackstone -
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JSA helps Origo Commodities raise $10.8m from several investors -
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JSA raises $5.4m for trucker logistics co GoBOLT from Aavishkaar -
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JSA on True North $94m investment in Ban Labs’ Sesa Haircare -
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Superion buys US company Aptean with Indian subsidiaries, AZB for Bain -
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AZB advises New Zealand’s Fonterra on JV with Future Group -
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Fairfax increases equity to 43% in Sanman Chemicals for $388m, with AZB
In-house counsel and GCs
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Adani SVP legal Badrinath Durvasula joins Hindustan Construction as GC in Mumbai
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TTA managing associate, NUJS ‘10 Raghuveer Parthasarathy joins JP Morgan as VP legal
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Bharti Axa GC Sachin Kalra joins HT Media as 2nd deputy GC
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Trilegal counsel Shaswata Dutta (NUJS ‘10) joins Goldman Sachs as ED legal, special situations
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Rajani partner Amit Kolekar joins Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing to head up real estate legal
- Hammurabi & Solomon partner Pathik Arora heads to wind power co Senvion as India GC
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Unicorn Zomato gets 1st general counsel: Ex-Khaitan, PXV partner GT Thomas Phillippe (NUJS ‘05) joins
Latest Legal Jobs
- Legally Jobs: SDS Advocates seeks commercial and corporate litigation associates with 4-5 years PQE in Mumbai
- Legally Jobs: Malvi Ranchoddas & Co seeks corporate commercial SA/Team Leader with 6-8 years PQE in Mumbai
- Legally Jobs: Verist Law seeks cap markets / M&A SA with 4.5 - 6 years PQE in Mumbai
- Legally Jobs: SDS Advocates seeks Associate with 3 - 4 years PQE in Mumbai
Unusual business / Issue 11
For most lawyers it has been business as usual this week despite much of India descending into swine flu panic, today's streets being awash with Hindu god Lord Krishna's birthday celebrations and Independence Day national holidays tomorrow.
Deals still need to get done, after all, and there are plenty of sides to be acting for.
JSA in joint mandate in Rs 650 crore Essar Steel acquisition
Desai & Diwanji and J Sagar Associates (JSA) have sealed Essar Steel's Rs 650 crore ($135m) purchase of Shree Precoated Steels, with JSA facing the "challenging" task of acting as joint counsel to both seller and buyer.
Advani & Co in India's first swine flu death case
Advani & Company is representing the family of India's first H1N1 virus victim against the Pune hospitals it alleges had caused her death.
Jindal law school to redraw map of legal education
Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) wants to redefine India's academic study of law. Its ambitions are high but so is the price of admission – the college has costlier tuition than any other major law school in the country.
Legally India has asked JGLS' founding dean and vice-chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University to explain the law school's fees and its vision.
Bangalore sees return of AZB Mumbai partner post-merger
AZB & Partners is relocating one of its Mumbai partners to Bangalore to ease the office's integration process after the merger with Anup Shah's local practice last month.
Newsletter: ABC
Indian law firms are famously enamoured with the letters of the alphabet. But is it rubbing off on the Indian tax office?
Amarchand Delhi hires Freshfields returnee
Amarchand Mangaldas has hired a Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer lawyer as a principal associate designate in its Delhi office.
First new partner for Bharuchas in corporate practice bolt-on
Bharucha & Partners has taken over a Mumbai niche corporate practice, gaining the first new equity partner since setting up.
Tax office raids law firms in Express Towers Mumbai
The Income Tax Department raided the Mumbai offices of ALMT Legal and AZB & Partners late last week looking for information related to clients and offshore transactions. The raids were not related to either of the law firms' own tax positions.
Luthra for NDTV vs Anand and Khan in BMW hit-and-run case
Luthra & Luthra has advised long-standing client NDTV in the Supreme Court against allegations that its so-called BMW hit-and-run case sting operation was in contempt of court and amounted to "trial by media".
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