Law firms

Amarchand Mangaldas solidified its lead in the Indian project finance league tables ahead of Luthra & Luthra, as AZB & Partners pushed its way into the top three.

Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) hired NLSIU Bangalore 2004 grad Hari Krishna.

Singh & Associates will open in Singapore by late August, then New York, London, Hong Kong.

Singapore-based Biswajit Chatterjee and Munich-based Dr Daniel Sharma will spearhead new strategy.

Dua Associates Hyderabad practice head Varalakshmi Tadepalli has restarted her own firm, as 4 new partners join Dua.

Amarchand Mangaldas has hired Tatva Legal Hyderabad partner Rahul Sarella in the city, replacing Anshuman Jaiswal who is moving to Mumbai.

Luthra & Luthra advised India’s largest multiplex operator PVR in its Rs 1,000 crore contract with BMR-advised Big Tree.

Economic Laws Practice (ELP) hired Vyas as Mumbai litigation associate partner.

HSA Advocates advised Invest India Micro Pension Services (IIMPS) and its promoters in raising funds from German promotional bank KfW for a 30 per cent stake in IIMPS. KfW was advised by its in house legal team.

AZB & Partners partner Hardeep Sachdeva advised the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, which is one of the shareholder’s in IIMPS, alongside UTI Asset Management and SEWA.

HSA partner Harvinder Singh and senior associate Sumedha Dutta acted for IIMPS, which distributes financial services to lower income groups, including savings schemes for old age.

Fox Mandal promoted two new partners in Delhi effective 1 July, reported legal website Bar & Bench.

Corporate litigation and dispute resolution chief associate Veronica Mohan, who joined the firm in December 2010, was promoted to the partnership. She graduated from ILS Pune in 1996. General corporate, M&A and private equity chief associate Jyoti Virmani who joined the firm in 2007 was also elevated to partner. She enrolled at the bar in 2003.

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (LKS) is opening an office in Kolkata under former Amarchand Mangaldas partner Niloy Pyne.

AZB & Partners dropped off data provider Merger Market’s half-yearly (H1) M&A league table despite reporting 21 deals – the highest among India’s top ten law firms.

Linklaters India partner set to join Magic Circle rival.