Dua Associates has hired Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (LKS) dispute resolution partner Ganesh Chandru and his team of four lawyers in Delhi.

According to a press release they would be “adding considerable strength and experience to the already robust dispute resolution, arbitration and mediation practice”.

His team includes two principal associates, one senior associate and an associate.

Chandru had LKS in 2015 from Singapore, where he had been partner at Rodyk & Davidson.

He is a 1994 graduate of GLC Madras with an LLM from NUS Singapore, having also worked at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) from 2002 and 2007 as counsel and assistant registrar.

LKS said in a statement: "‘Ganesh Chandru is a very good lawyer and litigator. He has great relationships with many of the lawyers at our firm. The opportunity that presented to Ganesh was very interesting both professionally and personally. We wish him the very best.”

According to Dua’s internal announcement, Chandru and his team would “bring with them their ongoing arbitrations in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Singapore”, adding:

Ganesh represents and advises clients across sectors covering oil and gas, infrastructure, construction, telecom, energy amongst the general commercial disputes.