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Lalan Gupta (l), Amruta Kelkar join SAM
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Mumbai has hired dispute resolution partner Lalan Gupta and corporate partner Amruta Kelkar.
Gupta joins from Dhruve Liladhar & Co, where he was a partner since 2018 and had worked since 2013. He specialises in original and appellate litigation, as well as arbitration, mediation and concilation.
Kelkar was previously an associate partner at Economic Laws Practice (ELP), having also worked at Kanga & Co and Juris Corp since graduating from GLC Mumbai in 2007.
She specialises in domestic and cross-border private equity and mergers & acquisitions work, in sectors including real estate, healthcare, hospitality, financial services and education.
IDFC GC Uberoi joins SAM
Also joining the firm in Mumbai is IDFC Bank group general counsel and head legal & audit, Dr Rajeev Uberoi, who has come on board as a senior advisor.
Uberoi will be working full-time in the firm’s banking and finance practice.
He had previously worked in-house at IDFC, Standard Chartered and Citibank, specialising in compliance, vigilance and operational risk governance.
Rajeev UberoiWork historyFrom: Oct 2015: Group General Counsel and Head Legal & Audit, IDFC BankMay 2009 - Sep 2015: Group General Counsel and Group Head Compliance & Controls, IDFC Limited (Mumbai)Sep 2005 - May 2009: Regional Head- Operational Risk and Assurance Audit, India and South East Asia, Standard Chartered Bank (Mumbai)May 2004 - Sep 2005: Vice President And Regulatory Head, Citibank India (Mumbai)Apr 2000 - May 2004: Regional Head - Legal and Compliance, India and Nepal, Standard Chartered Bank (Mumbai)May 1997 - Apr 2000: Head- Risk Management and Compliance, ANZ Grindlays Bank (Mumbai)Jul 1982 - May 1997: Assistant General Manager- Department of Banking Supervision, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (Mumbai)Jun 1990 - Jul 1994: Addl. Director Institutional Finance (Secondment for RBI), Government of Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal Area)Jul 1979 - Jul 1982: Manager, State Bank of IndiaEducation - undefined: Scindia School, High School, - undefined: Hamidia College, LLB, 1973 - 1976: MVM College, Bachelor of Science - BS, 1975 - 1977: Bharkatullah university, Master of Arts - MA, Economics1984 - 1985: Isve napoli, Post Graduate Diploma in Economic Development , Rconomics1985 - 1987: Management Development Institute, PGDBA in Business Administration, 1987 - 1989: McMaster University, Master of Arts - MA, Economics1992 - 1997: Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Economics Pallavi Shroff, Managing Partner, SAM & Co. said, “We are delighted to have Dr. Uberoi, Lalan and Amruta, join our Mumbai office. Their extensive experience will further strengthen our firm practices and client offering.” Akshay Chudasama, Managing Partner, SAM & Co. said, “Dr. Uberoi, Lalan and Amruta will undoubtedly add great value to the Firm with their expertise. We look forward to a long and exciting journey ahead and wish them all the success in their new roles.” Lalan GuptaWork historyFrom: Jun 2018: Partner, Dhruve Liladhar & Co. (Mumbai)Feb 2013 - May 2018: Senior Associate, Dhruve Liladhar & Co. (Mumbai)Mar 2009 - Jan 2013: Associate, Dhruve Liladhar & Co.EducationAmruta KelkarWork historyFrom: Jun 2013: Associate Partner, Economic Laws Practice (ELP) (Mumbai Area)Jan 2013 - May 2013: Associate Vice President, Kotak Investment BankingDec 2008 - Jul 2012: Senior Associate, Juris CorpJun 2007 - Sep 2008: Associate, Kanga & Company (Mumbai)Education2004 - 2007: Government Law College, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.),
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Lalan Gupta is from Symbi going by LI's earlier report on Liladhar. Amruta Kelkar is from GLC. So once again Symbi and GLC score partnerships. They both graduated when at least 6 to 10 NLUs were in existence. So it clearly shows that NLUs do not dominate partnerships and may actually be trailing behind Symbi and GLC. At the very least we must accept than Symbi and GLC should be in a law aspirants top 10 preference list, ahead of newer NLUs.
Rajeev Uberoi is from an obscure law college called Hamidia College, but his law degree was just done as a formality to allow him to register as an advocate, because his real valuable qualifications are the MBA (PGDBA) from MDI and MA from Canada. There are various lawyers with foreign LLBs, CAs etc who do their LLBs from Chaudhury Charan Singh college and such places.
Kian, while you are at it, please could you also post details of their respective kindergarten, primary and secondary schools and junior colleges. Credit must be given wherever due.
And before someone brings up legal studies as the distinguishing factor attributable only to the law college, civics studies form part of the school curriculum and civic sense has hopefully been taught from the very beginning (unlike common sense, which cannot).
Why is an article about someone always having comments about which college. Just congratulate them and move on. Recognise all their hard work after their college. College means nothing. 5 years of symbi and double that in Liladhar means it's Liladhar who should take credit for developing partners and not symbi. Please stop this length measuring contest.
Going by LI news bulletins, the partnership numbers in the Big 7 firms (aged under 45) will probably feature these 10 law schools (in no particular order): NLSIU, NALSAR, DU, GLC, NUJS, Symbi, GNLU, NLUJ, NLIU and ILS.
A symbi partner left A symbi partner turned down a chance to join A symbi partner got hired A symbi partner was being asked to come back from another Firm.
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The breakup of partners under 40 is very simple.
- Big 7 firms: NLUs make up 80% - Other tier 1 firms: NLUs make up 80% - Tier 2 firms: NLUs make up 60% - Tier 3 firms: NLUs make up 40% - Tier 4 firms: NLUs make up 20% - Tier 5 firms: NLUs make up 10%
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Rajeev Uberoi is from an obscure law college called Hamidia College, but his law degree was just done as a formality to allow him to register as an advocate, because his real valuable qualifications are the MBA (PGDBA) from MDI and MA from Canada. There are various lawyers with foreign LLBs, CAs etc who do their LLBs from Chaudhury Charan Singh college and such places.
www.legallyindia.com/lawfirms/aiming-to-become-fuller-service-non-family-firm-mumbai-solicitors-dhruve-liladhar-promote-symbi-06-sa-lalan-gupta-to-partner-20180614-9389
And before someone brings up legal studies as the distinguishing factor attributable only to the law college, civics studies form part of the school curriculum and civic sense has hopefully been taught from the very beginning (unlike common sense, which cannot).
Kian, would this be correct?
A symbi partner turned down a chance to join
A symbi partner got hired
A symbi partner was being asked to come back from another Firm.
What's a symbiotic merry go round.
- Big 7 firms: NLUs make up 80%
- Other tier 1 firms: NLUs make up 80%
- Tier 2 firms: NLUs make up 60%
- Tier 3 firms: NLUs make up 40%
- Tier 4 firms: NLUs make up 20%
- Tier 5 firms: NLUs make up 10%
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