Law firms

With several months delay, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM) has announced its annual partnership promotions.

HSA Advocates has hired Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) Mumbai partner Saurya Bhattacharya as a corporate partner.

IndusLaw has restored an essential piece of a modern full-service corporate offering, adding J Sagar Associates (JSA) principal associate Unnati Agrawal as a partner in its competition practice based in Delhi.

Delhi-based corporate, competition and disputes firm Chandhiok & Mahajan (C&M) has promoted counsel Deeksha Manchanda to its partnership and as its second partner specialising in competition law.

IndusLaw has hired its second tax lateral partner with PDS Legal director Shashi Mathews having joined as a partner in its Delhi office.

AZB & Partners has hired former State Bank of India (SBI) managing director Arijit Basu as a senior consultant according to a press release from the firm; the exact ambit of his role was not clear at the time of going to press though it is likely to be a part-time position.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has announced the joining of former Asian Development Bank (ADB) regional chief Arjun Goswami as director in its public policy practice, heading the practice area from both Mumbai and Delhi.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) has hired AZB & Partners partner Vivaik Sharma as a funds partner in Mumbai.

Mumbai-headquartered Argus Partners has hired Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM) counsel Udit Mendiratta as a partner in its Delhi office’s disputes practice.

From 1 Nishith Desai Associates is extending its unlimited leave policy to all lawyers come 1 January 2021. This is an expansion of the flexible leave / unlimited holiday model the firm had trialled since 2017 for all lawyers who had worked at the firm for longer than 1,000 days.

On 9 December 2020, the Delhi high court reserved its judgment in the saga of the acrimonious split between the co-founders of L&L Partners, Rajiv Luthra (often referred to as RKL) and Mohit Saraf (referred to as MS in court filings).