partnership promotions
Economic Laws Practice (ELP) has promoted two senior associates to associate partner level: both Rajat Chhabra and Vivek Bajaj are based in Pune in the tax practice.
IndusLaw promoted principal associate Nikhilesh Rao to partner in its litigation and disputes practice in Bangalore. The firm also made seven new principal associates and three new senior associates.
Advaita Legal has promoted Shailendra Singh to the principal level, which is similar to a salaried partner and the fourth rung in the firm’s eight-level fee-earner designation structure.
J Sagar Associates (JSA) has promoted Manvinder Singh, Trisheet Chatterjee and Poonam Verma to its equity partnership, while partner Akshay Nagpal will joined Indigo as associate general counsel.
DSK Legal has promoted Munaf Virjee, Maneesh Upadhyay, and Sagar Kadam to its partnership, with Pritha Jha and Vikrant Negi getting elevated to associate partner level.
Wadia Ghandy promoted five senior associates across Mumbai, Delhi and Pune to partner.
ALMT Legal has promoted Siddhi Ghatlia to salaried partner level in the corporate practice.
Trilegal has promoted three of its counsel lawyers in three offices to its all-equity partnership.
Talwar Thakore & Associates (TT&A) has promoted managing associate Rituparno Bhattacharya to its partnership, with effect from 1 April 2016.
Samvad Partners promoted senior associate Natasha Mahajan to partner in Bangalore.
Argus Partners has promoted four lawyers internally to non-equity partner level.
NLSIU Bangalore 2000 graduate Richa Naujoks was promoted to partnership at Nixon Peabody in New York City, according to a press release from the firm.
Jones Day has promoted NLSIU Bangalore 2003 graduate Karthik Kumar to its partnership.
Crawford Bayley promoted senior associate Sumit Vadhavkar to associate partner in its real estate practice, effective from 1 October. Vadhavkar will help the firm deal with increasing mandates in the commercial leasing space.
Trilegal has promoted five to the first rung of its all-equity lockstep partnership.