partnership promotions

Krishnamurthy & Co (K Law) has promoted five associate partners to partners, effective from 1 April, doubling the number of partners at the firm to 10.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, as the new partnership under Mumbai-based brother Cyril Shroff is set to be known when started from 1 April, has finalised a list of seven new equity partners, and 12 new salaried partners to be promoted in its existing offices.

J Sagar Associates (JSA) made up eight equity partners in Delhi Gurgaon, Bombay and Bangalore effective 1 April, according to a press release.

Juris Corp, which has suffered from major attrition in recent years hitting its partnership numbers, has internally promoted two principal associates to its partnership, reported Bar & Bench.

Shan Bottlewala had started his career at the firm in 2008, while Durgesh Khanapurkar had joined in August 2014 from India Law Alliance.

Samvad partners promoted senior associates Ashwini Vittalachar and Apurva Jayant to the partnership effective 1 April, taking its total number of partners to 9.

Delhi-based Vittalachar handles general corporate, M&A, private equity and employment law work at the firm. She is a ULC Bangalore 2006 alum who joined the firm in 2007 after completing her LLM from the University of Chicago’s law school.

Mumbai-based Jayant handles general corporate, M&A, private equity and banking and finance matters at the firm. She is an NLSIU Bangalore 2007 alum and had stints with Amarchand Mangaldas, AZB & Partners and JSA before joining Samvad in 2013.

Khaitan Sud partners Mrinal Ojha and Trinath Tadakamalla joined Phoenix Delhi in lit, while in Mumbai it promoted counsel Kartikeya Singh to partnership.

HSA Advocates has promoted infrastructure, energy and corporate M&A associate partner Avirup Nag into its partnership.

Infrastructure and finance lawyer Nilesh Chandra was elevated to associate partner level, according to a press release from the firm, which stated that the firm now has 17 partners and associate partners and 70 lawyers in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.

Trilegal has promoted Delhi litigation counsel Shankh Sengupta to equity partnership, as the firm’s 24th equity partner.

AZB & Partners in Mumbai has promoted Vaidhyanadhan Iyer to its partnership.

Indian Law Partners (ILP) promoted its first non-founding partner into the partnership in Delhi with counsel Gaurav Wahie, effective from 1 April..

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (LKS) has made up seven non-founding partners into equity, for the first time ever, in its 30th year of existence.