ANM hires disputes partner in Delhi
Indian law firm ANM Global has hired dispute resolution expert Nittin Bhatia as a partner in its Delhi office. He joins from his own practice at NPV Legal.
India’s JSA continues lateral blitz with CAM hire
JSA Advocates & Solicitors has extended its extensive inorganic growth spree by adding capital markets expert Anuj Pethia from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as a partner in New Delhi.
Dentons Link Legal, Dentons U.S., Crawford Bayley guide $358 mln SpiceJet QIP
Dentons Link Legal acted for troubled and cash-strapped Indian airline SpiceJet on its $358 million financial infusion through a qualified institutional placement of equity shares. Crawford Bayley & Co and Dentons U.S. acted as domestic and international counsel respectively to the book-running lead managers, DAM Capital Advisors and JM Financial.
Aretha Legal adds dispute specialist as partner in Delhi
Bengaluru-headquartered Aretha Legal has added dispute resolution specialist Vara Gaur as a partner in its Delhi office. Gaur was previously a principal associate at ORTIS Law Offices.
JSA, CAM advise on signing of $111mln renewable energy deal
JSA Advocates & Solicitors has advised Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, a state-owned energy company, and its subsidiary ONGC Green, on its $111.18 million acquisition of PTC India from PTC Energy, which was represented by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.
Phoenix Legal adds corp partner from JSA in Mumbai
Phoenix Legal has bolstered its corporate and M&A capabilities with the addition of Rahul Deodhar as a partner from JSA Advocates & Solicitors in Mumbai.
13-lawyer IndusLaw infra group moves to JSA
JSA Advocates & Solicitors has become the latest firm to turn to IndusLaw to boost its partner ranks with the addition of Infrastructure and projects-focused partners M. Arun Kumar and Deepak Chowdhury along with their teams in Gurugram and Hyderabad, respectively.
RANKINGS: ALB India Top IP Lawyers 2023
As in other years, ALB has identified top-notch intellectual property lawyers in India, acknowledged for their handling of cutting-edge legal matters and exceptional performance, with the selection being made based on submissions received by ALB. The list is in alphabetical order, and certain lawyers have been profiled.
STATE OF THE MARKET: India
The pandemic might be (almost) over, but the sense of unease remains strong in Asia’s legal industry. While life might have returned to normal, and supply chains appear back on track, the region is continuing to experience uncertainty over slowing global economic momentum, tightening monetary policy affecting credit growth, and lingering concerns about inflation. China’s seemingly irreversible economic decline is also hanging heavy.
CAM guides $370 mln Sharekhan sale to Mirae Group
Indian law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has advised BNP Paribas in relation to its exit from brokerage unit Sharekhan Group by way of a 100 percent stake sale to Korean investment banking and brokerage firm Mirae Asset Group for $370 million.
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As one of Japan’s Big Four law firms, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has made it its mission to improve diversity and inclusion, or D&I, across the firm and Japan’s legal industry. ALB talks to Mari Itoh, a partner at AMT and a