Indian law firm IndusLaw has its first partner hire of the new year with the addition of Megha Arora to its projects, energy and infrastructure practice in Bengaluru. Arora joins from JSA Advocates & Solicitors, where she had been a partner since 2017.
JSA Advocates & Solicitors has bolted right out of the hiring gate for 2025 with the addition of its second new partner hire of the year, as Pritha Chatterjee moves from IndusLaw as a retained partner in its banking and finance practice.
Indian law firm JSA Advocates & Solicitors has continued its market-leading expansion from 2024 with the addition of Trilegal counsel Shringarika Priyadarshini as a retained partner in its Gurugram-based corporate practice.
Bengaluru-based attorneys Sneha Nagaraj and Gautham Gururaj have launched a new firm called Frontline Law Partners, adding Russia-based lawyer Illarion Igorevich Girs to focus on cross-border litigation and transactional work.
Khaitan & Co and Herbert Smith Freehills have guided Indian billionaire Sajjan Jindal’s JSW Energy on its $1.47 billion proposed acquisition of 4,696 MW renewable energy platform O2 Power from Temasek and EQT Infrastructure. Both sellers were represented by Trilegal and A&O Shearman.
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas closed out a strong year for its capital markets practice, assisting discount retailer Vishal Mega Mart on its $945 million initial public offering in India.
Indian law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has advised longstanding clients Adani Enterprises and Adani Commodities on their proposed exit from its FMCG joint venture Adani Wilmar (AWL), through the sale of its 44 percent stake for $2 billion.
Gurugram-based law firm Antares Legal has bolstered its disputes capabilities with the addition of commercial litigation and insolvency specialist Krishnayan Sen in New Delhi.
Top Indian dealmaker Shishir Vayttaden has left the equity partnership at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas to join Khaitan & Co, along with two other partners in his team, K. Aishwarya and Aditi Singhvi.
Indian law firm S&R Associates has bolstered its projects and M&A capabilities with the addition of partner Aakanksha Joshi, who leaves Economic Laws Practice (ELP) after fifteen years.
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