Karan Mitroo, a banking and finance partner at Luthra and Luthra Law Offices, is set to join JSA Advocates & Solicitors along with his team, contributing to JSA's expansion efforts alongside recent high-profile hires while Luthra experiences a wave of partner departures and seeks to bolster its presence in South India.

DSK Legal's anniversary celebration faces regulatory backlash as Bar Council of India demands the removal of a promotional video featuring Bollywood actor Rahul Bose, citing violations of legal advertising prohibitions.

Bain Capital has engaged Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas for its strategic acquisition of an 18% stake in Manappuram Finance, marking a notable shift in legal partnerships for the asset manager amid rising gold prices in India.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co has advised Hitachi Energy India on its equity offering via a qualified institutions placement worth $300 million, with Trilegal representing the bookrunning lead managers ICICI Securities and HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India).

Indian law firm S&R Associates has advised Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services subsidiary Roadstar Infra Investment Trust, its sponsor Roadstar Infra and Roadstar Investment Managers in the listing of 455.4 million InvIT units at a valuation of approximately $980 million.

Indian law firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has continued the strategic expansion of its general corporate practice with the addition of partner Anant Dang in Bengaluru. Dang comes from his roles as general counsel and founding member of one of India’s fastest-growing unicorns, Mensa Brands.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. has advised Bajaj Finserv on the proposed acquisition of Allianz SE's entire 26 percent promoter stake in their insurance joint ventures, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company (BAGIC) and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company (BALIC).

Indian law firm AZB & Partners has strengthened its real estate practice with the addition of Dhruti Dholakia as partner in its Mumbai office. She joins from Macrotech Developers, where she was president legal.

Indian law firm Desai & Diwanji has added two partners to its fast-growing western city of Pune. Jaya Devashish was head of legal at two-wheeler giant Kinetic’s EV arm, while Prasad Gangadharan was a senior legal counsel at tech solution provider Malomatia.

Trilegal and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas have advised on Brookfield Asset Management's $900 million sale of a 1.6 GW portfolio of solar and wind assets in India to Gentari Renewables India, a Petronas Group company.