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.
FORUM: A Culture of Care
Recent studies have shown that legal professionals continue to struggle with mental health and well-being challenges and often do not seek help, typically because of the stigma surrounding mental health in the legal profession. The COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn have shed light on this state of mental health in the legal industry, often exacerbated by stress, high-pressure work environments, unrealistic workloads, isolation, and a lack of connection, among other reasons.
FEE ARRANGEMENTS: Rethinking the Billable Hour
General counsel in India do appreciate a law firm’s need to use the hourly billing model, but with some flexibility and rationalisation, it could be much more attractive.
MIDDLE EAST REPORT: Namaste Dubai
Firms are increasingly looking at Dubai as an attractive legal market, owing to its dispute resolution infrastructure, tech-forward policies, and growing trade ties with India.
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Diversity & Inclusion in Japan's Legal Industry
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