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.
Tax-focused law firm Economic Laws Practice has expanded its services by adding capital markets practice. The new team will be led by partner Geeta Dhania, who joins from Luthra and Luthra Law Offices, along with a team of six lawyers.
Trilegal is the latest to add an antitrust partner to its ranks with the addition of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co partner Gauri Chhabra in Mumbai.
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has hired a fourth M&A partner in a month with the addition of Mohit Gogia from S&R Associates in New Delhi.
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