Fox & Mandal has become the latest Indian law firm to bolster its capital markets offering, with the addition of Timothy Franklyn as national practice head and deputy managing partner from Tatva Legal.
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as Indian counsel to Ventive Hospitality, a joint venture between Blackstone and Panchshil Realty, on its initial public offering valued at $187 million. Latham & Watkins and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co advised the bookrunning lead managers (BRLMs).
In this interview with ALB, Manisha Chaudhary, managing partner at UKCA and Partners, offers incisive perspectives on critical issues in Indian corporate law. She delves into the complexities of obtaining status quo ante orders in oppression cases, addresses the challenges facing the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in merger approvals, and clarifies the jurisdictional boundaries between NCLT and arbitration in shareholder disputes.
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.
Indian law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has advised global PE investor Advent International on its 24.75-billion-rupee (nearly $297 million) investment in Apollo Hospitals’ (AHE) unit Apollo HealthCo.
In its inaugural list, Asian Legal Business shines a spotlight on India’s leading legal advocacy firms specialising in resolving complex legal challenges. These firms are redefining dispute resolution in India with their unparalleled expertise and proven track record.
The year 2024 is poised to bring about significant transformation in the field of marketing operations for many law firms, according to several panellists at the Thomson Reuters Institute’s 31st Annual Law Firm Marketing Partner Forum held recently.
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