Luthra and Luthra has continued its strong rebuild in September, following a cluster of exits from the firm, with the addition of a five-member disputes team in Hyderabad from Kings Stubb & Kasiva (KSK) led by partner Rajeev Rambhatla, and healthcare-focused corporate partner Pradnesh Warke from Dentons Link Legal in Mumbai.

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices has expanded its corporate practice in Bengaluru with the addition of partner Arindam Basu from Poovayya & Co.

Indian law firm Economic Laws Practice has continued the growth of its recently launched capital markets practice with the addition of former Luthra and Luthra Law Offices lawyer Prashaant Vikram Rajput in Mumbai.

Collaboration is the most powerful driver of client institutionalisation. According to Thomson Reuters’ research, clients who identify collaborative teams within an outside law firm spend an average of 56 percent of their budget at that firm — more than twice the average share of spend received by the firms that clients use the most.

Talwar Thakore & Associates has advised India’s Zomato on its 20 million rupees ($244.2 million) acquisition of the movie and events ticketing businesses of digital payments firm Paytm, owned by One97 Communications, which was represented by Luthra and Luthra Law Offices.

Indian law firm Phoenix Legal has bolstered its corporate, insolvency and restructuring, and banking and finance practice groups with the addition of partners Piyush Mishra, Rohit Sharma, and Shivani Sinha from Luthra and Luthra Law Offices.

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.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has continued its strong hiring in July with the addition of corporate partner Jay Parikh from Luthra and Luthra Law Offices, according to sources with knowledge of the move.

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.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co is advising Indian renewable energy firm ACME Solar Holdings on its planned 30-billion-rupee ($360 million) initial public offering, with Luthra & Luthra Law Offices and Simmons & Simmons representing the book-running lead managers.