The year gone by was a big one for the Indian legal market. The market opened to international law firms and disruptive technology-based tools and practices. More lawyers set up specialised firms, and in-house counsel got a lot more sophisticated. Continuous regulatory reforms promised new work as transactional lawyers looked to adapt to a global slowdown and a funding winter. Law firms say that 2024 will bring more investment in in-house capabilities, adoption of technology, focus on new laws like data privacy, and increase of sectoral and business knowledge. 

Mumbai-headquartered law firms BTG Legal and Advaya Legal have merged to form BTG Advaya, an 11-partner law firm with a presence in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi.