Vineet Aneja, who currently heads the corporate practice at FoxMandal Little, is all set to join Luthra & Luthra as a Partner in the M & A and Corporate Practice. Aneja was previously a Senior Associate at Luthra. He is the latest in a long line of ex-Luthra employees returning to the fold, including group heads Piyush Mishra and Manan Lahoty, from Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling, respectively.

FoxMandal Little (FML) was formed by the merger of India's two leading law firms, FoxMandal and Little & Co. in May 2006.  Aneja, during his time at FML, contributed to the growth of the firm's M&A practice.  Bar & Bench spoke to Vineet on his return to Luthra & Luthra, and he confirmed the move, adding that he is very excited about joining Luthra.  Aneja's move adds to the already strong M&A practice at Luthra.  He could be instrumental in bringing a more international perspective to the L&L practice.  Whether Fox Mandal's financial concerns are the reasons for this departure was unclear, since he declined to comment on the reasons for his move.

Rajiv Luthra, Managing Partner at Luthra & Luthra, told Bar & Bench that he was looking forward to Aneja joining his team. He added that Aneja had originally moved from Luthra due to aspirations that could not be fulfilled by the firm at that point of time.

Luthra has been expanding its team and practice areas and has been aggressively recruiting talent both locally and internationally. The firm has made pre-placement offers to around 18 final year law students so far this year.