Argus Partners has announced the elevation of Armaan Patkar to the firm's Equity Partnership, and the promotion of Rahul Dev to Salaried Partner.

A 2013 graduate of Symbiosis Law School, Patkar has been serving as a Partner at Argus for the past 3 years.

He is a core member of the firm’s Corporate Practice in Mumbai, specializing in advising corporates, private equity funds, and investment firms on complex cross-border and domestic transactions. His expertise spans public M&A, strategic transactions, and industries such as financial services, SaaS, digital media, technology, gaming, energy, and genomics. He also has significant experience in securities and financial regulatory matters, including regulatory disputes and settlement proceedings with SEBI and RBI.

Dev is an alumnus of Institute of Law, Nirma University. He has been associated with Argus Partners since 2017, when he joined as an Associate.

He is a key member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice in Mumbai, specializing in commercial and corporate disputes across judicial and quasi-judicial forums. He represents clients before the Bombay and Gujarat High Courts, National Company Law Tribunals, and arbitral tribunals. His practice covers shareholder and contractual disputes, insolvency, regulatory litigations, and arbitrations. He also advises multinational corporations and financial institutions on enforcement proceedings and regulatory settlements.

On Patkar and Dev's promotion, Managing Partner Krishnava Dutt said,

“I am delighted to welcome Armaan Patkar to the firm’s Equity Partnership as part of the lockstep structure. I also warmly welcome Rahul Dev to the Firm’s Partnership. I am confident that their expertise and leadership will further strengthen the Firm, driving its continued growth and success. I wish them both the very best in their new roles.”

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