DMD Advocates has announced its 2026 promotions, with 26 professionals elevated across practice areas and business functions in the firm’s Delhi and Mumbai offices, taking its partner strength to 30.
Women account for 15 of the 26 elevations.
Chaitanya Kaushik and Nikhita Suri have been promoted to Partner.
Anuj Shah, Kajal Tandon, Kunal Dutt, and Rishabh Sharma have been promoted to Associate Partner.
Atishree Sood, Daliya Singh, Shubhangi Bhatnagar, Viyushti Agarwal and Pooja Shah have been promoted to Counsel.
Aishwarya Gupta, Manmeet Gulati and Priyanka Hazarika have been promoted to Principal Associate. The Firm has also onboarded Urvan Irani, who joined the Mumbai office as Principal Associate.
Raghav Dutt, Aditi Kumari, Aditi Shrivastava, Arnav Mithal, Disha Jain, Prakalathan Bathey, Sushmita Singh Chauhan, Tarang Saraogi, Tryambica Singh and Vanshika Choraria have been promoted to Senior Associate.
Avichal Sharma has been promoted to Manager – Strategy, and Prateek Vatsa to Associate – Strategy.
The Firm had also appointed Anand Mohan as Head of Strategy in May 2026.
Fereshte Sethna, Founder & Managing Partner, Mumbai, commented,
“Congratulations to all. These elevations are the result of hard work and reflect the Firm's continued growth across both offices. We are also delighted to welcome Urvan Irani, a brilliant addition to the Firm, who joins our Mumbai office as Principal Associate.”
Rashi Dhir, Senior Partner & Head of Corporate, commented,
“We are proud to announce the elevation of twenty-six lawyers in our firm. These promotions mark our continued commitment to quality and presenting our best to our clients. My congratulations to each of them.”
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