Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas litigation partner Ritu Bhalla is leaving the firm after more than three decades.

At SAM, Bhalla is co-chair of the litigation practice group, and oversees the firm’s practice in corporate commercial litigation, regulatory litigation and arbitration.

Her last working day at the firm is October 5.

Confirming the development, Managing Partner Pallavi Shroff said,

"Ritu is and always will be a member of the SAM family. She has been with the firm from its early days in New Delhi. We wish her the very best as she pursues new adventures in her journey."

Speaking about her decision to leave SAM, Bhalla said,

"I have decided to move on from the firm, which has been my karmbhoomi for over 3 decades. I wish the Firm all the success and would like to express my gratitude to Mr Shardul S Shroff, my Guru, and Ms Pallavi S Shroff, my mentor and all my team members, past and present, for making my journey truly incredible."

Bhalla specialises in Mergers, Public & Administrative Judicial Review, Insolvency-related Disputes, Shareholder Disputes, Domestic and International Commercial Arbitrations, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Banking and Finance, Infrastructure Litigation including Building Contracts, White Collar Crimes and Extradition.

She has extensively represented multinational as well as domestic shareholders in their inter se disputes in joint ventures, including boardroom strategies.

For over two and a half decades, Ritu has been a focal point of the firm’s litigation practice and has worked on many fiercely contested matters across jurisdictions.