Mumbai based law firm Advani & Co. has joined hands with New York based law firm Moses & Singer LLP to share expertise for the benefit of multi-jurisdictional clients. Both the firms have signed a best friend practice agreement.
Mumbai based law firm Advani & Co. has joined hands with New York based law firm Moses & Singer LLP to share expertise for the benefit of multi-jurisdictional clients. Both the firms have signed a best friend practice agreement.
This news comes within a week of Advani & Co.’s merger with Delhi-based litigation firm Accendo Law Partners (ALP). The three founder partners of ALP Shashank Garg, Apar Gupta and Animesh Sinha have joined Advani & Co. Delhi partner Monica Sharma with effect from June 1, 2011. ALP was started in January 2010.
Moses & Singer LLP founded in 1919 is a full service law firm based in New York City. The firm has extensive ties with India built through their relationships with Indian clients and the representation of U.S. clients in their dealings with Indian counter-parties. They represent numerous international clients in the banking, investment, manufacturing and jewellery industries, among others.
Hiroo Advani, Founder and Managing Partner told ET, “This alliance will focus on emerging market trends and on the rapid rise in investment from the United States into India”.
Speaking to Bar & Bench on the tie up Partner Aradhana Prabhakar said, “Through our collaboration, both Indian and American companies would now benefit from a reliable and high quality legal support at both ends of the business transaction. We are truly excited about our best friend relation and believe that collectively our firms resources would bring an in depth knowledge and experience to our clients in a timely manner.The close collaboration of two exceptional law firms with extensive experience and practice diversity will allow us to serve our clients a better and a wider range of legal services”.
According to the press release, the close collaboration of two exceptional law firms with extensive experience and practice diversity will allow them to serve their clients better and in more areas.
Both Advani & Co and Moses & Singer are members of the MSI Global Alliance, which comprises over 250 law and accounting firms in over 100 jurisdictions world-wide.
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