Linklaters has announced the appointment of Singapore-based Partner Amit Singh as Head of its India Group, taking over the leadership of the practice from Narayan Iyer.

Singh, who is the Head of the firm’s South and Southeast Asia capital markets practice, has over two decades of experience of advising on capital markets transactions across New York, London and Asia.

Commenting on his new role, Singh shared in a press release,

“I am delighted to take on this role. India is one of the fastest growing major economies of the world and a key jurisdiction informing the firm’s strategy. I look forward to leading the India practice and continuing to collaborate and strengthen our relationships with key, top tier Indian law firms in order to provide our clients with the support they need to achieve their strategic objectives.”

Earlier this year, the firm added former Partner at Shearman & Sterling Rahul Chatterji to its Asia banking practice.

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