Former IndusLaw Partners Manish Gupta, Pratyush Khurana and Ashish Ahluwalia have joined Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas as Partners in the firm's general corporate practice, at Gurugram.

Gupta has joined the firm as Equity Partner. He has more than 19 years of experience in cross-border and domestic M&A, Private Equity, and Venture Capital transactions across various sectors.

He has previously worked with Dentons Link Legal, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices and Titus and Co. He holds a BA.LL.B. (Hons) degree from National Law Institute University, Bhopal.

Khurana has over fourteen years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, business transfer, PE/VC transactions and General Corporate advisory.

He has previously worked with Link Legal, Khaitan & Co and Clasis Law. He is a qualified Company Secretary and holds a BBA.LL.B. degree from Symbiosis International University, Pune.

Ahluwalia has over nine years of experience in General Corporate including M&A, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital.

He has previously worked with Link Legal, SAM and AZB & Partners. He is a qualified Company Secretary and holds a Bachelor's degree in law from Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi.

SAM has also added 7 new Associates to its Gurugram office.

On their appointment, Managing Partner, Pallavi Shroff said,

“We believe that the addition of three General Corporate Partners to our firm will strengthen our presence in Gurugram as they bring a wealth of knowledge and experience across industries. We wish them all the success and look forward to a long and exciting journey ahead. “

Managing Partner Akshay Chudasama said,

“Manish, Pratyush and Ashish will undoubtedly add value to our team with their varied experience. We look forward growing the firm together with them.”