Mumbai-based law firm Taurus Legal has merged with Dhruve Liladhar & Co with effect from January 24.

Partners of Taurus Legal Naresh Chheda, Umang Mehta and Vikrant Shetty have been inducted as Partners of Dhruve Liladhar & Co, bringing the total strength of Partners at the firm to eight. The other Partners of the firm are Chandubhai Mehta (Managing Partner), Darshan Mehta, Bhavik Mehta, Trupti Shetty and Rashida Savliwala.

Taurus Legal was established in 2019 and was primarily handling litigation and conveyancing matters from their office based in Churchgate, Mumbai.

Chheda is a graduate of Government Law College and a Solicitor of the Bombay Incorporated Law Society. He has over twelve years of experience in handling litigation and non-litigation matters relating to real estate laws, pharma laws, and general corporate laws.

Mehta has an LL.M. from Brunell University in London and has 8 years of experience in handling commercial litigation and Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code Matters before various forums such as the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT).

Shetty is a 2015 graduate of Government Law College and specializes in maritime law, arbitration and general commercial litigation.

Commenting on the merger, Chandubhai Mehta said,

“Naresh, Umang and Vikrant have all worked in Dhruve Liladhar & Co in the past, and I was glad to see how they set up a firm like Taurus Legal in such a short time. With them and their respective associates joining our firm, we will be expanding our existing litigation, arbitration, IBC, conveyancing and admiralty practice.”

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