Former Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Mumbai Capital Markets Partner Nikhil Naredi is joining Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas in Mumbai.

Naredi will join the firm on October 11, according to sources.

Confirming the development, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Managing Partner Pallavi Shroff said,

“Nikhil Naredi is joining us. We are very excited about his joining the firm. With experience of over 13 years, he adds strength to our capital markets practice.”

Update:

Shardul S. Shroff, Executive Chairman, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co said,

“We are very excited about Nikhil joining the Firm. With his vast experience of over 13 years on a variety of securities offerings in India and abroad, his presence expands and strengthens the reach of our Capital Markets practice. With his addition, the Firm has 103 Partners across India.”

Akshay Chudasama, Managing Partner, said,

“We are delighted to welcome Nikhil as a Partner in the Firm. He is a vital addition to the team and will help us further strengthen our relationship with our clients. He has considerable expertise on capital markets deals.”

Prashant Gupta, National Practice Head, Capital Markets, said,

“Nikhil is a great lawyer and adds depth to our Capital Markets practice in Mumbai. We believe his addition makes us the best rounded practise across Delhi and Mumbai, with seven Capital Markets partners advising on equity and debt transactions.”

Naredi had resigned from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas for personal reasons in June 2017, and was on gardening leave till now.

He had joined Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas in May 2015. A graduate of National Law School of India University, Bangalore, Naredi started his career with the erstwhile Amarchand Mangaldas in 2004. He also holds an LL.M. from Columbia Law School.

In 2009, he moved to Jones Day, where he had been primarily focusing on the firm’s capital markets practice.