Advocate-on-Record Rahul Narayan joins Chandhiok & Mahajan as Head of Disputes practice

Rahul Narayan has joined Chandhiok & Mahajan as the new head of the firm's Dispute Resolution Practice at New Delhi..Narayan is a 2004 graduate of Amity University and holds a BCL from University of Oxford..With nearly two decades of experience, Narayan has previously worked with AZB & Partners in New Delhi, and Herbert Smith Freehills in London. He is dual qualified in India and in England and Wales.He is an Advocate-on-Record at the Supreme Court of India and has represented clients across courts and tribunals in India. He brings with him experience in commercial law, maritime law and international trade, oil and gas, data protection and privacy, as well as constitutional and administrative law..In his new role, Narayan will oversee the firm's Disputes practice that is spread across the firm’s four offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru..On Narayan's joining, Managing Partner at C&M Pooja Mahajan said,“We are thrilled to welcome Rahul to our growing partnership. Our clients continue to look to us to represent them in increasingly complex and challenging disputes in India and abroad. Rahul’s wealth of domestic and international experience will significantly strengthen our capabilities to serve our clients and demonstrates our commitment to invest in this practice.”.Welcoming Narayan to the firm, Partner and Head of the Competition and Regulatory Practice at C&M Karan Singh Chandhiok added,“I have had the pleasure of having a ringside view of Rahul’s brilliance as a top-class litigator. Over the years, we have noticed a shift in our clients demanding a greater role of our lawyers in advocacy.Rahul’s years of experience at the Bar makes him the perfect fit to lead our practice and train the next generation of our litigators. Personally, I look forward to being in the trenches with him.”.On his new role, Narayan said,“C&M is an incredible platform built on the values of collaboration, innovation and excellence. I look forward to working alongside the talented team of professionals and deliver results for our clients.”.If you would like your Deals, Columns, Press Releases to be published on Bar & Bench, please fill in the form available here.