Former ELP Partners, team set up Acara Law

Ashish Prasad and Mukta Dutta, Partners in the Dispute Resolution practice in Economic Laws Practice' Delhi office are moving on from the firm to set up their own boutique law firm called Acara Law LLP. They will be transitioning with 4 colleagues..Prasad and Dutta individually possess over 20 years of experience in dispute resolution before various fora..The following core team members from ELP have joined them at Acara:Abhishek Shivpuri – Associate PartnerKaustubh Mishra – Principal AssociatePruthvi Dhinoja – Senior AssociateRahul Tyagi – Senior Associate.The team is experienced in representing and advising clients in international and domestic arbitration in disputes arising out of construction contracts, joint venture and shareholders’ disputes..The firm will specialize in the areas of commercial litigation, dispute resolution, arbitration, advisory and regulatory matters. In the past, the team has worked on matters related to infrastructure and energy laws, particularly relating to mining and environment, writ proceedings challenging arbitrary State action, insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings, white collar crimes, electricity laws, and securities laws..According to Founding Partner, Acara Law, Ashish Prasad, “Acara does not believe in restricting practice areas of its Team and wherever required, our Team will work through strategic collaborations with experienced professionals across specialisations (disputes, arbitration, corporate, trade or tax) to bring the best solution to its clients.".On their transitioning from the firm, Suhail Nathani, Managing Partner, Economic Laws Practice said, “For over two decades ELP has always inculcated a spirit of entrepreneurship in our professionals, as a part of our intergenerational firm model. We understand and expect that this means sometimes embarking on separate paths as we continue to grow. We wish Ashish and his team all the best as they embark on this journey for themselves.”"ELP added two partners and six professionals to its litigation team in Delhi in the past 18 months and we continue to support our clients with a robust team of litigation professionals who will continue to deliver outstanding value to our clients in every jurisdiction in which we operate,” Nathani added..If you would like your Deals, Columns, Press Releases to be published on Bar & Bench, please fill in the form available here.