Fintech company BharatPe has hired former Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Partner Sumeet Singh as General Counsel and Head, Corporate Strategy.
Singh is a graduate of Symbiosis Law School, Pune. He has previously worked with law firms such as DSK Legal, AZB & Partners, and the erstwhile Amarchand Mangaldas. He was made Partner at SAM in April 2019.
He is experienced in compliance, regulatory and structuring aspects across sectors including the non-banking financial, retail, e-commerce, FMCG, digital media and technology sectors.
Singh's departure adds to a number of exits from SAM over the past six months. These include Gaurav Dayal to Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, Nitesh Jain to Trilegal and Udit Mendiratta to Argus Partners.
Meanwhile, Kartikey Mahajan returned to the firm from UK law firm King & Spalding.