Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has hired Link Legal’s Anurag Dwivedi and L&L Partners’ Neha Sinha as Partners in its New Delhi office, as part of the firm’s Projects & Project Finance and General Corporate practices respectively..The firm has also hired Trilegal’s Karun Prakash from Trilegal as a Partner Designate..Earlier this month, the firm had hired former Nishith Desai Associates lawyer Niyati Gandhi as a Senior Associate for its litigation practice in Bangalore..Dwivedi graduated from National Law Institute University, Bhopal in 2005. He began his career with Hindustan Unilever Limited. He has also worked with IL&FS Infrastructure Development Corporation as their Legal Head, before joining Link Legal, where he was made Partner..He has over 13 years of experience in financing, restructuring, insolvency and projects. He has advised banks, financial institutions and government agencies on several large transactions involving public private partnerships and projects financing..Sinha graduated from the Symbiosis Law School, Pune in 2008. She started her career with Nishith Desai Associates, before moving to L&L Partners (previously Luthra & Luthra Law Offices)..She has over 10 years of experience in M&A, private equity and venture capital. She has advised clients on significant domestic and cross-border acquisitions and structuring of onshore and offshore PE / VC investments and exits. She also regularly advises clients on regulatory and policy matters..Karun is a graduate of ILS Law College, Pune, and has previously worked at Dua Associates and Trilegal. He has around 10 years of experience and specializes in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and general corporate advisory..Commenting on the new hires in a press release, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Managing Partner Pallavi Shroff said,.“We are delighted to have Anurag, Neha and Karun join us in our Delhi office. They are valuable additions to the team and will help us further strengthen our General Corporate and Projects and Project Finance practices. There are huge opportunities ahead of us and the expansion of our partnership is a testament of our commitment to offer high-quality services to our clients and to help them navigate complex legal landscape.” .Niyati was working with Aarna Law for little over a year. She was previously a member of the Int’l Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice at Nishith Desai Associates. She has previously also worked with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and the ICC International Court of Arbitration..Confirming Niyati Gandhi’s joining, Managing Partner Pallavi Shroff said,.“We are very happy she has joined our Bengaluru office. With her presence, we are building our litigation capabilities and strengthening our arbitration capabilities.”.Late last year, Harsh Kumar, who had resigned from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas in September, had joined Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas..Follow Bar and Bench channel on WhatsAppDownload the Bar and Bench Mobile app for instant access to the latest legal news.
