Suri Partner Shashank Garg leaves to rejoin Advani &Co.; Advani, S Ramaswamy tie up

Shashank Garg, a former partner with Advani & Co., has re-joined the firm as a Partner. Shashank will be in charge of the Delhi Office and replaces Apar Gupta, who had left the firm to set up his independent practice..Shashank joins the firm from Suri & Co and specializes in dispute resolution and litigation. He has also been recently appointed Reporter of India Jurisdiction by the IBA Arbitration Sub-committee..On his decision to move back to Advani, Shashank commented,.“For the last one and a half years, I have been focusing on dispute resolution (including commercial arbitration and mediation). Advani & Co specializes in this niche area. They have quality work, more than quantity, especially with respect to international clients. So I decided to come back and focus more on this area. It is like a homecoming for me.”.Shashank initially worked at Parag Tripathi Law Chambers, after which he set up Accendo Law Partners and later merged the practice with Advani & Co. He left Advani in January 2014 to join Suri & Co..Managing Partner Hiroo Advani commented,.“We welcome him back. He has come back with a lot of experience working with another law firm.”.This is not the only development at the firm. Advani and Co. has formed a relationship with S Ramaswamy, former general counsel of the Escorts Group. Ramaswamy heads an online strategy and consulting portal by the name of Rambhaktaa Advisors..According to the release, Advani & Co. and S Ramaswamy will be jointly approaching clients for large-scale company and commercial work, including M&A and private equity. Ramaswamy also plans to carry out his litigation and arbitration practice through Advani & Co.’s Mumbai and Delhi offices. He will be Senior Consultant at the firm and will mentor the corporate team..Follow Bar and Bench channel on WhatsAppDownload the Bar and Bench Mobile app for instant access to the latest legal news.