Welcome to the Courtroom Fortnightly Legal Digest, where we dive into the latest seismic shifts within the Indian legal landscape, covering high-profile Partner-Level Hires and Departures rocking the Indian legal sector
The past few weeks have been anything but ordinary, with some of the most significant partner-level moves we’ve seen in a long time. From the high-profile arrival of Nisha Kaur Uberoi and her team of 30 attorneys JSA to Manan Lahoty’s team of 50 talented lawyers making a big leap from Indus Law to CAM, the legal world is abuzz with activity.
We’ve compiled a snapshot of these major changes to help you stay on top of the evolving dynamics within law firm partners, general counsel and C-suite executives roles across India.
Below, you’ll find a detailed table outlining these key hires and departures, offering a clear view of who’s moving where:
| Name | Leaving from | Joining at | Practice Area |
| Manan Lahoty (with a team of 50 attorneys including 8 partners) | IndusLaw | Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas & Co | Capital Markets |
| Nisha Kaur Uberoi (with a team of 30 attorneys, including 2 partners) | Trilegal | JSA | Competition Law |
| Avikshit Moral | IndusLaw | S&R Associates | Real Estate |
| Gauri Chhabra | Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co | Trilegal | Competition Law |
| Alok Sonker | K Law | Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas & Co | Corporate Law |
| Sowmya Kumar | IndusLaw | Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas & Co | Employment Law |
| Piyush Mishra (along with 2 partners and a few associates) | Luthra & Luthra Law Offices | Phoenix Legal | Bankruptcy and Restructuring |
| Geeta Dhania | Luthra & Luthra Law Offices | ELP | Capital Markets |
| Utkarsh Bandhu | JSA | Argus Partners | Banking & Finance |
| Abhinav Kumar | Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas & Co | TT&A | Capital Markets |
| Rajat Pradhan | DSK Legal | Solaris Legal | Dispute Resolution |
| Dhananjay Shahi | Bharti Airtel | Deloitte | General Counsel, South Asia |
| Amit Jaiswal | Russell Reynolds Associates | Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas | Chief Operating Officer (Non-Legal) |
| Ritesh Khosla | Not Applicable | Sony Pictures Networks India | General Counsel (Internal Promotion) |
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