Thursday, 14 January 2021 15:42 Law firms
Shahani (r) quits, Dhania to rejoin Luthra cap markets
L&L Partners capital markets lateral partner hire Jitesh Shahani has put in his resignation; meanwhile, the firm’s ex-capital markets partner Geeta Dhania, who had left the firm two months ago, is slated to return.
2004 NLSIU Bangalore graduate Dhania had reportedly quit in October 2020, though that now appears to have turned into a de facto sabbatical from the firm.
We have reached out to Shahani and Dhania for comment.
We have also reached out to managing partner Raijv Luthra for comment, who is embroiled in a bitter dispute with senior partner and the partnership’s co-founder Mohit Saraf.
Suresh Amesar joins ANM as partner
ANM Global has added
Suresh Amesar as a media and entertainment practice partner.
Amesar had been a partner at Azendor Consulting and Indus Lexus Consulting in Mumbai for three years previously.
Before that, he’d had 13 years in-house, between Viacom 18 Media and Disney India (see full work history below).
According to ANM’s press release, he “is known to be an all-rounder by his seniors owing to his experience of working in different capacities during his tenure with [the] media giants”.
His joining takes
9 partners, including
40 fee-earners.
ANM managing partner Nidhish Mehrotra commented in the press release: “Suresh is a multi-facet lawyer and is the perfect fit for our consistently growing media practice. He adds to the team, his rich and extensive experience, which will help our clients achieve maximum legal prowess and backing.
From one to four partners in three months, White & Brief targets more growth into full-service
The 2018-founded Mumbai-based disputes firm
White & Brief, which was started by former Ram Jethmalani junior
Nilesh Tribhuvann, is going full-service and has hired two lateral partners and promoted one, with significantly more expansion pledged for the coming months and several big-name clients such as Apple and Indigo to boot.
In addition to the three salaried partners who had now joined, Tribhuvann said that another four salaried partners would be joining by March and April 2021 from top tier firms, bolting on practices such as banking and finances, taxation, infrastructure, media and entertainment and real estate.
Orrick boosts corporate team with partner-level hires in San Francisco, New York and London
11 January 2021
Orrick boosts corporate team with partner-level hires in San Francisco, New York and London
West Coast giant hails recruitment of rising star talent as it seeks to grow its tech transactions practice
San Francisco Shutterstock Orrick has hired three ‘rising star’ partners to its global corporate group across San Francisco, New York and London. The trio – one of whom was a partner at their previous firm – hail from Kirkland & Ellis, Cravath Swaine & Moore and Cooley. “We are growing to meet tech sector client demand globally – and we’re focused on doing it with rising star talent,” said Matthew Gemello, head of Orrick’s corporate practice.