Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has recently hired litigation and dispute resolution lawyer Ameya Gokhale as a Partner in its Mumbai office, as first reported in ET..Gokhale, a graduate of National Law School of India University, started his career at Amarchand Mangaldas in 2005. In 2007, he left the firm to pursue Masters in Law from George Washington University after which he returned to India and joined Khaitan & Co. In 2013, he left Khaitan and joined the Chamber of Senior Advocate Pradeep Sancheti..Gokhale will also become the sixth senior lateral hire for Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas with the others being Jay Parikh, Abhishek Sinha, Iqbal Khan, Deepto Roy and Radhika Pareira..Shardul has recruited around 12 people so far, with an intent to raise that number to 50 in three months, reports ET..As reported earlier, Shardul Shroff is also eyeing to acquire a Mumbai-based law firm to kick-start its operations in Mumbai. However, a person close to the events told ET that Shroff has had no conclusive talks with anyone yet..The person also told ET that Shardul expects to leverage the perceived proximity between Cyril Shroff and the Adani Group to woo some of the larger corporate houses that may be competing with Adani..With Amarchand Mangaldas Suresh A Shroff dissolving on May 9 and two news firms – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Cyril Amarchand Managldas starting on May 11, there will be some major movements in the market..Download our People Moves special to see a complete list of hires and promotions.
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has recently hired litigation and dispute resolution lawyer Ameya Gokhale as a Partner in its Mumbai office, as first reported in ET..Gokhale, a graduate of National Law School of India University, started his career at Amarchand Mangaldas in 2005. In 2007, he left the firm to pursue Masters in Law from George Washington University after which he returned to India and joined Khaitan & Co. In 2013, he left Khaitan and joined the Chamber of Senior Advocate Pradeep Sancheti..Gokhale will also become the sixth senior lateral hire for Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas with the others being Jay Parikh, Abhishek Sinha, Iqbal Khan, Deepto Roy and Radhika Pareira..Shardul has recruited around 12 people so far, with an intent to raise that number to 50 in three months, reports ET..As reported earlier, Shardul Shroff is also eyeing to acquire a Mumbai-based law firm to kick-start its operations in Mumbai. However, a person close to the events told ET that Shroff has had no conclusive talks with anyone yet..The person also told ET that Shardul expects to leverage the perceived proximity between Cyril Shroff and the Adani Group to woo some of the larger corporate houses that may be competing with Adani..With Amarchand Mangaldas Suresh A Shroff dissolving on May 9 and two news firms – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Cyril Amarchand Managldas starting on May 11, there will be some major movements in the market..Download our People Moves special to see a complete list of hires and promotions.
