Indian firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has hired Alina Arora as a partner in Delhi. Arora was a partner at L&L Partners until last year.
This marks the firm’s second lateral hire in less than a month after the appointment of Arjun Perikal in Bengaluru from J. Sagar Associates.
Arora, who has over two decades of experience, focuses her practice on white-collar crime, insurance, defence, M&A, and compliance.
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