Indian firm Induslaw has merged with real-estate-focused outfit ASLF, which has offices in the southern cities of Bengaluru and Chennai.
The merger will give IndusLaw a presence in Chennai, with the firm currently having offices in Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai. It will additionally give it a foothold in the premium real estate space in South India.
ASLF was founded in 1993 by partner Anup S Shah. Specialising in property-related transactions – including due diligence of immovable property, structuring, foreign investment, civil litigation, alternate dispute resolution and arbitration, strategic planning of real estate and commercial transactions – the firm currently has 64 lawyers.
The merger with ASLF continues Induslaw’s steady expansion in the past few months, which has included the hiring of partners Soura Subha Ghosh, Faraz Khan, Ravi Kumar, and Avikshit Moral in Mumbai; Rohit Ambast in Delhi; and Apurbalal Malik in Hyderabad.