Khaitan & Co is the latest to hire in the busy Bengaluru market with the addition of indirect tax specialist Brijesh Kothary, who was previously a partner at tax-focused law firm Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan.

India’s Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim Union Budget on Thursday. With elections around the corner, an interim budget is presented to keep essential government operations funded until the newly elected government presents its full budget.

Indian law firm AZB & Partners has hired corporate lawyer Sudish Sharma as a partner in Delhi from Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan, where he was an executive partner.

India’s Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. has hired technology specialist Hemant Krishna as a partner in Bengaluru from Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan.

Over the past few years, law firms have witnessed high levels of employee attrition, putting them under intense pressure to attract and retain top talent. As a result, the roles of senior HR personnel –such as chief people officers – are growing in importance, helping firms finetune the talent strategies that will provide them with their competitive edge. 

With young lawyers today rethinking everything from work-life balance to career aspirations, and in-house departments at companies across a variety of sizes and sectors ramping up their hiring, India’s law firms are finding it a challenge to hold on to top talent. Law firms now realise they need to rethink their talent retention strategies in a major way if they are to remain competitive for the long term.

India’s HSA Advocates has hired Vishal Lohire as a partner from Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (L&S), where he was a joint partner leading the firm’s Mumbai commercial dispute resolution team.

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan has added corporate and M&A experts Gaurav Dayal and Amritha Salian as partners in Delhi and Bengaluru, respectively.

Singh & Associates has grown its corporate practice with the hire of partner Neeraj Dubey in Bengaluru from Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan.

India’s J Sagar Associates has bolstered its M&A practice with the hire of Shafaq Uraizee Sapre as a retained partner in Mumbai from Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, where she was an executive partner and headed the firm’s corporate practice for the western and southern regions.