J Sagar Associates (JSA) has hired a team of six litigators in Mumbai from Wadia Ghandy & Co, including its head of litigation, Farid Karachiwala.
Karachiwala, who spent more than two decades at Wadia Ghandy, also specialises in real estate. His team includes two principal associates and three associates.
According to the ALB Top 50, JSA is India’s seventh-largest law firm, with approximately 300 lawyers.
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