11 ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS – INDIA E-MAGAZINE WWW.LEGALBUSINESSONLINE.COM Law Firm Hires DIVI DUTTA LEAVING Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co JOINING Khaitan & Co PRACTICE Private Client LOCATION Noida POSITION Partner KZ KURIYAN LEAVING J Sagar Associates JOINING Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas PRACTICE Corporate LOCATION Bengaluru POSITION Partner SIDDHARTH MANCHANDA LEAVING Unacademy JOINING IndusLaw PRACTICE Corporate LOCATION Mumbai POSITION Partner RUCHIT PARIKH LEAVING Trilegal JOINING AZB & Partners PRACTICE Real Estate LOCATION Mumbai POSITION Partner DEVI PRASAD PATEL LEAVING Khaitan & Co JOINING Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co PRACTICE Capital Markets LOCATION Delhi POSITION Partner Appointments IN-HOUSE COUNSEL ROUNDUP Goviind Vijay Inox Wind Limited has hired Goviind Vijay to head its legal department. Vijay was most recently deputy general counsel at HT Media Group. He started his in-house career with GMR Group (Delhi International Airport Private Limited (“DIAL”) and was a part of the founding legal team and a key player at DIAL during the commissioning of Delhi Airport after privatization. He has previously worked in-house at McDonald’s India, Jubilant FoodWoorks, Bush Foods and Max Healthcare. “Since Inox has interface with a lot of private players and public sector undertakings, I see a lot of potential in terms of project documentation and alternate dispute resolution,” Vijay said. Ankit Jaiswal Jaiswal has taken over as the head of legal and compliance, Southeast Asia at CarDekho. Jaiswal specialises in strategic partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, fintech and digital, private equity, joint ventures, capital raising, and initial public offerings. He was previously a director at ClearTax, and also spent time in-house at Paytm. Prior to this, Jaiswal has been a corporate attorney at AZB & Partners, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., and Luthra and Luthra Law Offices. “I look forward to navigating the dynamic legal landscape, driving strategic initiatives, legal compliance and corporate governance to foster the continued success of the organisation in the Southeast Asian market,” said Jaiswal. Ankita Mishra Mishra has joined UKbased consumer electronics manufacturer Nothing as its India legal head. She brings expertise in dispute resolution, contract management, data privacy and public policy in the information technology and e-commerce industry. Most recently, she led the global data privacy group at AI-led CX solution provider, IGT Solutions. She started her in-house journey at MakeMyTrip in 2013 where she spent over seven years, before joining upGradowned edtech startup Harappa as its legal head in 2021. Mishra starting her career as a practicing advocate at Parekh & Company and spent a year working in the chambers of Senior Advocate Pinky Anand.
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