Amarchand Partner Amita Choudhary resigns to pursue MBA; Principal Associate Satyam Sharat leaves to join Ashurst Jakarta

Amita Choudhary, Partner at Amarchand’s Mumbai office has resigned from the firm in order to pursue an MBA. Amita, who is a graduate of NALSAR, started her career at Amarchand Mangaldas..Talking about her decision to do an MBA, Amita said, “I wanted to study more. Also, it will be a complementary course within the realm of the corporate law space. The fact that law firms are advising businesses on strategic decisions makes business education relevant for lawyers. This will further broaden my perspective and understanding of business.”.On being asked if she plans to come back to India after finishing her studies, Amita said, “ I do plan to come back but two years is a long time”..Amita is not the only one who will be moving from the firm. Principal Associate Satyam Sharat has resigned to join International law firm Ashurst in Jakarta. He will be joining as Foreign Legal Consultant..Speaking to Bar & Bench, Ashurst India Head Richard Gubbins said, “We are very pleased that Satyam Sharat has chosen to join us. We were looking for a common-law trained Foreign Legal Consultant to assist in dealing with our foreign clients in Indonesia. The fact that Satyam is an Indian national from an Indian law firm is a bonus since Indian investors are quite active in Indonesia”..“The work that our Jakarta Office has done for Indian clients includes work for Essar, airport developers and mine investors. Satyam will be a great asset for us to attract additional work from India because he comes to us with excellent credentials”, added Richard..Satyam is part of the Banking team in the Mumbai office. He is a graduate of National Law Institute University, Bhopal. Prior to Amarchand, he worked at Goldman Sachs as well as Juris Corp.