Cyril, Shardul beefing up: Khaitan’s Gauri Rasgotra, ELP’s Kirat Nagra resign to join Cyril; Khaitan’s Asim Abbas heads to camp Shardul

Khaitan & Co Delhi Partners Asim Abbas and Gauri Rasgotra have resigned from the firm, each heading in different directions. Their resignations were confirmed by Khaitan Managing Partner Rabindra Jhunjhunwala..Jhujhunwala commented, “We wish them well in their new roles”..Economic Laws Practice Partner Kirat Singh Nagra has also resigned from his firm, with ELP Managing Partner Rohan Shah confirming the resignation but declining to comment further..According to authoritative sources, Gauri and Kirat will be joining Cyril Shroff’s brand new Delhi office while Asim will be joining Shardul’s existing office in Delhi..Abbas, who handles Khaitan’s technology media and telecommunications (TMT) practice in Delhi, had joined the firm in 2010 merging his firm Legal Spectrums..Gauri, who handles the firm’s litigation practice, had joined Khaitan’s Delhi office in 1995 and was made a Partner in 2004. In 2007, she went to the US and worked as the head of the George Washington University Law School’s India Studies Center. She moved back in 2009 to rejoin Khaitan..Prior to joining ELP, Kirat Singh Nagra worked at Amarchand Mangaldas in Delhi. The graduate of Indian Law Society, Pune has over twelve years of experience in handling commercial litigation and arbitration matters in diverse areas..Just a day before Cyril Shroff signs the new partnership deed, it looks like Cyril is hitting the ground running, with two litigation Partners already in place.