Amit Kapur, Vivek Chandy re-elected as JSA Joint Managing Partners; firm constitutes new Executive Committee

Amit Kapur and Vivek Chandy will both serve another stint as Joint Managing Partners of J. Sagar Associates (JSA), after their first term came to an end on March 31, 2022..The duo were elected to spearhead the firm back in January 2019..The firm has also constitute a new Executive Committee comprising Dina Wadia, Rupinder Malik and Varghese Thomas, apart from Kapur and Chandy. Malik and Thomas replace Delhi Partners Amar Gupta and Upendra Sharma on the Committee..The Executive Committee, which has a three-year tenure, forms the senior leadership team of the firm with responsibility for the overall management, development and implementation of the firm’s growth strategy. It also manages the firm’s operations across its seven offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Gurugram and Ahmedabad..Speaking about the development in a press release, Kapur said,“Vivek and I are delighted to welcome Rupinder Malik and Varghese Thomas to the firm’s Executive Committee for the first time. They are both seasoned practitioners with a strong track record of managing and leading teams. We look forward to their fresh perspectives and ideas as we drive our strategy forward.On behalf of the firm, we would also like to thank Amar Gupta and Upendra N Sharma, the outgoing Executive Committee members, for their leadership, hard work and invaluable contributions during their term, especially in successfully navigating issues during the pandemic and keeping our people safe. Equally, we are grateful to Dina Wadia for her passion in developing and harnessing our Talent portfolio in challenging circumstances and we look forward to working closely with her on the Talent front in this term as well.".Chandy added,“Notwithstanding the unique issues and challenges faced by the industry at large during the last two years of the pandemic, JSA has continued to further build and cement its position as the leading law firm in India, having been involved in some of the most complex and first to market corporate transactions and litigation matters over the past 24 months. We are particularly pleased with the firm’s stellar financial performance and upswing across all operating metrices - including achieving significantly consistent high double-digit revenue and productivity growth across our core practice areas – corporate, disputes and finance.”.Mumbai-based Partner Wadia specialises in Banking & Finance, Investment Funds, Financial Services, and Mergers & Cross Border Investments & Acquisitions. She also leads the Debt Capital Markets practice of the firm.Based in the Gurugram office, Malik has over 25 years of experience, with more than a decade at JSA. Her practice primarily focusses on Corporate, M&A/PE and White-Collar Crime Investigations.Thomas specialises in handling matters related to the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code and debt recovery proceedings. Working out of Mumbai, he also advises on private trusts and estate planning matters and on Exchange Control regulations and Securities Regulations.