Trilegal has promoted Gautam Chabra, Karishma Dodeja, Niharika Puri, Samira Lalani, Siddharth Ranade and Sneha Vardhan to equity partnership. .This takes the total partnership at the firm to 77. The percentage of women equity partners has grown to 26%, a milestone for the firm and the industry. As per various research reports, the global average female representation among equity partners at law firms is between 22 and 24 percent..Chabra is a 2011 graduate has 11 years of work experience. He has been with the firm for over 7 years, as part of the firm's Projects (Energy and Infrastructure) practice in Delhi. .Puri is a 2011 graduate from Army Institute of Law and was with Trilegal for close to 5 years. She later joined AMP Solar as Legal Manager for over a year before re-joining Trilegal. She is part of the firm's Projects practice in Delhi. .On Chabra and Puri's promotions, Partner and Head of the Projects practice, Neeraj Menon said,"We are absolutely delighted with Gautam and Niharika's elevation and this comes at an opportune moment where our practice is diversifying into specific sub-sectors of the energy and infrastructure industry in India. With Gautam moving to Mumbai as part of a strategic decision to support the practice there, Niharika will further bolster our capability and capacity in the NCR region. Their expertise in some of the fast-growing areas such mining, metals, urban transport, city gas, airports and waterways, means we are confident of serving our clients better.".Dodeja is a 2012 graduate of the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad. She has been with Trilegal for close to 5.5 years. She previously worked with Goldman Sachs for a brief stint as a secondee (Legal), prior to which she was a manager at Lupin Limited for close to 3 years. She has also worked with Luthra & Luthra Law Offices for close to 2 years after graduation. She is part of the firm's Corporate practice in Mumbai. .Lalani is a 2011 graduate of Government Law College, Mumbai. Soon after graduation, she worked with Sunteck Realty as a Senior Executive (Legal). Post this, she was with Phoenix Legal for over 5 years. She has been at Trilegal for close to 5 years, as part of the Corporate and Real Estate group in Mumbai..Vardhan is a 2012 graduate of ILS Law College, Pune. She has worked with leading firms like Desai & Diwanji and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co before joining Trilegal in May 2019. She has been with the firm for over 3 years, as part of the Corporate practice in Delhi. .On Dodeja, Lalani and Vardhan's promotions, Partners and co-heads of the Corporate practice, Harsh Pais and Yogesh Singh, said,"We congratulate Karishma, Samira and Sneha, on their elevation. Karishma has been a key member of our restructuring team, Samira has been instrumental in the growth of our real estate practice, and Sneha has acted on numerous corporate and hybrid debt transactions. Their elevation will strengthen our offering for clients.".Ranade is a 2010 graduate of University of Mumbai and has an LL.M. from the University of Warwick. With over 9 years of experience, Ranade has previously worked with AZB & Partners. He is part of the firm's Dispute Resolution practice. .Commenting on Ranade's elevation, Partner and Head of the Disputes practice Shankh Sengupta said,"We are thrilled to welcome Siddharth to the partnership who has been an integral part of our commercial disputes practice. Siddharth’s elevation is consistent with our growth and will continue to enhance our ability to provide top quality legal service to our client.".On the promotions, Partners and members of the firm's Management Committee Sridhar Gorthi and Nishant Parikh said, “We are delighted to promote six of our counsels to partnership. Their elevation reinforces our commitment to nurturing diverse talent and meritocracy. We believe our new partners will help to enhance our expertise across practices and to continue to serve our clients better.”
Trilegal has promoted Gautam Chabra, Karishma Dodeja, Niharika Puri, Samira Lalani, Siddharth Ranade and Sneha Vardhan to equity partnership. .This takes the total partnership at the firm to 77. The percentage of women equity partners has grown to 26%, a milestone for the firm and the industry. As per various research reports, the global average female representation among equity partners at law firms is between 22 and 24 percent..Chabra is a 2011 graduate has 11 years of work experience. He has been with the firm for over 7 years, as part of the firm's Projects (Energy and Infrastructure) practice in Delhi. .Puri is a 2011 graduate from Army Institute of Law and was with Trilegal for close to 5 years. She later joined AMP Solar as Legal Manager for over a year before re-joining Trilegal. She is part of the firm's Projects practice in Delhi. .On Chabra and Puri's promotions, Partner and Head of the Projects practice, Neeraj Menon said,"We are absolutely delighted with Gautam and Niharika's elevation and this comes at an opportune moment where our practice is diversifying into specific sub-sectors of the energy and infrastructure industry in India. With Gautam moving to Mumbai as part of a strategic decision to support the practice there, Niharika will further bolster our capability and capacity in the NCR region. Their expertise in some of the fast-growing areas such mining, metals, urban transport, city gas, airports and waterways, means we are confident of serving our clients better.".Dodeja is a 2012 graduate of the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad. She has been with Trilegal for close to 5.5 years. She previously worked with Goldman Sachs for a brief stint as a secondee (Legal), prior to which she was a manager at Lupin Limited for close to 3 years. She has also worked with Luthra & Luthra Law Offices for close to 2 years after graduation. She is part of the firm's Corporate practice in Mumbai. .Lalani is a 2011 graduate of Government Law College, Mumbai. Soon after graduation, she worked with Sunteck Realty as a Senior Executive (Legal). Post this, she was with Phoenix Legal for over 5 years. She has been at Trilegal for close to 5 years, as part of the Corporate and Real Estate group in Mumbai..Vardhan is a 2012 graduate of ILS Law College, Pune. She has worked with leading firms like Desai & Diwanji and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co before joining Trilegal in May 2019. She has been with the firm for over 3 years, as part of the Corporate practice in Delhi. .On Dodeja, Lalani and Vardhan's promotions, Partners and co-heads of the Corporate practice, Harsh Pais and Yogesh Singh, said,"We congratulate Karishma, Samira and Sneha, on their elevation. Karishma has been a key member of our restructuring team, Samira has been instrumental in the growth of our real estate practice, and Sneha has acted on numerous corporate and hybrid debt transactions. Their elevation will strengthen our offering for clients.".Ranade is a 2010 graduate of University of Mumbai and has an LL.M. from the University of Warwick. With over 9 years of experience, Ranade has previously worked with AZB & Partners. He is part of the firm's Dispute Resolution practice. .Commenting on Ranade's elevation, Partner and Head of the Disputes practice Shankh Sengupta said,"We are thrilled to welcome Siddharth to the partnership who has been an integral part of our commercial disputes practice. Siddharth’s elevation is consistent with our growth and will continue to enhance our ability to provide top quality legal service to our client.".On the promotions, Partners and members of the firm's Management Committee Sridhar Gorthi and Nishant Parikh said, “We are delighted to promote six of our counsels to partnership. Their elevation reinforces our commitment to nurturing diverse talent and meritocracy. We believe our new partners will help to enhance our expertise across practices and to continue to serve our clients better.”