Pennington expands India team with lateral hires from Platinum and EMW Picton Howell

Pennington Solicitors LLP, a UK based firm expands its India group with 2 lateral hires. Saionton Basu from Platinum Partners (New Delhi) has been appointed as joint head of the India team, and Teja Picton-Howell from EMW Picton Howell LLP, has been appointed as a consultant specialising in corporate and commercial law..Pennington Solicitors LLP, a UK based firm expands its India group with 2 lateral hires. Saionton Basu from Platinum Partners (New Delhi) has been appointed as joint head of the India team, and Teja Picton-Howell from EMW Picton Howell LLP, has been appointed as a consultant specialising in corporate and commercial law..Rustam Dubash (pictured left), who established Penningtons’ India group in 1992, said, “Both Saionton and Teja have excellent reputations and we are delighted to welcome them to Penningtons. We are committed to growing our India team, which already has a strong presence in the international market. Their expertise will allow us to broaden the services we offer to clients, particularly by extending our corporate capability”..Saionton Basu (pictured middle) is an experienced M & A and projects lawyer from Platinum Partners in New Delhi. He was previously an Associate with White and Case in London. His particular areas of specialisation are structuring and executing domestic and cross-border transactions as well as projects focusing on Public Private Partnerships (PPP). Basu has recently worked on projects for the Pearson Group, Hyatt Hotels Corporation and IL&FS. He has been appointed as joint head of the India team, with Rustam Dubash..Teja Picton-Howell (pictured right) has over 25 years of experience as a corporate finance and commercial lawyer. Teja established his own practice Picton Howell, which he merged with EMW Law in 2008 to form EMW Picton Howell LLP. He advises a broad range of clients in India, Europe, the Gulf and the UK, including businesses in the financial services, pharma and life sciences, IT and telecoms sectors. Teja’s recent transactions include projects for Inventages life sciences capital fund, the Essar Group (India) and CRISIL (The Credit Rating Agency of India). He is a member of the London Chamber of Commerce’s Asian Business Association and of the Royal Commonwealth Society. Teja is a trustee of the India based international charity CRY (Child Rights and You)..Penningtons’ India group provides commercial, corporate, dispute resolution, commercial property and tax planning advice to a broad range of Indian clients in the UK and also has strong links with businesses in India. Clients include the Tata Group, Syndicate Bank, Mahindra and Mahindra, Shree Cement and Nihilent Technologies.