
Jyotsna Bhatnagar
Editor at Financial Express
journalist. voyager of life. spiritualist. Resident Editor, The Financial Express, Gujarat
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1 week ago |
financialexpress.com | Jyotsna Bhatnagar
Just two weeks after the Bar Council of India (BCI) issued a notification allowing foreign law firms and lawyers to practise in India on a reciprocity basis, global powerhouse CMS has announced a strategic partnership with IndusLaw, one of India’s reputable law firms. Through this alliance, IndusLaw becomes a member of the international legal and advisory services organisation CMS. CMS is a network of 18 independent law firms with approximately 80 offices worldwide.
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3 weeks ago |
financialexpress.com | Jyotsna Bhatnagar
After years of flip-flop on the issue of allowing foreign law firms and lawyers to practice in India, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has officially notified amendments to its 2022 rules which would enable them to do so on a reciprocal basis.
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1 month ago |
financialexpress.com | Jyotsna Bhatnagar
Shattering the glass ceiling in the legal profession is rapidly becoming the new normal for women lawyers, with big law firms pulling all the stops to plug the so-called leaky pipeline. A latest analysis done by Vahura, a leading legal recruitment and consultancy firm, shows 33 women lawyers were promoted to partnership roles out of a total of 119 promotions in 2024-25 in the top five law firms. Says Ankita Malik, consultant with Vahura, “This represents a 27.7% female promotion rate.
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1 month ago |
financialexpress.com | Jyotsna Bhatnagar
The global legal industry saw a seismic shift last week, with the partnerships at Herbert Smith Freehills, widely acknowledged as one of the world’s most elite law firms, and top US law firm Kramer Nevin Naftalis & Franklin voting to approve a historic merger. The new entity will have 2,700 lawyers and an estimated $2 billion in revenue and 26 offices worldwide.
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2 months ago |
financialexpress.com | Jyotsna Bhatnagar
Anticipating an imminent entry of foreign names and the increasing use of artificial intelligence, Indian law firms are going in for a makeover in accordance with global best practices. The bid to corporatise has seen induction of top non-legal talent across legal organisations. Leading the charge are the old guard of India’s largest law firms including Khaitan & Co (KCo), Trilegal, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM), Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) and Luthra & Luthra.
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