SNG & Partners Announces Promotions At Partnership Level
LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK
4 Aug 2022 6:31 AM GMT
SNG & Partners is pleased to announce the elevation of Sanjay Gupta to Managing Partner – Dispute Resolution Practice and Amit Aggarwal to Senior Partner at the Firm, after its recent collaboration with R&P Partners across nine cities including Singapore. SNG & Partners, with its Partner count of 19, and R&P Partners with its Partner strength of 6, had earlier this year, collaborated through an exclusive joint venture after which the consolidated strength of the firms is over 25+ Partners and 120+ lawyers.
About Sanjay Gupta
With close to three and a half decades of experience at the bar, Sanjay is a seasoned litigator and renowned for his litigation strategy and court craft. The expanse of his appearances ranges from the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India and to High Courts across the country, with a robust practice base in the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi. He is also representing clients before various Tribunals and Appellate Tribunals constituted under various Statutes. Sanjay is also an avid ADR practitioner and has been representing clients in domestic as well as international arbitrations. The core areas of his expertise are Commercial and Contractual Laws, laws relating to Economic Offences, Industrial Laws, Personal Laws and Succession Laws. He has assisted his father and renowned author, Late Shri S.N. Gupta, in research work in the publication of various books that hold immense prestige on the subject of Banking Laws.
About Amit Aggarwal
A graduate from Faculty of Law, Delhi University and a qualified Company Secretary, Amit has more than two and a half decades of experience in the legal services industry. Amit has been associated with SNG & Partners since 2001 and heads the firm's Corporate & Banking practice. His areas of specialization include Banking, Financial Services, Capital Markets (both debt and equity segment), Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and Private Equity transactions. He frequently advises international investors on their India investment strategies. He has also been the advisor to private equity funds for their investment and exit strategies in India. He specialises in complex banking transactions such as, hybrid debt transactions, project finance, and structured trade finance and regularly advises alternative investment funds on their investments in Indian securities. His expertise also includes advising family offices on their entry, investment and exit strategies in various sectors in India.
Speaking about the promotions, Managing Partner Rajesh Narain Gupta shared, "Our philosophy at SNG & Partners is to lead by example. Sanjay has committed himself to the litigation practice at the firm and has built a team that focuses on a wide range of areas including commercial litigation, arbitration, dispute resolution, insolvency battles, labour disputes and criminal litigation, with a special focus on matters relating to the Economic Offences Wing and the Enforcement Directorate. Under his stewardship, the team at Delhi has also captivated extensive expertise in domestic and cross-border litigation and arbitration concerning international trade contracts. He has played a pivotal role in developing and managing the litigation practice of the firm and his promotion is truly well-deserved."
.On announcing Amit's elevation, he further commented, "Amit joined SNG & Partners about 21 years back and I acknowledge his contributions in building SNG to present level. He is perfectly aligned to firm's vision of growth and expansion. We are a relationship based Firm and Amit has been the brand ambassador of the firm's philosophy of being a client-centric team, developing holistic solutions with high ethical standards. Amit has contributed to augmenting an impressive and growing list of satisfied clients consistently. Clients at SNG & Partners are very comfortable turning to him for their legal needs."
Speaking on his promotion, Sanjay Gupta acknowledged, "Litigation remains an area close to my heart and to see SNG & Partners grow its litigation practice from strength to strength is an absolutely satisfying feeling. All of us work with a genuine concern for our clients and with the sole motive to get their problems resolved. We have been able to punch above our weight and build a strong disputes practice as the partners stay committed to being hands-on and receptive to the clients' needs."
On his journey and future with the firm, the newly promoted Senior Partner Amit Aggarwal shared, "I look forward to the new role with the same level of enthusiasm as I look at my work every day. Along with Mr. Gupta, I stay committed to amplifying SNG & Partners' footprint in both domestic and international jurisdictions. Together, we are also working on a manpower plan that will make SNG & Partners a platform to onboard the best legal talent in the country across all levels, right from Partners to fresh law graduates - commercially savvy and up to date with market practices."
About the Firm: Established in 1962, by the Late Mr. S. N. Gupta, an acclaimed banking lawyer jurist and writer, SNG & PARTNERS ("SNG") is a second-generation full-service law firm which has acquired an enviable reputation for sophisticated legal work in the national capital (New Delhi), the business capital (Mumbai) and the IT capital (Bengaluru) of India. After its recent collaboration with R&P Partners through exclusive alliance, they have combined presence across nine major cities namely, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Cochin, Madurai, and Singapore.SNG & Partners, Promotions, Amit Aggarwal, Sanjay Gupta, Rajesh Narain Gupta
