Phoenix Legal

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Chandni Chawla was named Partner; Ashita Bali and Sukanya Bhattacharya were elevated to Associate Partner Phoenix Legal, a leading full-service/ multi-disciplinary Indian law firm with principal offices in Delhi and Mumbai, has announced the elevation of three senior lawyers to key leadership positions within the firm, reinforcing its capabilities across core practice areas. Reflecting the firm's commitment to recognising exceptional talent from within its ranks, Chandni Chawla has been promoted to Partner, while Ashita Bali and Sukanya Bhattacharya have been elevated to Associate Partners. Chandni Chawla, now a Partner, is a key member of the firm's corporate practice. Her expertise encompasses foreign direct investments, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructuring, and advising multinational corporations on a spectrum of general corporate, commercial, regulatory, and compliance matters, including anti-corruption and data privacy laws. Ashita Bali, elevated to Associate Partner, specialises in Projects, Energy, and Infrastructure. She has extensive experience advising on diverse projects in power (conventional and renewable), mining, oil & gas, and public-private partnerships, including significant work in urban infrastructure development and project finance. Sukanya Bhattacharya, also promoted to Associate Partner, has been instrumental in the firm's corporate practice, mainly focusing on venture capital funding, private equity transactions, and mergers & acquisitions, often advising investors and companies in the technology and edtech sectors. Welcoming them, Sawant Singh, Co-Founding Partner Phoenix Legal, said, “We are thrilled to announce the induction of our talented batch of lawyers as partners. With their unique blend of experience and expertise, they will play a vital role in delivering outstanding results for our clients and shaping the future of Phoenix Legal." Reflecting on her promotion, Chandni Chawla shared, "This promotion is a significant milestone, and I am truly grateful for the opportunities and support provided by Phoenix Legal throughout my journey here. I am enthusiastic about continuing to guide our clients through nuanced work and collaborating closely with my colleagues to enhance our firm's capabilities further." The firm looks forward to the continued contributions of its newly appointed leaders as they take on expanded responsibilities. This focus on nurturing internal talent complements the firm's strategic expansion following the recent announcement of Piyush Mishra joining the partnership to bolster the Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice.

Date-31/12/2024 Link -https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7279831613864079360 We are delighted to share that Phoenix Legal acted as legal advisors to Lightspeed India Partners and Elevation Capital in connection with their participation in the USD 8 million Series A funding round of Keyaro Edutech Private Limited (Seekho).

We are delighted to share that Phoenix Legal acted as legal advisors to Iron Pillar Fund in connection with Series B2 fund raise of Naffa Innovations Private Limited (ToneTag).

The Jodhpur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court on 3.03.2025 allowed the application for stay of investigation in connection with an FIR against the Editor-in-Chief of Republic Media Network, Mr. Arnab Goswami in relation to criminal proceedings instituted against him in Udaipur.

Phoenix Legal is delighted to announce the addition of Sumit Sinha to its partnership.

Phoenix Legal is delighted to announce the addition of Aman Avinav to its partnership Aman brings rich and diverse experience spanning over a decade in dispute resolution, particularly commercial & regulatory litigation, arbitration and white collar crime. He represents clients before various courts in India including the Supreme Court, High Courts of New Delhi, Bombay, Punjab & Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Assam. He also has extensive experience before forums such as TDSAT, APTEL, NCLT and AERA and related appellate and ancillary proceedings. Aman has defended clients against investigation by the Police, ED, EOW and SFIO and has successfully represented them against summoning, framing of charge and convictions in prosecutions filed by the said authorities subsequently. He advises and has represented clients in arbitrations both ad hoc and institutional and related court proceedings for interim relief, appointment of arbitrator, enforcement of awards. Aman regularly advises clients on issues pertaining to insolvency laws, information technology laws, environmental laws and criminal laws. Prior to Phoenix Legal, Aman had established and built his independent practice in New Delhi since 2018.    Before that, he was at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. Commenting on Aman's addition to the partnership, Manjula Chawla, Co-founding partner said, we are delighted to welcome Aman to the Phoenix Legal partnership. Aman has excellent experience in the areas of white collar and investigations work which makes him a great fit to our extremely busy white collar and crisis management practice. I am thrilled to be part of the firm's robust disputes practice and am particularly excited about adding to Phoenix Legal's vibrant regulatory, arbitration and white collar crime practices, Aman said.

Phoenix Legal is delighted to announce the addition of Gaurav Dudeja to its partnership