India’s L&L Partners has hired Amrita Tonk, Sidhartha Barua, and Girish Rawat as partners in Delhi.

Joining the litigation practice is Tonk, who had worked with L&L as an associate in 2010. She served as a Metropolitan Magistrate in Delhi between 2013 and 2018, during which time she presided over 26,000 summary and summons triable matters.

Also joining the litigation practice is Barua, who has represented clients before the Supreme Court of India. He was a partner at both AZB & Partners and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas before establishing his own practice in 2017.

Banking and finance specialist Rawat, who has more than a decade of experience, joins from Dhir & Dhir Associates.

Also joining the firm is senior associate Praful Jindal, who specialises in litigation.

With the hire of this trio, L&L now has 84 partners.

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