JSA Elevates 20 Lawyers to Retained Partners; Total Partner Count Reaches 183

India, April 1, 2026: JSA Advocates and Solicitors has elevated 20 lawyers to its retained partner category as part of its annual promotions cycle, taking its total partner count to 183, including 66 equity partners. Seven of the newly elevated partners are women. The firm said the move aligns with its ongoing focus on diversity, with women accounting for nearly half of its legal workforce.

Over 110 lawyers promoted in 2026 cycle

The retained partner elevations are part of a broader round of more than 110 promotions across levels at the firm this year. The development follows a recent expansion of JSA’s equity partnership. The newly appointed retained partners are drawn from the firm’s three core practice areas of corporate, disputes and finance, which together cover 20 sector-focused teams and over 30 service lines.

Focus on Internal Talent and Specialisation

Joint Managing Partners Vivek Chandy and Amar Gupta said the promotions reflect the firm’s internal talent development approach and focus on specialised advisory capabilities. They added that the new partners have experience across transactions, regulatory matters and disputes, and are expected to take on expanded responsibilities within their respective practices.

Representation across key practice areas

The cohort includes lawyers advising on:

• Mergers and acquisitions, private equity and cross-border transactions
• Commercial disputes, arbitration and regulatory litigation
• Banking, finance and capital markets transactions
• Competition law, including merger control and compliance

The appointments span multiple offices including Gurugram, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai.

Newly elevated retained partners

• Aditya Dayal, Corporate Practice, Gurugram: Focuses on private equity, M&A and cross-border transactions
• Aditya Gupta, Disputes Practice, New Delhi: Specialises in energy regulation and commercial disputes
• Angad Baxi, Disputes Practice, New Delhi: Handles arbitration, litigation and regulatory matters including IP and white-collar cases
• Ankita Jain, Corporate Practice, Gurugram: Works on M&A, joint ventures and corporate restructuring
• Gayatri Aryan, Disputes Practice, New Delhi: Advises on energy sector litigation and regulatory issues
• Harshit Dusad, Finance Practice, Gurugram: Focuses on banking, project finance and cross-border debt
• Himanshu Vij, Disputes Practice, New Delhi: Handles commercial litigation, insolvency and tech-sector disputes
• Kairav Parikh, Finance Practice, Mumbai: Advises on equity capital markets including IPOs and QIPs
• Maitreyi Kannur, Disputes Practice, Bengaluru: Focuses on litigation, arbitration and employment law
• Malcolm D. Desai, Disputes Practice, Mumbai: Handles regulatory and infrastructure litigation
• Mohit Aggarwal, Corporate Practice, Gurugram: Advises on real estate transactions and corporate matters
• S. Ananth Balaji, Finance Practice, Mumbai: Focuses on capital markets and securities law
• Sarthak Pande, Competition Practice, New Delhi: Advises on merger control and competition compliance
• Shambhvi Sinha, Competition Practice, Mumbai: Focuses on competition law and regulatory matters
• Siddhesh Sanjaya Pradhan, Disputes Practice, Mumbai: Handles arbitration and complex commercial litigation
• Sourav Modi, Finance Practice, Mumbai: Advises on equity and debt capital markets transactions
• Vandana Venkatesh, Corporate Practice, Bengaluru: Focuses on private equity and cross-border M&A
• Varsha Srinivasan, Corporate Practice, Chennai: Advises on investments, M&A and corporate advisory
• Vishrutyi Sahni, Disputes Practice, New Delhi: Handles corporate disputes, insolvency and regulatory matters
• Vwastav Ghosh, Corporate Practice, Mumbai: Focuses on private equity, venture capital and cross-border deals

Firm background

Founded in 1991, JSA has over 700 legal professionals across seven cities in India. The firm advises corporates, financial institutions and government bodies on corporate, financing and disputes-related matters.