Linklaters in August boosted its India team with the transfer of London-based India group partner Arun Balasubramanian to the firm’s Singapore office.
This year, the firm also relocated banking and finance partner Narayan Iyer to Singapore. India practice head Sandeep Katwala transferred to Hong Kong last year to build the team.
A capital markets specialist, Balasubramanian’s posting to Singapore should allow Linklaters to better cater for deals that involve bank lending that stems from Singapore.
Linklaters’ Singapore office now has seven partners, although its outreach is far wider through its joint venture with local firm Allen & Gledhill.
Linklaters’ India group has 15 lawyers in London, Hong Kong and Singapore, with more than 150 lawyers having worked on India-related matters. It is supported by Indian ally Talwar Thakore & Associates.
