C&M Announces Attorney Promotions 2024

Chandhiok & Mahajan has promoted Nishant Sogani to Counsel. Besides Nishant, Ashwani Malhotra and Saurabh Bachhawat have been elevated to Managing Associates, and Tarun Donadi has been promoted to Senior Associate.

Nishant Sogani, based in Mumbai, brings over 10 years of experience in Restructuring & Insolvency and General Corporate practice. As a pivotal member of the team, Nishant handles some of our most complex cases and is well-positioned to tackle new challenges while continuing to drive excellence.

Nishant advises insolvency professionals, banks & financial institutions, asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) and corporate groups in the stressed asset space including on aspects of insolvency resolution and loan transfers (including portfolio sales). He also advises clients on M&A transactions (distress and non-distress) and general corporate issues relating to company law, debt financing, debt restructuring and commercial contracts. He has advised clients in various insolvency and restructuring matters in the power, real estate and steel sector.

Ashwani Malhotra and Saurabh Bachhawat have both been promoted to Managing Associates. Ashwani manages a diverse practice portfolio, specializing in domestic and international commercial arbitration, shareholder disputes, company law-related disputes, and white-collar crime defense matters. He regularly appears before arbitral tribunals, investigating agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate, the Appellate Tribunal (PMLA), the National Company Law Tribunal, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, various High Courts, and the Supreme Court of India. Saurabh, with over 9 years of experience in commercial and regulatory litigation, regularly appears before various forums including Securities Appellate Tribunal, SEBI, NCLT, NCLAT, and other regulatory bodies. Ashwani and Saurabh are based in our New Delhi and Mumbai offices, respectively. 

Tarun Donadi has been promoted to Senior Associate. He has extensive experience in representing clients in merger control, cartel investigations and abuse of dominance cases before the Competition Commission of India and the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal.

Pooja Mahajan, Managing Partner at Chandhiok & Mahajan, stated, “We are excited to celebrate the achievements of our colleagues through these well-earned promotions. Each of these professionals exemplifies our firm’s core values and has consistently excelled in their roles. Their advancement not only strengthens our firm’s capabilities but also underscores our commitment to delivering top-tier legal services. We are confident that they will continue to excel and strengthen our resolve of delivering exceptional results for our clients.”