Mumbai: Litigation firm Taurus Legal merges with six decades old Dhruve Liladhar & Co

Mumbai-based law firm Taurus Legal has merged its business with litigation and corporate advisory law firm Dhruve Liladhar & Co, which was established in 1957.

Company on its Linkedin page also announced merger and said,' Pleased to Announce Merger of our Firm - Taurus Legal with Dhruve Liladhar & Co., Advocates, Solicitors & Notary. We seek your blessings as we begin this new journey and we look forward to your continued support and patronage.'

Taurus Legal was founded in 2019 by Naresh Chheda, Umang Mehta and Vikrant Shetty. It primarily deals in tailored advice and strategies for their clients in long-term and short-term requirements.

All three founders will join the Dhruve Liladhar & Co (DL & co)as partners, and make total count of partners to eight partners and 25 lawyers.

Naresh Chheda, a Solicitor of the Bombay Incorporated Law Society and a graduate of Government Law College, has worked as Solicitor Associate in Dhruve Liladhar & Co earlier for 5 years.

Speaking of the merger, Chandubhai Mehta, Managing Partner of Dhruve Liladhar, told FPJ, that the three – Naresh, Umang and Vikrant – have all worked in Dhruve Liladhar & Co in the past and he was glad to see how they set up a firm like Taurus Legal in such a short time.

“With them and their respective associates joining our Firm, we will be expanding our existing litigation, arbitration, IBC, conveyancing and admiralty practice,” he said.

Dhruve Liladhar & Co. has its head office in Nariman Point. It is also the Indian member firm of Advoc – an international law firm network.