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JSA onboards SMA’s Iqbal Khan and Ambarish along with 18 lawyers | Mint

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- JSA Advocates and Solicitors has hired partners Iqbal Khan and Ambarish from Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. (SMA), along with 18 lawyers, to strengthen its mergers, acquisitions, and private equity teams. - Iqbal Khan will collaborate closely with JSA's joint managing partners, practice area chairs, and executive committee to enhance the firm's corporate practice and expand its range of services. - The move highlights a trend of partners and teams shifting between law firms due to clients' loyalty shifting towards individual partners rather than firms themselves. - Nisha Kaur Uberoi had previously joined JSA Advocates to lead their competition practice, bringing 25 attorneys and two partners with her. - The legal sector is experiencing a talent war, with law firms offering increased pay and partnership opportunities to compete for the best talent.