Mehak Khanna has joined Antares Legal as a Partner at the firm's New Delhi office..Khanna has moved to Antares Legal with Aditya Khandewal (Principal Associate), Arshdeep Singh (Associate) and Yash Budhiraja (Associate)..Khanna is a 2009 graduate of Amity University (GGSIPU). She earned her LLM in Corporate & Commercial Laws from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also a member of the Indian Direct Selling Association..Khanna is a seasoned corporate practitioner with 17 years of experience dealing with a wide spectrum of legal issues. She advises on M&A mandates, fund-raises, joint ventures, general corporate and regulatory matters. While she spends a significant amount of time advising clients in sports, direct selling, e-commerce and technology, her practice spans across industry sectors. Khanna works closely with business teams and continues to do so, including during her tenure as General Counsel at Lenskart and Assistant General Counsel (AGC) at Bharti Airtel, and is known for her strategic approach and deep understanding of commercial drivers..Before joining Antares, Khanna was a Partner at Khaitan & Khaitan..On her addition to the partnership, Siddharth Bhavnani, Partner at Antares Legal said,“We are excited to welcome Mehak to the partnership. Her wealth of experience across transactions and regulatory matters, and her deep sectoral expertise, particularly in sports, direct selling and technology, significantly strengthens Antares Legal’s offerings. Her addition reflects our continued commitment to offering strategic counsel, that is firmly aligned with the commercial objectives of our clients.”.On joining Antares Legal, Khanna shared,“I am pleased to join Antares Legal, a firm which exemplifies excellence in legal practice and a deep commitment to quality-based client service. In this new chapter, I look forward to collaborating with our partners to grow the practice further and deliver impactful results for all our clients.”.With Khanna and her teams addition, Antares Legal now has 10 partners and over 40 fee earners across its disputes and corporate practices.Antares Legal thanks Sarabjeet Kaur, Founder and Head of Legal Recruitment at Yellow Wire Consulting, for assisting and facilitating the move..If you would like your Deals, Columns, Press Releases to be published on Bar & Bench, please fill in the form available here.
