{"id":54336,"date":"2026-01-14T09:57:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&p=54336"},"modified":"2026-01-14T09:59:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:59:48","slug":"saga-legal-announces-the-joining-of-nishtha-kumar-as-partner","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/saga-legal-announces-the-joining-of-nishtha-kumar-as-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"SAGA LEGAL ANNOUNCES THE JOINING OF NISHTHA KUMAR AS PARTNER"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saga Legal, a multi-service law firm, with offices in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, has announced the joining of Nishtha Kumar as a Partner in its Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. She will be based in the firm\u2019s New Delhi office.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nishtha will lead Saga Legal\u2019s regulatory disputes practice, with a primary focus on electricity and aviation matters, and will also contribute significantly to the firm\u2019s commercial litigation and arbitration work. Nishtha\u2019s professional journey spans leading law firms such as J. Sagar Associates, Trilegal, and SKV Law Offices, as well as her independent practice under NK Law. She has advised and represented a wide range of clients, including electricity sector conglomerates and airline companies, in complex disputes before the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts, arbitral tribunals, and sectoral regulators. Her experience includes handling high-value and sensitive matters relating to tariff disputes, changes in law and force majeure claims, along with a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial disputes.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the appointment, Gaurav Nair<\/strong>, Managing Partner, Saga Legal, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cDelhi continues to be the nerve centre for litigation and regulatory work in the country. We are consciously focused on expanding our bandwidth here to respond to the growing volume and increasing diversity of client requirements. Nishtha brings strong regulatory and courtroom experience, and her presence will add depth to our disputes practice in Delhi.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Speaking on her joining, Nishtha Kumar<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n

\u201cSaga Legal has built a strong reputation in the disputes and regulatory space, and there is a real opportunity to build on that foundation. I am looking forward to working with the team to strengthen the firm\u2019s presence in regulatory and commercial disputes and to contribute meaningfully to its growing practice.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

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About Saga Legal<\/strong><\/p>\n

Founded in 2016, Saga Legal is a multi-service law firm providing a wide range of legal services across diverse practice areas. The firm advises clients on matters ranging from dispute resolution to corporate advisory, offering integrated legal solutions under one roof.<\/p>\n

The firm offers a comprehensive suite of legal services across a broad spectrum of commercial and regulatory matters. The firm\u2019s core areas of specialisation encompass corporate structuring and restructuring, banking and finance, insolvency and bankruptcy, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, labour and employment, real estate, trust laws, tax advisory and planning, foreign exchange and foreign contribution regulations, securities law, and white-collar crime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-54336","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/54336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}