Linklaters has boosted its India practice, re-hiring a partner from its Mumbai referral firm Talwar Thakore & Associates (TT&A).

Narayan Iyer – who will return to Linklaters in August as a partner – first joined the firm as a trainee in 1996. He helped to set up Linklaters India practice, and was elected a partner in 2007.

Iyer left Linklaters to join the TT&A partnership in 2009, where he has been developing the firm's finance practice.

Iyer will be based in London and will work alongside the head of Linklaters' India practice Sandeep Katwala and recently elected corporate partner Savi Hebbur. The team will support clients investing in to India and India corporates and financial institutions as they expand globally. 

‪Katwala said: "We need to respond appropriately to the evolving needs of our India-related clients. Narayan's return will further strengthen our London-based India facing capability and complement the India expertise we have in Asia. Our best friends arrangement between Linklaters and TT&A will continue to thrive and Narayan will play a key part in strengthening this relationship." ‪‬‬

Iyer joined TT&A at the same time as Linklaters Hong Kong corporate partner Kunal Thakore. Shortly after two managing associates, Feroz Dubash and Kiran Khanna, also left the firm to become partners at TT&A.

Linklaters formed its relationship with TT&A in early 2007 following the launch of the Indian firm by Suresh Talwar and Shobhan Thakore.