I don't like such news on 'office spaces'. :X

Its better if you try to earn the respect of NDTV rather than the popularity of India TV. :XX

I agree with #1 and #2. My firm acquired a new central airconditioning system. Would you write a story about that?

@#3: hahahaha. good one.

Actually, a firm shifting or moving to a new office/location may be a news for the legal people as it helps spreading awareness on location of firms but taking on additional space is certainly not.

Mine acquire a new photo copy machine!!

i think this guy is breaking the sorta news you'd find on uk legal sites.. cant really blame him for thr isin't much tp report abt the firms in india.. bt such info does sound pretty trivial

My office had central airconditioning installed several decades ago, among the first offices (legal or otherwise) in India to have it.. It got dismantled a few years back, leaving us to roast in the sweltering heat for many long and dreary summers.. Now they installed it back again.. Pl report the same :-)

Guys with due respect to everyone for their blogs but every I think its ok atleast you know a firm is expanding and intending to be a global player in the market like amarchand and Hemant Sahai and Associates

Our hostel bathrooms recently got a new geyser.
Also one of the mirrors got fixed.

@8 and 10 hahahaha

@9
Heman Sahai Associates...a global player? hahahahahaha

Kian frankly do you get paid to cover 'any' stories of a firm........bar election of a partner of the firm, recruitment of first year associates, office spaces, random deals.

I mean if u want to cover a firm just provide a legitimate profile - office size, recruitment, deal worth mentioning, key partners.

In your other story abt how a certain partner of a firm who has won the local bar election is fighting tooth and nail about a committee election he had lost. He maybe right but you should cover the story of the other side also. i hope u do ur homework and ensure that they are unbiased.

I hope u dnt next put up a story that they are getting soup and coffee machines for the additional spaces!!!

@ 12..u have just hit the nail i guess.

Well information on office expansion isn't that trivial. It does throw light into the health of a firm and gives hints to rival firms.

Guys, you people really suck by being so petty. Add you also talk dumb. Please take it with a pinch of salt if it doesn't go down otherwise.

If you look at some websites on the UK firms, you will come across all sorts of info which are not related to deals / what you guys may think is newsworthy. You will find LOTS of GOSSIP. SO LegallyIndia is providing a service that reports both news and gossip ... and that's a great idea as it caters to all tastes. Whether you like it or not isn't a yardstick; some people like it. Kian & team are doing a good job by putting info to the stakeholders. Maybe some law students will find expansion stories interesting. Maybe some laterals would find such info useful in understanding which way a firm is headed. Maybe some would just like to know what's happening in general.

Also, if Legally India is getting paid to report certain stories, what's wrong in that? You are not funding them for writing your comments, are you? And you must be dumb to ask such questions really. Of course websites "may" be getting paid. As long as they report facts, its not wrong to accept sponsorships from law firms.

Its easy to criticize guys, but free speech aside, what do you gain by such petty approach?

@9 You must be working with Hemant Sahai Associates. Dear, you need to wake up..... and smell the coffee !!! (I am sure your firm has acquired a coffee machine, though I did not find it being reported by Kian)

Nice to see Luthra & Luthra maintain a dignified silence.
And the fact remains that they are doing phenomenally well of late - based on reports published on another website - they won the India BUsiness Law JOurnal's Law Firm of the Year Award as well as the IFLR India Law Firm Award. And 7000 square feet is space for atleast a 100 more associates in a tier one law firm- that is DEFINITEly news - especially for us from NLS and NALSAR.

@12 - I think its disgusting that you think any firm would pay legallyindia to cover its stories - especially a market leader like luthra and luthra. its amazing that Kian hasn't censored your comment - hats off to him. And insofar as your comment relates to coffee machines, just so you know i'm currently interning here, and Luthra & Luthra has just gotten a Costa Coffee Outlet inside its office!

Kian , acquiring additional office space do not shed light on "expansion strategy" ... rather it can be "expansion requirement" ... an expansion strategy would include establishing new office in another city or country .

The news sounds all right, at least to someone who wants to keep an eye on developments relating to law firms in india. it simply means that Luthra is either growing or was in smaller premises then it was justified. Frankly the same can hold good for any practice in India today. keep it up Kian.
BTW what news on bonuses in various law firms? any plans for conducting an anonymus survey?

luthra is a very happy firm. the associates are shockingly chirpy! shockingly relative to associates from other law firms.

UK law firms have shefs in their kitchen serving awesome quality food to the partners and clients .... can we expect luthra to have the same ?

lol. Acquiring office space in same building is not expanstion strategy for sure. I mean you yourself said that they have 'released' more space. Not acquired it.

But few things to point out.

1. Yes, this is news. A similar incident of more office space is mentioned everywhere in legal journalism, whether in the form of a blurb or not.

2. No, this is not an expansion strategy. The jokes made at Kian's expense are in this case well directed since he employed the incorrect terminology. Other commenters however, are right when they say that it indicated that Luthra is a burgeoning firm.

3. All this talk about more office space is making me angry. You guys have cubicles or cabins. What about others? I am a Pakistani lawyer working in the top law firm of Lashkar-e-vakil-e-qaed-a-vakalat which was the IJA law firm of the year and we only have primitive caves as our workplaces. Beat that!

All Kian has done is simply highlight the fact that Luthra, as a firm is growing by metes and bounds. Whats with all the haters? Do we really have to get down to such petty levels? A firm is acquiring more office space... means that it has a lot of work coming it... it is expanding in size... which means more opportunities for our young law graduates... is it a bad thing? Seriously... you haters need to look at the bigger picture... over and above your petty differences stemming from feelings of.. that could be best termed as jealousy.

@ 25 is luthra the only law firm, which is growing ? the entire legal fraternity is growing .... so there is no question of hatred towards a particular firm .

No. 20 - no I am not Kian

why can a firm not grow in the same building?? why does it have to be another city or country... lol... If it takes more space on a different floor of the same building or even more space on the same floor it is "expansion"

Expansion is to grow - to have more than what you had before...

"Expansion requirement" vs. "expansion strategy" - like splitting hairs much?

I think they should also get new tax partners.........present team sucks

@ # 27, this is # 20, I have never opposed the fact that Luthra cannot grow or expand in the same building, what I said is that if Kian is talking about "expansion strategy" , then it means how the firm is devising its game plan to compete in the legal market .... that may be by exploring new cities or tie-op with regional firms, etc.

If you are a lawyer, (which doesnt show from your comment even if you are) sometimes you need to split hairs ... after all law is a profession of words .

Moreover, if you read the newsline, it reads - " Luthra grows Delhi capacity with further half-floor" . Growth always reflects your present situation based on your continuous performance. In Luthra's case, the "further half-floor" is nothing but a requirement to sustain the growth .... and that is no doubt a very positive sign. But, it can never be an "expansion strategy". I believe, even the Luthra people will agree with me.

Unlike others, I am not complaining that such news should not be published. But, the reasoning which Kian had provided, does not justify. He could have simply said that as an editor he considers this news to be important to show how Indian law firms are growing as lot of work are coming in .

Kian, #29 here, I hope you have taken my criticism in a positive way , and I must say you are doing a great job by keeping us informed about almost everything that is taking place in the legal fraternity .... I m a great admirer of legallyindia and moreover, its my homepage .... thanx and best wishes.

@29: I have seen the new office. Its still under renovation but it is HUGE! and by HUGE, i mean enough space for a hundred more lawyers easy. This means Luthra is doubling its Delhi office - that (by any account) IS A VERY CONSCIOUS and DELIBERATE EXPANSION STRATEGY!!

Kian, it takes a tremendous amount of will pwer to say and live by what you said at post no 32. Hats off to you considering all the crazy criticisms.. Some valid, some not so valid .. But truly heartening to see your positive outlook on this.. Great job

Kian is getting backlash for no real fault of his...kian hats of to u man

Reading the thread of comments I was surprised to see how many people(Lawyers) can overlook this piece of info as trivial enough to be compared to installing a new coffee machine or renovating their AC system. Expansion of an office is always important. It tells not only of future prospects but of current health of the organization as well. Everyone knows that no organization undertakes expansion of office space lightly or without first taking into account its own profit and loss statement. It is always done after a lot of thought regarding efficiency, requirement, growth and most importantly sustainability.

Thus to state that the news of expansion is trivial as has been suggested in some of the comments, is incorrect and is made without comprehending the impact of such news. All of us who watch legal spaces need such info to keep abreast of the health of the players in the community. After all signaling a sign of good health can mean good prospects for others!!