Khaitan’s AZB star-lateral Vaishali Sharma quits to start up own firm

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Friday, 28 March 2014 By Legally India Law firms

Vaishali Sharma
Vaishali Sharma
Khaitan & Co partner Vaishali Sharma, who joined in 2010 from AZB & Partners, has quit the firm.

Vaishali Sharma
Vaishali Sharma

Khaitan & Co Mumbai partner Vaishali Sharma, who joined in 2010 from AZB & Partners, has quit the firm.

Sharma was not reachable for comment at the time of going to press.

Khaitan partner Rabindra Jhunjhunwala commented that Sharma decided to start her own law firm and that the departure was “mutually agreed”.

“We wish her the very best,” he added. “When opportunities present [themselves] we would work together [in future].”

Sharma specialises in corporate, private equity and anti-trust work.

She began her career at Desai & Diwanji after graduating from her LLB at Mumbai University in 2000, worked at Majumudar & Co between 2003 and 2004, followed by a year at Kochhar & Co and five years at AZB until 2010.

She was also seconded to Clifford Chance from AZB while the firms had a best friends referral relationship.

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Comments

yo 28 Mar 2014, 12:59
+16 -7
what makes her a "star"?
yo yo 28 Mar 2014, 14:11
+27 -7
because she twinkles a lot that makes her a star
Guest 28 Mar 2014, 21:49
+6 -12
[quote name="yo yo"]because she twinkles a lot that makes her a star[/quote]

Grow up! You clearly are twinkling all over the place not knowing what you're saying!
yo yo 29 Mar 2014, 20:52
+5 -0
I can smell smoke..is there so much fire in my comment?
Guest 28 Mar 2014, 21:50
+12 -11
Huge loss to KCO though. First Murali and then Vaishali.
Maslow 30 Mar 2014, 13:08
+5 -3
Institutions are bigger than Individuals, see AZB ka bhi kuch nahin hua, Khaitan ka bhi kuch nahin hoga.
yo yo 30 Mar 2014, 19:14
+6 -0
[quote name="Maslow"]Institutions are bigger than Individuals, see AZB ka bhi kuch nahin hua, Khaitan ka bhi kuch nahin hoga.[/quote]

Institutions dont die overnight...its a slow process and matter of time when institutions start loosing relevance
Anon 31 Mar 2014, 16:46
+3 -1
Yes, AZB is so terribly irrelevant these days! Only 1 out of 3 deals are done by them.. How will they ever recover from such horrible loss.
yo yo 31 Mar 2014, 17:21
+1 -0
Yeah yeah good going...Lehman was one such example
Anon 31 Mar 2014, 06:06
+2 -1
Nothing at all. Don't see what the fuss is about.
Guest 28 Mar 2014, 13:03
+3 -3
Way to go V. All the best!
hk lawyer 28 Mar 2014, 13:54
+5 -2
Seriously, after 4 yrs, is she still tied with AZB ? Why not just KCO lawyer leaves. Rolling stones gather no moss !
yo yo 28 Mar 2014, 15:14
+14 -29
A rolling stone gathers no moss / But we are at a loss / Because she is the the world's best boss.
go go 31 Mar 2014, 09:24
+4 -3
probably yo yo is she or her new firm's PR strategist.
... 28 Mar 2014, 18:04
+2 -1
all the very best V3
... 28 Mar 2014, 18:26
+1 -1
VS i mean
Anon 29 Mar 2014, 04:08
+7 -11
all the best vaishali. a great lawyer and a great mentor
good luck 29 Mar 2014, 06:32
+3 -1
Good luck!
Law Associate 29 Mar 2014, 07:42
+3 -4
Best of luck Vaishali. Great initiative
Anon 29 Mar 2014, 15:57
+6 -1
@3.1: Loss!.. there isn't a suitable word in english lexicon to describe what it is..!!
Guest 29 Mar 2014, 17:15
+4 -6
V is the best. To hell with the rest!
Nitin Jain 30 Mar 2014, 10:45
+1 -0
Congratulations !!! Wish you all the very best. Good Luck.
Georges Gos 30 Mar 2014, 18:39
+7 -1
? Vaishali Sharma quits to start HR firm ?
Success 7 Apr 2014, 12:33
+2 -3
Am sure it will be a huge hit. She was quite active in the HR related work at KCO. You would more often than not find her either in the HR team's cabin or with UJ- the HR partner.
Guess that experience will help her create one of the best HR firms around.
yo yo 8 Apr 2014, 19:08
+0 -0
[quote name="Success"]Am sure it will be a huge hit. She was quite active in the HR related work at KCO. You would more often than not find her either in the HR team's cabin or with UJ- the HR partner.
Guess that experience will help her create one of the best HR firms around.[/quote]


expect few more exits from KCO in coming months!!
Anon 31 Mar 2014, 06:05
+11 -1
Good development for both - KCO and V. It was a bad fit to begin with.
V who? 31 Mar 2014, 13:36
+4 -0
Where's the news here? Her last big announcement was the move to Kco.
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