Naik promotes ILS 2005 alum to equity, hires ex-Khaitan Legal partner

Monday, 20 June 2016 By Prachi Shrivastava Law firms

Radhika Iyer
Radhika Iyer

Naik & Naik’s equity partnership grew to five with the promotion of salaried partner Ravi Suryawanshi to equity, in its technology, media and telecommunication (TMT) practice.

The firm also hired Khaitan Legal Associates co-founding partner Radhika Iyer as an associate partner in its corporate practice. Iyer left Khaitan Legal in October 2015.

Suryawanshi is an ILS Pune 2005 alumnus who was made salaried partner at Naik in 2012, as then reported by Legally India.

Iyer was a senior associate at Clasis Law before co-founding Khaitan Legal with Clasis co-founding partner Sakate Khaitan and two other Clasis senior associates. She also had stints with ALMT Legal and Crawford Bayley before Clasis.

Khaitan commented: “Radhika moved on for personal reasons - she is and will be close and will always wish the very best for her. Additionally in my view she will be a great asset to Naik & Naik.”

Naik founder and managing partner Ameet Naik commented in an email: “Today our Firm is recognised as the one of the leading law firms of India because of the innumerable efforts my team makes to service our clients. I take pride in having some of the best talent on-board. I congratulate Ravi on his achievement and extend a great welcome to Radhika.”

The firm now has five equity partners including Naik, and two associate partners including Iyer.

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Comments

gupt 20 Jun 2016, 11:19
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can someone tell me what is the starting salary in Naik, Naik & Co.?
Thats how I troll 20 Jun 2016, 12:05
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Rs. 1 crore per annum
Lol 20 Jun 2016, 11:36
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"One of the leading law firms in India" - wow, self inflated sense of self, much? Literally, outside TMT what does this firm even do?
kianganz 20 Jun 2016, 11:37
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In all fairness, they are pretty market leading in media law, no? Half of Bollywood goes to them for litigation matters it seems...
And 20 Jun 2016, 12:03
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That makes hem big? Do you have any idea what these bollywood people pay as fees?
how much? 20 Jun 2016, 12:41
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how much do these Bollywood people pay? I am curious to know!
Guest 21 Jun 2016, 04:45
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peanuts.
Lol 20 Jun 2016, 12:20
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It is a good TMT firm, sure with ~28ish people in that team. But really, a leading Indian Law firm. Okay maybe we don't have firms with the pedigree of a Cravath, Slaughter or the Magic Circle but to put Naik in the same league of "leading Indian firms" like Tier 1 a SAM, CAM, AZB, Luthra, Trilegal, JSA; Tier 2 -ELP, LKS, NDA, DSK etc., or even boutiques like Bharucha, S&R, Phoenix, Platinum, TTA etc. would be terribly misleading and doing these firms a great disservice
bolly 20 Jun 2016, 12:43
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It would be correct to say that they are market leaders in Mumbai atleast when it comes to media law.
Those appearances by Ameet Naik on tv debates also help a lot!
Ham 20 Jun 2016, 12:57
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Clasis? Is it still around?
MaH 20 Jun 2016, 16:30
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Yes it is. Back office for Clyde.
Please Stop 20 Jun 2016, 13:28
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@Lol - you missed adding KCO's name in the list. I presume it will be in Tier 1.
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