Amarchand promotes partners: 8 internal, White & Case lateral; Irish competition lawyer rises, BCG review finalised

Monday, 3 October 2011 By Legally India Law firms

Amarchand Mangaldas has promoted eight principal associates to partnership in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, hired White & Case associate Raghubir Menon as a partner and promoted Irish competition lawyer Paku Khan as a partner-equivalent director.

In Delhi the firm promoted principal associates Mrinal Kumar, Puja Sondhi, Pankaj Agarwal, Shilpa Mankar and Shailaja Lall to salaried partnership, according to Amarchand sources.

Principal associates Gurpreet Ashar and Alice George in Mumbai and Namrata Kolar in Bangalore were also made partners.

White & Case associate Menon re-joined Amarchand Mangaldas after having first worked there in 2001.

Six are graduates of NLSIU Bangalore, with Kolar having passed out in 1999, George in 1997, Ashar in 2003, Mankar in 2002, Sondhi in 2002 and Menon in 2001.

The total number of partners at the firm stands at 58 now.

Khan, who was hired from Irish corporate law firm A&L Goodbody as director in Amarchand Delhi competition law practice in 2009, has been elevated to a partner-level equivalent position, although his job title remains director because he is a foreign qualified lawyer.

It is understood that last weekend on 1 and 2 October Amarchand held a national partners’ meeting in Mumbai to present the outcome of the firm’s second Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) review, which in particular aims to improve the managements’ coordination between the Delhi and Mumbai offices and further professionalise the firm’s set-up.

It is understood that the results and findings will be rolled out in phases over the coming months.

Amarchand’s managing partners were unavailable for comment at the time of going to press.

In April of last year Amarchand promoted only three associates internally to partner.

Photo by Mzelle biscotte

Comments

National 3 Oct 2011, 12:59

+2 -0

NLSIU very obviously rules the roost at Amarchand. What law schools did the others come from?

anon 3 Oct 2011, 18:40

+5 -1

Thats not true that majority NLSIU rules amarchand. infact most of the partners are non NLSIU. Post exodus in 2006 to foreign law firm the majority were Non NLSIU. i hope u r facts are clear.

AM Alumni 4 Oct 2011, 10:26

+0 -0

Congratulations to all new partners and all the best.

Anon 4 Oct 2011, 13:28

+1 -0

How much would a salaried partner doing banking would be making at Amarchand ?

Nalsar Man 4 Oct 2011, 13:42

+6 -2

What about the NALSAR guys in AMSS? They have a lot PAs in AMSS from NALSAR...

Unfair Announcements 4 Oct 2011, 15:10

+4 -0

A person with nearly 11 years experience - excellent transactional lawyer, with one of the most astute legal minds is still not a Partner. Politics and biases the bane

SC 5 Oct 2011, 05:41

+3 -1

@Nalsar man:
Why don't you go debate, that's pretty much the only thing NLS manages these days.

ni amma dengai!

Nalsar Man 5 Oct 2011, 13:03

+7 -0

[quote name="Nalsar Man"]What about the NALSAR guys in AMSS? They have a lot PAs in AMSS from NALSAR...[/quote]
[quote name="SC"]@Nalsar man:
Why don't you go debate, that's pretty much the only thing NLS manages these days.

ni amma dengai![/quote]

@ [SC]
R u out of your mind?

A 5 Oct 2011, 07:03

What about Kolkata PAs ?

Long way 5 Oct 2011, 19:09

Kolkata PAs have a long time to attain that position since their first batch was passed out in the year 2005. One may see them after 3-4 years or so.

@ Actually quite short 7 Oct 2011, 05:27

Some of the Kolkata PAs (including Karan who recently left) were actually PA 2s (as are some of the NALSAR PAs)- one step from partnership- unless AMSS adopts a go-slow policy, at least some of them have an even chance of making partner next year (Vandana Pai who made partner last year was from the 2003 NLS batch).

NLS 7 Oct 2011, 03:19

It's a silly way to feel good to say NLS is not the top. Most of the promotions are NLS where there is NLS in the class that comes up for promotion.
If anyone can think of a close second law school, then we can have the debate. Otherwise let us talk of other things.

Stupid 7 Oct 2011, 09:48

+0 -1

Lets have a debate, How many NLS pass outs have become partners who have passed out in 2005 or after ?

Unfortunately for your convenience, we cannot change the passing year of 1st batch of other colleges.

That is why 7 Oct 2011, 10:32

[quote name="NLS"]It's a silly way to feel good to say NLS is not the top. Most of the promotions are NLS where there is NLS in the class that comes up for promotion.
If anyone can think of a close second law school, then we can have the debate. Otherwise let us talk of other things.[/quote]

No wander this is the reason I suppose why ppl coming to NLS these days are so dumb. God give them some sense.

Very Stupid 7 Oct 2011, 10:17

+2 -1

How do u expect NUJS / NALSAR ppl to become partners when their first batches passed out in 2005 and post??

yez 8 Oct 2011, 06:11

finally. the way people behave it's almost as though math was never a part of the law school entrances...

Naxal 9 Oct 2011, 05:38

[quote name="Very Stupid"]How do u expect NUJS / NALSAR ppl to become partners when their first batches passed out in 2005 and post??[/quote]
Must be a Noojie. Go start up!

Noojie 9 Oct 2011, 14:54

I have already started up. Have a post of peon vacant. Dont hesitate in applying. Will take you considering you are a Naxal.

Naxal 10 Oct 2011, 20:20

[quote name="Noojie"]I have already started up. Have a post of peon vacant. Dont hesitate in applying. Will take you considering you are a Naxal.[/quote]

Thanks, but no thanks.

@naxal 9 Oct 2011, 17:27

+3 -0

what exactly is wrong with starting up? some of us have ambitions that are not served by the four family owned firms you are so happy to spend your life working for.

these were also 'startups'.

go back to your glorified slavery.

Naxal 10 Oct 2011, 20:19

What is your start up? "Let's file RTIs campaign"? I am sure the Big 4 don't do that.

@ Very Stupid 8 Oct 2011, 03:45

@ Very Stupid
You live up to your nick name.. The first batch of NALSAR passed out in 2003.. and many of them were recruited by national law firms..

useless saga 8 Oct 2011, 06:12

y is it that you guys have to everytime specifically mention about the so called 'supremacy' of National Schools...I find it strange to read these posts on so many portals..."NLS best...NLSIU best...this best and that best"....GUYS TAKE A BREAK...

Big Daddy 10 Oct 2011, 10:19

NO, NO, NO,
MY DADDY IS THE STRONGEST!

Remember it 10 Oct 2011, 12:21

+6 -0

"There is a tremendous amount of knowledge to be learnt, there is a tremendous amount of experience to be had in the field of law and no one can say “I’m on top and I know everything”. No, you don’t. The moment you say, you know everything, I’m afraid that’s the beginning of your downfall."
- F.S. Nariman

Very Stupid 11 Oct 2011, 05:52

@11 : Why are u so jobless? Just for the record, most partners from NLS are 2002 and pre 2002 batches. So wait for another 2-3 years before commenting. Further, becoming partner in a major Indian law firm is no spectacular achievement : u need to stick around and survive "n" years.....there is no great skill involved in it....just perseverance and discipline.

@ Very Stupid 11 Oct 2011, 17:47

Du[quote name="Very Stupid"]@11 : Why are u so jobless? Just for the record, most partners from NLS are 2002 and pre 2002 batches. So wait for another 2-3 years before commenting. Further, becoming partner in a major Indian law firm is no spectacular achievement : u need to stick around and survive "n" years.....there is no great skill involved in it....just perseverance and discipline.[/quote]
Dude.. I'm done with today's work.. Thank you for the clarification.. Your explanation was of much help.. I agree with you that, most partners from NLS are 2002 and pre 2002 batches and I will wait for another 2-3 years before commenting. But please do not make sweeping statements that "first batch of NALSAR passed out in 2005" in a public forum like this (basically do your research properly). I encourage you to post your reply, if any, after your office hours. Sleep tight..

Very Stupid 12 Oct 2011, 12:43

@15.1 - From now on I shall make sweeping statements only on private forums. Jusr by way of clarification, I work in an MC firm and I am not from NLSIU (yeah there are such people in this world).

@ Very Stupid 12 Oct 2011, 14:58

We all are proud of you Bro. Way to go.

Very Stupid 15 Oct 2011, 09:08

@17 : Thanks (blushing).

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