Former Reliance Industries (RIL) senior in house counsel Rahul Dutt has joined Khaitan & Co as a corporate partner in Mumbai.

The GLC Mumbai and University of Leicester UK alumnus Dutt, who was with RIL for over 13 years, commented in Khaitan’s press release: “I have been considering joining a professional law firm for a while now, and Khaitan & Co was the natural choice.”

“Working at Reliance has been, both, professionally and personally, a very enriching experience, as I have had the opportunity to extensively work across the Group’s various businesses, legal functions and projects. I am very excited about this next phase of my professional career with a Firm whose value systems and professionalism I greatly value,” he added.

Khaitan managing partner Haigreve Khaitan said: ““Rahul is an exceptional lawyer and will be a great addition to our strong M&A Practice. Given our working relationship of more than a decade, his joining the Firm will further strengthen our relationship with the Reliance Group.”

Dutt takes Khaitan’s total partner count to 101.