Khaitan & Co associate partners Iqbal Khan in Mumbai and Harsh Kumar in Delhi have been poached by Amarchand Mangaldas co-managing partners Shardul and Cyril Shroff respectively, who are setting up offices in each others’ territories.
It is understood that both have announced their upcoming departures within Khaitan and are likely to join the brothers’ offices when operational.
Sam
Khan is due to join the Mumbai office planned to be set up by Shardul Shroff.
He was promoted to associate partner level in Mumbai in November of last year and specialises in private equity work.
Khan graduated from the London School of Economics (LSE) in 2006 with an LLB, completed his JD at Columbia in New York in 2008, and then joined Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison as an attorney. Before joining Khaitan in 2013 as a principal associate, he was an associate at Kirkland & Ellis in New York for nearly three years.
Cam
Kumar is set to join Cyril Shroff’s new Delhi office.
Harsh Kumar was promoted to associate partner level in Delhi in April 2014 and specialises in corporate.
He began his career at Amarchand Delhi in 2005 after graduating from NUJS Kolkata, followed by stints at Herbert Smith in London, AZB & Partners and Khaitan & Co in 2009.
Khaitan Partner Rabindra Jhunjhunwala was not reachable for comment at the time of going to press.
Shardul did not respond to emails seeking comment, Cyril Shroff declined to comment.
We have reached out to Khan and Kumar for comment.
Cyril’s ranks in Delhi are likely to include Raghuram Raju, a former Dua Associates partner and ex-general counsel of Religare and other companies; Luthra & Luthra partner Piyush Mishra; Khaitan & Co Delhi partner Gauri Rasgotra; and Economic Laws Practice (ELP) partner Kirat Singh Nagra.
Legally India reported earlier this week that Shardul Shroff would hire Dudhat Pereira & Associates founder and former Udwadia Udeshi partner Radhika Pereira in Mumbai.
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Harsh is one of the stars at kco in delhi . First batch NUJS. Class topper . Solid reputation
Congrats
Harsh is one of the stars at kco in delhi . First batch NUJS. Class topper . Solid reputation
Congrats[/quote]
Class topper? Maybe you wanna check again ? That was Nemika Jha
He was 1st .... not
2nd ..... not
3rd ..... not
4th ..... not
5th .... not
but hey, everyone upto rank 100 is a topper. So yea by that logic he's a topper
He was 1st .... not
2nd ..... not
3rd ..... not
4th ..... not
5th .... not
but hey, everyone upto rank 100 is a topper. So yea by that logic he's a topper[/quote]
Come here, take an award for the most lame comment ever.
No wonder Khaitan promoted en masse last week
All the good ones will leave. The mediocre will remain.
Sam and cam are having fun
Guys like you are really the scourge of the profession, revelling in others plight,doesn't matter if it's SAM, CAM or KCO, others plight is your fun!
Kian, Am I first comment? (big hopeful eyes) :)
He qualified in 2006 and joined KCO in 2013 as a Principal Associate. He became an Associate Partner only last year. Also, look at the places he's worked at, previously. Reason enough for him to have his no. of years cut short by 1-2 years, before being designated as an Associate Partner. If he stayed, he'd have become a Partner only after about 8 years PQE, which is normal for a bright guy.
He qualified in 2006 and joined KCO in 2013 as a Principal Associate. He became an Associate Partner only last year. Also, look at the places he's worked at, previously. Reason enough for him to have his no. of years cut short by 1-2 years, before being designated as an Associate Partner. If he stayed, he'd have become a Partner only after about 8 years PQE, which is normal for a bright guy.[/quote]
He qualified in 2006 but did not start work till 2008. So it is barely 6 years to "Associate" Partner [...]
If you look carefully, their foreheads, mouth, etc line up exactly.
Shardul just has a beard which throws off the symmetry...
Fate accompli anyone?
Fate accompli anyone?[/quote]
4 good quality hires are 100 times better than 20 bad hires...out of 100 partners at least 40% are inflated designations.
Aur bhi khela baki hai. Dekhi sab maja.
Rumour says that KCO has somehow gotten their hand on this virgin sorcery. That could be the answer to where the money is coming from. The offices are also expanding. Some sorcery this. Sheesh.
Rumour says that KCO has somehow gotten their hand on this virgin sorcery. [/quote]
Looks like less virgins and more sorcery. Dunno which is better