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'''Khaitan & Co''' is an Indian law firm with offices in Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai. | '''Khaitan & Co''' is an Indian law firm with offices in Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai. | ||
| − | The firm completed a century | + | The firm completed a century in November 2011 making Khaitan & Co one of the oldest firms in the country. It has managed to survive this long duration by reinventing itself continuously at every step. The Mumbai office is ranked as Tier 1 by Legal 500 in Corporate/ M& A. The founder of the firm Debi Prasad Khaitan was a member of the Constituent Assembly, making the history of the firm an illustrious one. |
Many old firms started by representing the British interests in the early era of legal developments in the country, KCo. was one of the few that helped budding entrepreneur like G.D Birla. Khaitan & Co and Birla’s took tiny steps to prosperity together. <ref> [http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-03-25/news/31236666_1_law-firm-khaitan-family-industrialists | Khaitan & Co: Lawyers for India Inc, for 100 years] </ref> | Many old firms started by representing the British interests in the early era of legal developments in the country, KCo. was one of the few that helped budding entrepreneur like G.D Birla. Khaitan & Co and Birla’s took tiny steps to prosperity together. <ref> [http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-03-25/news/31236666_1_law-firm-khaitan-family-industrialists | Khaitan & Co: Lawyers for India Inc, for 100 years] </ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:55, 21 June 2012
Khaitan & Co is an Indian law firm with offices in Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai.
The firm completed a century in November 2011 making Khaitan & Co one of the oldest firms in the country. It has managed to survive this long duration by reinventing itself continuously at every step. The Mumbai office is ranked as Tier 1 by Legal 500 in Corporate/ M& A. The founder of the firm Debi Prasad Khaitan was a member of the Constituent Assembly, making the history of the firm an illustrious one.
Many old firms started by representing the British interests in the early era of legal developments in the country, KCo. was one of the few that helped budding entrepreneur like G.D Birla. Khaitan & Co and Birla’s took tiny steps to prosperity together. <ref> | Khaitan & Co: Lawyers for India Inc, for 100 years </ref>
History
Setting office in the financial capital of India
Careers
Recruitment figures for Khaitan in the year 2010-11 were:<ref>Legally India research</ref>.
Starting salary at Khaitan & Co is 10.8 lakh.
| Name of College | Number of Studnets |
| NLIU Bhopal | 6 |
| NLSIU Bangalore | 4 |
| NUJS Kolkata | 9 |
| Nalsar Hyderabad | 4 |
| Amity | 1 |
| Total | 24 |
Offices
Kolkata Emerald House, 1B Old Post Office Street, Kolkata 700 001 Phone No:+91 033 2248 7000
Delhi Ashoka Estate, 12th Floor 24 Barakhamba Road New Delhi 110 001, India T: +91 11 4151 5454
Mumbai One Indiabulls Centre, 13th Floor 841 Senapati Bapat Marg Elphinstone Road Mumbai 400 013, India T: +91 22 6636 5000
Bangalore Simal, 2nd Floor 7/1 Ulsoor Road Bangalore 560 042, India T: +91 80 4339 7000
Rankings
RSG India
"Clients and peers both commented to RSG that Khaitan have been doing very well over the past couple of years. The Mumbai office is spearheading the Kolkata firm's recent success and it recently moved onto a floor in Lower Parel's new Indiabulls centre. They regularly appear at or near the top of Mergermarket's M&A deals tables, and clients also recommend their capital markets practice. It is one of the more modern firms at the top end of the market."<ref>[1] RSG India profile 2010</ref>
In a 2011 survey conducted by RSG India, Khaitan & Co is ranked as the third best firm in the country.
Legal 500
Legal 500 writes: "Khaitan & Co.’s expanding team is increasingly busy, and advised JSW Infrastructure on Eton Park’s private equity investment into it. The team also advised Techno Electric on the structuring of its investment in Jhajjar KT Transco as part of the funding for a power transmission PPP project. Sudip Mullick, Amitabh Sharma, Upendra Joshi and Joy Jacob are recommended. Nishant Singh was recently made associate partner."
Legal 500 ranking:
- Banking, finance & capital markets: Tier 2
- Corporate/ M& A (Within Mumbai): Tier 1
- Dispute Resolution : Tier 3
- Intellectual Property: Tier 2
- Projects & Energy : Tier 1
Chambers & Partners
Chambers & Partners ranks Haigreve Khaitan & Ravindra K.Kulkarani as Band 1. Its places Shishir Mehta in the upcoming band.
References
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