Difference between revisions of "Khaitan & Co"
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The firm completed a century in November 2011 making Khaitan & Co one of the oldest firms in the country. The firm has continuously reinvented itself at every step in order to survive this long period. 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. | The firm completed a century in November 2011 making Khaitan & Co one of the oldest firms in the country. The firm has continuously reinvented itself at every step in order to survive this long period. 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. | ||
| − | + | Even though the Britishers has a stronghold on all business at the point KCo started, 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> | |
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Bangalore 560 042, India | Bangalore 560 042, India | ||
T: +91 80 4339 7000 | T: +91 80 4339 7000 | ||
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| + | Opportunity to interact with senior associate, relaxed environment and a stipend, states an internship review on student website [[Lawctopus]]. The environment is informal and the associates are approachable. Although there were days when there was aboslutely no work. <ref> [http://www.lawctopus.com/my-internship/internship-experience-khaitan-and-co-law-firm-kolkata-corporate-law-internship/ |Internship Experience at Khaitan] </ref> | ||
| + | Stipend : Rs 2500 | ||
| + | Rating: 7/10 | ||
==Rankings== | ==Rankings== | ||
Revision as of 15:22, 21 June 2012
Khaitan & Co established in 1911 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. The firm has continuously reinvented itself at every step in order to survive this long period. 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.
Even though the Britishers has a stronghold on all business at the point KCo started, 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>
Management Strategy
The firm is run by an executive committee elected by the partners. This ensures that the firm is run as a professional firm and not a family run firm. The firm has witnessed some loss by family partners walking out and setting up individual practices.
The founding partners of the firm look forward to expand operations of the firm to Chennai and Hyderabad with the recruitment of Ganesh Prasad who joined them in Bengaluru.<ref>|KhaitanCo wants Chennai, Hyderabad offices as Ganesh Prasad joins </ref>
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 |
Partners
| Name | Designation | Office | Focus | Graduation year |
| Haigreve Khaitan | Founding Partner | Mumbai | ||
| Rabindra Jhunjhunwala | Founding Partner | Mumbai | ||
| Amitabh Sharma | Partner | Mumbai | ||
| Anindita Phukan | Partner | Bengaluru | ||
| Vaishali Sharma | Partner | Mumbai | ||
| Chakrapani Misra | Partner | Mumbai | ||
| Aakash Choubey | Partner | Mumbai | ||
| Raj Panchmatia | Associate Partner | Mumbai | ||
| Zakir Merchant | Partner | Mumbai | ||
| Bhavik Narsana | Partner | Mumbai | ||
| Rajat Mukherjee | Partner | Delhi | ||
| Nishant K.Singh | Associate Partner | |||
| Abhishek Sharma | Associate Partner | Mumbai | ||
| Rahul Ray | Associate Partner | Delhi | ||
| Murali N. | Partner | Mumbai | ||
| Ganesh Prasad | Partner | Bengaluru | ||
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
Internships
Kolkata Office
Opportunity to interact with senior associate, relaxed environment and a stipend, states an internship review on student website Lawctopus. The environment is informal and the associates are approachable. Although there were days when there was aboslutely no work. <ref> |Internship Experience at Khaitan </ref> Stipend : Rs 2500 Rating: 7/10
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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