Khaitan & Co

Khaitan & Co is one of India's oldest[1] and full service law firms comprising over 750 fee earners and consultants including 170 partners and directors. Founded in 1911 by Debi Prasad Khaitan, a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and one of the 7 members of the Drafting Committee[1] which framed the Constitution of India. Khaitan & Co has offices in 4 cities: Kolkata (founded in 1911), New Delhi (started operations in 1970), Bengaluru (1994), Mumbai (2001), Chennai (2021) and Singapore (2021).

Khaitan & Co
No. of officesBengaluru, Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Singapore
No. of lawyersApproximately 530 including 115 Partners and Directors
Major practice areasFull Service Law firm
Key peopleHaigreve Khaitan
Date founded11 November 1911
Company typePartnership / Limited Liability Partnership
Websitewww.khaitanco.com

History

Khaitan & Co was founded in 1911 by Late Debi Prasad Khaitan.

At present, Khaitan & Co is headed by an Executive Committee elected by its partners.[2]

Practice areas

The key practice areas are Banking & Finance, Capital markets, Competition Law, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Energy, Hospitality, Infrastructure & Resources, Environment, Intellectual Property, Funds, Labour & Employment, Private Client and Trusts, Private Equity, Real Estate, Taxation, Technology, Media & Telecom, White Collar Crime.[3]

Clients

The firm has advised clients like Harley-Davidson India, L N Bangur Group, IGATE, Nippon Life, The Blackstone Group, Vedanta Resources, Hospira, LiquidHub[4] RPG Group.[5][6]

Awards and recognition
  • Law Firm of the year, M&A Law Firm of the year, Best Firm to Work for - IDEX Legal Awards 2017
  • India Deal Firm of the Year - Asian Legal Business (ALB) SE Asia Law Awards 2017
  • India Energy & Resources Law Firm of the Year - Asian Legal Business (ALB) SE Asia Law Awards 2017
  • Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year - Legal Era Awards 2016-17
  • Firm of the year - The Asian Lawyer - Emerging Markets Awards 2016 - India
  • Anti-trust/Competition, Banking, and Finance - Asian-Mena Counsel Firm of the Year 2016 - India
  • Best Overall Law Firms, India Business Law Journal – Indian Law Firm Awards 2015;
  • Corporate & M&A, Asian Mena Counsel – Firm of the Year 2015;
  • India National Law Firm of the Year, Chambers Asia Pacific Awards 2015;
  • Best Overall Law Firms, India Business Law Journal – Indian Law Firm Awards 2014;
  • Corporate & M&A, Most Responsive Domestic Law Firm, Asian-Mena Counsel Firm of the Year 2014;
  • Best Indian Law Firm – Silver Award 2014 – International Legal Alliance Summit Awards (ILASA);
  • Law Firm of the Year – Private Equity, VCCIRCLE Awards 2014;
  • Best Overall Law Firms, India Business Law Journal (IBLJ) – Indian Law Firm Awards 2013;
  • Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year – India – Corporate INTL Global Awards 2014;
  • Best Indian Law Firm of the Year and Best Private Equity Law Firm of the Year – Legal Era Awards 2013-14;
  • Law Firm of the Year in India, Corporate INTL Legal A,,wards 2013;
  • Best Capital Market Law Firm of the Year, Legal Era Awards 2013;[2]
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References
  1. "Khaitan & Co: Lawyers for India Inc, for 100 years". The Economic Times. 25 March 2012.
  2. "The Legal 500 > Khaitan & Co. > Mumbai, INDIA > What the firm says". www.legal500.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18.
  3. http://rsg-india.com/indian-law-firms/profiles/khaitan-co
  4. https://www.thelawyer.com/khaitan-co-advised-liquidhub/
  5. "Deal makers: Khaitan and son, lawyers of dynasty". 3 October 2012.
  6. http://www.chambersandpartners.com/asia/firm/64186/khaitan#RankedLawyers_Tab, http://www.legal500.com/firms/31678-khaitan-co/32152-mumbai
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