Khaitan law firm news

Indian capital markets warm up with Mahindra Group share offering
| Monday, 14 March 2011

Amarchand & Mangaldas, Khaitan & Co and Jones Day have advised in a US$100m private placement of equity shares in a qualified institutional placement offering by Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, one of India’s leading non-banking finance companies.

AZB hiring spree continues following Clifford Chance breakup
| Thursday, 3 February 2011

Following a rough few months during which it has lost not only two key firm alliances but also significant numbers of lawyers, Indian firm AZB & Partners has been highly active on the recruitment front.

AZB & Partners loses second partner in month
| Wednesday, 3 November 2010

AZB loses another partner and associates as Sharma joins Khaitan

ALB Fast 30: Submissions closing soon
| Monday, 1 November 2010

Who will be Asia's fastest growing law firms this year?

Shin & Kim launches first Korean practice in Latin America with new hire
| Friday, 8 October 2010

Following the hire of veteran attorney David Yang, Shin & Kim has launched a specialist team for the Latin American region – a first for Korean law firms.

Breakthrough water recycling joint venture acquisition engages top law firms
| Tuesday, 5 October 2010

Rajah & Tann, Stamford Law, King & Wood and Clifford Chance have acted on the first proposed takeover of a listed business trust in Singapore – a US$225m joint venture between Japan’s Mitsui & Co and Singapore Hyflux to develop a substantial water treatment business in Mainland China.

ALB 50 2010: Shin & Kim, Khaitan and PRC firms shoot up the rankings
| Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Korea’s Shin & Kim, India’s Khaitan & Co and two PRC law firms are the five best performing firms in this year’s ALB 50, the guide to the largest law firms in the Asia-Pacific region.

Khaitan &Co appoints ex-Skadden lawyer
| Wednesday, 15 September 2010

India’s oldest law firm Khaitan & Co has hired Rajat Mukherjee as an associate partner in the firm’s New Delhi office.

Majmudar & Co adds two counsels to corporate practice
| Tuesday, 14 September 2010

Majmudar & Co has appointed Abdul Rasheed and Ravishankar Raghavan – the associate vice-president of ING India’s corporate legal and compliance department and an Ernst & Young senior tax lawyer – to the firm’s corporate banking and tax advisory practices, respectively.

Mumbai firm boosts infrastructure practice with partner hire
| Friday, 13 August 2010

Mumbai-based boutique law firm ARA Law has added a new partner, Ashish Bhakta, to strengthen and develop its infrastructure practice.

Linklaters, Juris Corp & Khaitan log on for Indian broadband financing deal
| Tuesday, 3 August 2010

Linklaters together with Indian firms Khaitan & Co and Juris Corp have acted on a US$500m financing deal in the Indian telecom sector.

Indian firm joins banks in office complex
| Thursday, 8 April 2010

Indian firm Majmudar & Co has relocated its Mumbai offices to potentially greener pastures in Bandra Kurla Complex

Khaitan & Co appoints three new partners; gains boutique firm
| Wednesday, 7 April 2010

Indian firm Khaitan & Co has gained three new partners from rival firms

Khaitan & Co appoints new real-estate head
| Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Former academic and public officer PK Agrawal joins Indian firm Khaitan & Co as partner in charge of real-estate

Flexible working arrangements gaining ground in Asia
| Thursday, 25 February 2010

Asia’s law firms are increasingly offering flexible working arrangements such as adjustable working hours and options to work from home – even allowances to go to the gym

Amarchand, Luthra & OMM on US$1.8bn Indian energy offering
| Thursday, 25 February 2010

Indian firms Amarchand & Mangaldas and Luthra & Luthra have helped the Indian government sell off its US$1.8bn equity stake in the country’s largest energy company, NPTC.

High Court decision toughens passage to India for foreigners
| Wednesday, 24 February 2010

A landmark decision recently handed down by the High Court constitutes a setback for foreign law firms looking to enter India

Khaitan & Co brings in competition head from JSA
| Friday, 4 December 2009

Khaitan & Co has lured Manas Kumar Chaudhuri from rival J Sagar Associates (JSA) to head the firm’s competition practice.

India 2009
| Thursday, 12 November 2009

More players, more sophistication

Indian lawyer returns to old firm ‘enriched’ by US
| Monday, 19 October 2009

Indian firm Khaitan & Co has boosted its New Delhi partnership with the appointment of corporate lawyer Gauri Rasgotra, who has rejoined the firm after spending two years in the US.