LKS Delhi senior litigation partner MP Devnath leaves to go independent

Friday, 2 June 2017 By Legally India Law firms

LKS executive partner MP Devnath leaves to go independent

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (LKS) executive partner MP Devnath has left the firm after 20 years to go independent.

Devnath, who was part of LKS founding partner V Lakshmikumaran’s Delhi high court and Supreme Court litigation team, in Delhi, was not reachable for comment at the time of going to press.

Devnath is an advocate-on-record and has represented corporates before the Supreme Court, various high courts, the CESTAT and commissionerates, according to his profile on the website of LKS which also mentions that before joining the firm in 1995 he worked in house with the Life Insurance Corporation.

Lakshmikumaran commented: “He is one of the nicest people and we wish him luck. We believe in growth and if someone wants to grow then we should not be an obstacle to such growth. Devnath wanted to start his own practice and we will support him wherever we can.”

Comments

Admirer 2 Jun 2017, 07:31

+9 -0

He is one of the finest litigators one will come across and a great Mentor to his Juniors! I am sure he will be very successful as a Counsel and will soon be granted Silk. Best of luck Sir on your journey ahead.

MPD friend 2 Jun 2017, 07:38

+10 -0

Devnath bhai....your exit and rise will be monitored by many young lawyers who are looking up to you! God bless you and hope you break the confidence of the young foolish offsprings/heir apparants and Tribunal partners who tried to bring you down.

MPD friend 2 Jun 2017, 07:51

+14 -5

Madhav rao gone.....Devnath gone......this firm is loosing its top order and for whom? The heir apparant? The heiress apparant? The Tribunal partner?

Watchman 2 Jun 2017, 08:07

+12 -1

These are moves worth reporting rather than chunnu munnu lawyers resigning from chunnu munnu firms and joining their chunnu munnu peers!

chunnu mummnu 2 Jun 2017, 08:16

+7 -2

i can see the 'pun' in your comment, is it because your move never got reported?

Well Wisher 2 Jun 2017, 08:30

+7 -1

Best wishes MPD and many congratulations ... I am sure you will be successful in whatever you do .... the longer the [...] stays the more damage he will cause [...]... I hope the Gujarat Bar Council teaches him a lesson in those disciplinary proceedings ....

Curiosity kills the AO 2 Jun 2017, 09:20

+0 -0

I wonder what this comment was all about and who the commenter was referring to...

Pleiades 2 Jun 2017, 09:22

Many congratulations Sir!!

Bitter truth 2 Jun 2017, 09:25

+12 -2

A firm should understand the value of its people. Devnath was with L&S for 23 years! You dont give him the due respect! doest he deserve a farewell! A three sentence email was sent! [...]

Newkidontheblock 2 Jun 2017, 11:04

+8 -3

Many congratulations to MP Devnath, the nicest, the humblest, the best, ever helpful, ever smiling role model of a human being and a fantastic professional. You are darling for many. I am sure you will do the best whatever you do. May god shower the best of health, happiness, success and wealth to you. Have a fantabulous time.

BirdMan 4 Jun 2017, 06:47

A little birdie tells me that he is going to some big4 or some other law firm. It would be fun, if that be so. He's a great counsel, in his own right, and therefore looking for some independence in his functioning. BUT going to a law firm or a Big4 is going to be a drastic step for him, imho.

Old Client 13 Jun 2017, 04:33

Rohan's and Vikram's exit from ELP created deep intellectual void for both the tax and litigation team. This showed in the ratings as well as the quality of the deliverables. With Devnath joining, this is the smartest move the firm has taken. While the intellectual will be fixed, the pricing pressure will have to be fixed by ELP as they are expensive for which LKS is reasonable especially in Tax Advisory and Litigation. Exciting times for the clients to ask for discounts.

VLK fan 6 Oct 2017, 17:46

+1 -0

With Seetharaman gone LKS is now left with the Tribunal partner only. What about the heir apparent no w?

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