Exclusive: Khaitan & Co Mumbai counsel Mukund Puranik and senior associate Atman Desai will be joining Amarchand Mangaldas as principal associate in corporate and senior associate in the projects team respectively.
Puranik was the first to have been promoted into the new counsel alternative to partnership during Khaitan’s partner promotion round in 2011, reported legal website Bar & Bench at the time.
Puranik, who became a lawyer in around 1997 and also holds an LLM, and Desai, who has been with Khaitan for four years after completing his LLB at MSU Baroda, company secretarial qualification, and Australian LLM in 2007, were not reachable for comment.
Amarchand Mumbai partner Vandana Shroff confirmed that they would join, and added that the office had recruited at least 12 lateral hires since January.
Khaitan & Co Mumbai partner Rabindra Jhunjhunwala commented: “We wish them well in their new endeavour.”
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It seems Khaitan and AMSS have waged war...am told last 6 - 7 recruitments at Khaitan have more people from AMSS, and almost 90% of departures from Khaitan are to AMSS.
Comments awaited - heard retreat got canned.
Comments awaited - heard retreat got canned.[/quote]
Khaitan is having multiple 100 year celebration parties across various cities this year. I am told one is happening today also and Retreat wasn't planned for this year.
hahahah - the christmas wish of someone who has been not doing that good this year.
Comments awaited - heard retreat got canned.[/quote]
Khaitan is having multiple 100 year celebration parties across various cities this year. I am told one is happening today also and Retreat wasn't planned for this year.[/quote]
- 'I am told ' - does that mean you are an outsider. And if yes, you are standing up for someone else in such unrestricted vociferous assertion. Being daft doesnt touch the tip of the iceberg for non existent grey cells these days. Thank god such people are not entertained in court rooms, lest the counsel treat them as hostile for being afraid of destroying his case -
Nayee zamane ki laila - pungi bhajoongi
KCO will lose out on some good talent but unfortunately their infra practice (along with a few more practice areas) has seen a very prolonged bad phase. Hence, their failure to retain some of the little remaining talent.