Talwar Thakore & Associates (TT&A) has promoted managing associate Rituparno Bhattacharya to its partnership, with effect from 1 April 2016.
Bhattacharya is a 2005 NUJS Kolkata graduate who began his career at erstwhile Amarchand Mangaldas, then joined Phoenix Legal in 2009 where he became a counsel, moved back to Amarchand Mumbai in 2011 for two years, and then joined TTA in 2013.
He specialises in banking and finance and has worked in the Indian debt markets for international and domestic institutions on all manner of debt related financing transactions, according to the firm’s press release.
He is one of a still-small number NUJS graduates who are making partnerships at top corporate law firms, though the college’s graduates had made up only 3 per cent of partners promoted between 2009 and 2013 at the then-six largest law firms according to Legally India research (compared to NLSIU Bangalore, from where 26 per cent of new partners came from, with NLIU Bhopal providing 5 per cent, and Nalsar Hyderabad 4 per cent).
TTA partner Sonali Mahapatra commented: “Rituparno’s promotion highlights our continued commitment to retain our finance practice’s market leading position. We will continue to enhance our banking and finance offering, and Rituparno is an important part of our plans. We look forward to working with him in ensuring the firm’s continued success”.
Bhattacharya is TTA’s fifth partner, with the firm now having 29 fee earners in Mumbai and Delhi including seven fee-earners under a collaboration with the competition law practice of Vinod Dhall in Delhi.
Partner Narayan Iyer had left the firm in early 2015 to re-join Linklaters as its India practice head.
The firm’s co-founders Suresh Talwar and Shobhan Thakur had retired in 2012.
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So happy for him now :-)
Incidentally, Suresh Talwar and Shobhan Thakur left in 2012 - how come no comments on that - no fuss about it at all. A contrast to some older partners who can't seem to let go. Nice to see a genuinely meritocratic partnership with young talent coming through.
@ Kian: not sure why the stats were required? What's the point you are trying to make? Between 2009-13,the senior most batch of NUJS would have been between 4-8 years PQE,certainly they were not supposed to be partners before 2013 at least!! It will be interesting to see the figures between 2013 to 2016.
This is such a stupid observation. In a half reputed Indian law firm, it takes roughly 8/10 years to become a partner. both NLIU Bhopal and NALSAR were established 3/4 years before NUJS. The comparison is obviously unfair. Why hasn't NLU J been considered in this statistic? They were established only 1 after NUJS. (Unless you tell me that NLU J can't be put in the same bracket as NLSIU, NUJS, NALSAR and NLIU, something which I somewhat agree with.
Once you manage that and get some fresh air, you'll perhaps realise it is an extremely silly and fallacious argument that "NLUJ can't be put in the same bracket", if one premises the debate on the date of establishment. The first batch of NLUJ graduated in 2006 i.e. *after* the other universities under discussion.
That notwithstanding, NLUJ students have achieved every goal that law-students/lawyers consider lofty ... placements with Magic Circle firms in London, partnerships in India's Biglaw, admission to top LLM programs including at Harvard-Yale-Oxbridge ... and (since Noojies are bitching in childlike fashion :P) NLUJ has also done better than your dear NUJS in the Mooting Premier League.
Commenting in favour of NLUJ only because NLUJ alumni typically refrain from engaging in these silly discussions and go unrepresented.
Associate 3 yrs pqe- 16 lac pa 4+ bonus
Senior Associate 5 yrs pqe- 20-22, bonus 7+
Managing Associate 7yra pqe- 28 lac pa, bonus 10.
Partner 50 pqe, Around 20 bonus.
Can someone please confirm?