CAM beefs up competition with Platinum’s Vijay Pratap Singh Chauhan

Wednesday, 12 February 2020 By Legally India Law firms

Vijay Pratap Singh Chauhan moves from Platinum to CAM
Vijay Pratap Singh Chauhan moves from Platinum to CAM

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) has hired Platinum Partners lawyer Vijay Pratap Singh Chauhan as a partner in its competition team, based in Delhi, according to the firm’s press release.

Managing partner Cyril Shroff commented in the release: “With Vijay joining us, we are looking forward to strengthening our competition/antitrust practice in Delhi region. His experience and depth will add immense value. We welcome Vijay on board.”

In the statement, Chauhan added that he would “look forward to working with the Firm and the Practice Leadership to develop a market leading competition / antitrust practice”.

In 2018, CAM had hired Khaitan & Co competition partner Avaantika Kakkar to head its competition team.

Vijay Pratap Singh ChauhanWork history From: Jul 2014: Senior lawyer | Competition / Anti-trust, Platinum Partners (New Delhi Area) May 2011 - Jun 2014: Senior Associate | Competition / Anti-trust, corporate and M&A, Khaitan & Co. (New Delhi Area) Jan 2008 - May 2011: Associate, Corporate and M&A, securities laws , Khaitan & Co. (Mumbai Area) Jan 2007 - Mar 2007: Intern, AZB & PartnersEducation 2006 - 2008: National Law School of India University, Master of Laws (LLM),

Platinum PartnersVijay Pratap Singh Chauhanpartner hires Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Comments

Bawaal 12 Feb 2020, 11:54
+4 -28
One of the senior guys who has been around in this practice area, great hire!
Vpc 12 Feb 2020, 12:27
+3 -24
One of the best guys on this industry
Lol 12 Feb 2020, 12:51
+23 -1
Tera kya hoga kalia .... Folks who understand how the current CAM competition team works will appreciate this....
BatteredFish 12 Feb 2020, 18:19
+10 -0
Same thing which happened to the other comp partners in Delhi.
Partner or PA 12 Feb 2020, 14:17
+22 -3
Is he joining as a partner or PA? I guess it doesn't matter coz he will have to behave like a PA in CAM competition team to survive! All the best champ!
AnnieShaw 14 Feb 2020, 23:48
+2 -0
That’s right. I can’t agree more.
Guest 12 Feb 2020, 15:39
+9 -14
Having worked opposite him on a number of matters I can vouch for his excellent work product, attitude and for being a nice guy, great addition for CAM's team.
Anti 12 Feb 2020, 15:46
+10 -13
Having worked under him, I can say that he is an excellent mentor, knows his subject and guides junior well.
Re vpc 12 Feb 2020, 16:42
+6 -11
Bachna ae cam ki haseeno, vpc aa gaya
corono 12 Feb 2020, 17:33
+3 -8
Good catch CAM, he is a good guy, which matters the most.
Good one 13 Feb 2020, 03:33
+3 -6
He has worked with this team before. Friends reunited. Advantage CAM Competition. Well played.
Oblivious 13 Feb 2020, 05:29
+5 -3
He has indeed. Someone remind us why vpc left Khaitan in the first place? A birdie says that the team he is joining now could have something (read everything) to do with it... True or False?
Duh 13 Feb 2020, 06:06
+2 -0
False
Was an agent involved in fishing him out or did the team poach him directly?
Friends or Foes 13 Feb 2020, 07:50
+1 -0
or simply friends with convenience?
hahahahah 13 Feb 2020, 09:35
+3 -1
It seems like opportunity triumphs all discord
Bawaal 13 Feb 2020, 10:48
+1 -1
We all know people evolving too!
Jaago re 13 Feb 2020, 12:40
+1 -2
He has worked this team and apparently left Khaitan because of one of the fellow partner cum friend he is reuniting with. Advantage or disadvantage? Well... time will tell. Lol
John Doe 13 Feb 2020, 15:54
+2 -0
The person he had a discord with at Khaitan is still there. He never had a discord with either Anshuman or Avaantika. If there was, why would he even consider moving?
well wisher 13 Feb 2020, 07:03
+3 -6
Well done Vijay bhai! Finally moving on.
ApuT 13 Feb 2020, 13:03
+16 -1
He leaves in search of growth and development.. Platinum Delhi never lets anyone grow and as Freshfields work slows down, Platinum Delhi no longer has the juice..
Well Wisher 420 13 Feb 2020, 15:13
+17 -1
Good luck Vijay. PP Delhi finding it difficult to retain lateral talent. Mid and senior level already wiped out now for a variety of reasons. If you act subservient to two partners, you can survive and sometimes thrive. Losing its niche and great working culture gradually. Broad basing of decision making and lesser micromanagement required. Managing partner overly reliant on one guy. Need to step out of the echo chamber.

Hope changes happen otherwise the firm will wither away once the managing partner retires (or even before!)
NailOnTheHead 14 Feb 2020, 15:58
+2 -0
Bilkul sahi! Also becoming a sweat shop. all nighters, working weekends, crazy hours - sab milega
Guest 15 Feb 2020, 12:29
+0 -0
How's the lateral team that joined from S&R doing?
Insider 26 Feb 2020, 09:32
+1 -0
Wishing they had stuck around!
Other side 14 Feb 2020, 06:41
+3 -6
I have dealt with him on the opposite side on a number of matters, he is a [...] humble guy with a lot of clarity of thoughts, so can be a long term asset for CAM if they treat him well.
Guest 14 Feb 2020, 14:22
+0 -2
How much does a partner at Cm Like him earn
Admirer 14 Feb 2020, 15:14
+0 -3
3-4 cr
Wrongwong 14 Feb 2020, 19:52
+0 -1
[img]https://media0.giphy.com/media/13Zh9drdSWAeSQ/200.gif[/img]
Let’s get this right 15 Feb 2020, 15:58
+2 -1
1-2 yr partners have a target of 3-4 Cr, they earn 1/3 of what they earn for the firm, this ranges from 75 lacs - 1 Cr, depending also on the practice area.
This is true of all of the top 4- 5 sweatshops in India. Smaller firms may have lower targets.
Looking in 17 Feb 2020, 18:00
+2 -0
Not to mention the free dhokla and veggie food.
Nunya 14 Feb 2020, 16:25
+0 -2
[img]https://media0.giphy.com/media/qdf7ASA9z1VgQ/200.gif[/img]
Infowanted 14 Feb 2020, 19:54
+0 -1
How much does a second year partner make at CAM? Can someone please shed light? Anyone?
BB gone 16 Feb 2020, 15:16
+2 -0
No comment from cam competition head Avantika? And Vijay statement makes it seem like cam competition is not even top tier. ROTFL
History repeats 27 Feb 2020, 09:45
+5 -1
The changes begin. Expect more after Platinum’s hire last year of someone who had the same retention issue at the last firm he worked at.
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