Exclusive: ALMT sets up Delhi corp practice with Luthra’s Vineet Aneja

ALMT Vineet Aneja
ALMT Vineet Aneja
Former Luthra & Luthra and FoxMandal Little partner Vineet Aneja has now joined ALMT Legal to start up the firm’s office in Delhi.

Aneja will set up ALMT’s fourth office at the Incube Centre at Nehru Place with his long-standing team of associates Surbhi Gupta, Mohit Sharma and Vikram Bhargava.

Aneja, who resigned from Luthra & Luthra earlier this month saying he wanted to pursue more entrepreneurial opportunities, having joined a year ago from FoxMandal, told Legally India: “This is the kind of role which I had been looking at which gives me the ability and opportunity to lead and set up an office in Delhi.”

“It’s going to be a corporate practice and then slowly and slowly we’ll try to add on litigation in the near future,” he added.

The office was around 2,400 square feet large, said Aneja, which would mean that even today he could expand to a size of 10 lawyers adding that he hoped to reach a size of around 10 to 15 lawyers within the first year of operation.

ALMT partner S R Arun said that Delhi is one of the largest and fastest growing commercial centres in India and the world and was an exciting new phase for ALMT.

ALMT is an all-equity partnership and Aneja (pictured) will be its 18th partner, with Delhi being its fourth office following London, Mumbai and Bangalore.

In June 2009 ALMT inked a best-friend relationship with UK firm Clyde & Co and in April of this year bolted on an infrastructure projects practice with India Law Services partner Ishtiaq Ali.

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Comments

Anonymous guest 27 Sept 2010, 02:17
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I wish this could also mean more job for freshers.. otherwise everything looks grim at the moment.
Anonymous guest 27 Sept 2010, 02:32
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I am happy ... CONGRATULATIONS to ALMT. May you grow & grow to SERVE the needs of growing India.
Anonymous guest 27 Sept 2010, 06:32
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@ 1 - well said ... i was in your situation a week ago... so i can understand !!
Anonymous guest 27 Sept 2010, 09:22
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interesting but we still need foreign law firms
Anonymous guest 27 Sept 2010, 16:02
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All the best mr.Arun & Mr.Aneja,
Anonymous guest 27 Sept 2010, 16:35
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Good going Vineet!! I always knew you had the enterpreneurial streak in you. Keep us posted of further developments and hope to work with you again pretty soon! - Shanti Bhushan
Anonymous guest 27 Sept 2010, 16:45
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Great law practice! My experience with them was great, Ms Surbhi Gupta was exceptional in her work. Good luck with the new office!
Anonymous guest 27 Sept 2010, 16:55
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another mumbai-based firm opening its delhi office!!!
hope it does well to establish itself...
Anonymous guest 27 Sept 2010, 18:21
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Are there only 3 associates?
or any new people joining or any associate shifting from their mumbai / bangalore offices?
Anonymous guest 27 Sept 2010, 18:43
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@#9 - I have heard a couple more associates are also on board. Some shifting expected in the coming months. It seems they are on the look out for more, in case you want to apply.
Anonymous guest 27 Sept 2010, 20:12
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CONGRATULATIONS to the ALMT team Wish you all very best for all future endeavors! May you all grow at an unbeatable pace..!!!! - Rachita
Anonymous guest 27 Sept 2010, 20:33
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Vineet and his team are your phone anytime kind of people, they know how to get the job done. Good to see you guys are moving ahead in life. All the best.
Anonymous guest 27 Sept 2010, 20:50
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Congratulations to Vineet and his team on this new move. I am confident that he would do well. I wish Vineet and ALMT all the best.
Anonymous guest 27 Sept 2010, 23:19
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A big shout out to ALMT. Hope to see you break through thr Top 5 law firms of India category within a year.
Anonymous guest 28 Sept 2010, 00:39
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That sounds like a great opportunity, All the best to whole team.
Anonymous guest 28 Sept 2010, 03:34
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an interesting take on this news from the lawyer.com

http://www.thelawyer.com/clydes-link-up-gives-almt-impetus-for-delhi-launch/1005587.article
Anonymous guest 30 Sept 2010, 18:45
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Best Wishes for the new setup....