Khaitan & Co has promoted eight of its associate partners to equity partnership, as well as made 15 new associate partners, and one new counsel (see full list below).*
Overall, this year’s round is even bigger than last year’s promotion round, which had seen 11 new equity partners and 9 new associate partners (though this year saw two fewer new equity partners).
This promotion puts
By practice area
By far the biggest practice area in this round was corporate, which saw 4 new equity partners, 7 new associate partners, and one counsel.
Securities and capital markets too has seen huge investment: 3 new equity partners. That’s not surprising: as we had reported in February, Khaitan had grown its capital markets team to one of the biggest in India, at 7 equity partners. This would now make it 10, which is two more than Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.
Dispute resolution got one new equity partner, Peshwan Jehangir, and 4 new associate partners.
Other practice areas had no new equity partners, though banking & finance welcomed two associate partners in Mumbai, with one associate partner each in real estate and in direct tax.
By law school
Of the new partners and associate partners, the law school LLB breakup is as follows:
- SLS Pune: 4
- NUJS Kolkata: 3
- GLC Mumbai: 3
- NLU Jodhpur: 3
- HNLU Raipur: 2
- NLSIU Bangalore: 2
- Nalsar Hyderabad: 1
- ILS Pune: 1
- ICFAI Dehradun: 1
- Delhi University: 1
- Panjab University Chandigarh: 1
New equity partners
Bangalore
Vinay Joy ,Corporate , B.A., LL.B., (Hons.),NLSIU Bangalore ,2005
Delhi
Atul Pandey ,Corporate , LL.B.,Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University Gorakhpur ,2005 Mayank Singh ,Corporate , B.A., LL.B. (Hons.),Nalsar Hyderabad ,2006
Mumbai
Aditya Cheriyan ,Securities and Capital Markets, B.S.L., LL.B.,SLS Pune ,2006 Madhur Kohli ,Securities and Capital Markets, B.S.L., LL.B.,ILS Pune ,2006 Moin Ladha ,Securities and Capital Markets, LL.B.,GLC Mumbai ,,2007 Peshwan Jehangir ,Dispute Resolution, B.Sc., LL.B.,GLC Mumbai ,2005 Surbhi Kejriwal ,Corporate , B.A., LL.B., (Hons.),NUJS Kolkata ,2006
Associate Partners
Bangalore
Arun Scaria ,Corporate , B.Com., LL.B. (Hons.),HNLU Raipur ,2009
Kolkata
Gaurav Dasgupta ,Real Estate , B.A., LL.B. (Hons.),NUJS Kolkata ,2007 Shounak Mitra ,Dispute Resolution, B.B.A., LL.B.,ICFAI Dehradun ,2009
Mumbai
Aashutosh Sampat ,Corporate , B.L.S., LL.B.,GLC Mumbai ,2006 Ashraya Rao ,Corporate , B.B.A., LL.B.,SLS Pune ,2010 Deepak Jodhani ,Corporate , B.A., LL.B. (Hons.),NLU Jodhpur ,2009 Madhuparna Dasgupta ,Banking & Finance, B.A., LL.B. (Hons.),NUJS Kolkata ,2008 Rajeev Vidhani ,Banking & Finance, B.B.A., LL.B. (Corporate Law Hons.),NLU Jodhpur ,2009 Vivek Sriram ,Corporate , B.B.A, LL.B., (Hons.),NLU Jodhpur ,2009
New Delhi
Aditya Patni ,Corporate , B.S.L., LL.B.,SLS Pune ,,2007 Indruj Singh Rai ,Direct Tax , B.S.L, LL.B.,SLS Pune ,2006 Jeevan Ballav Panda ,Dispute Resolution, B.A., LL.B. (Hons.),HNLU Raipur ,2008 Karun Mehta ,Dispute Resolution, LL.B.,Delhi University ,2006 Monika Srivastava ,Corporate , B.A., LL.B. (Hons.)NLSIU Bangalore ,2008 Sahil Narang ,Dispute Resolution, LL.B., Department of Laws,Panjab University Chandigarh ,2008
New counsel
Mumbai
Tarunya Krishnan ,Corporate , B.S.L., LL.B.,ILS Pune ,2007
Comments
As mentioned in a previous story, we're censoring any names of people who should have (or should not have) been promoted, because to some extent it's very hard to verify if someone has been genuinely overlooked, or whether someone is trolling someone else who has been intentionally overlooked, etc...
Looks like rejects from AMSS become stars at KCO
More importantly, while deciding on elevations, are the same yardsticks used to judge men and women candidates?
LOL.
And how do you even know that the "middle aged men" are married to "housewives"? Guess whose gendered thinking is showing up?
2. All current EC members of KCO are "middle aged men"
3. All their wives are "housewives"
4. KCO can't even provide women safe transport back home when working late - citing logistical issues
5. All women at KCO know that once they get the PA tag, it's time to start thinking of next moves
6. A partner famously walked out of an interview of a female candidate and asked the HR not to shortlist women as "they will get married and quit, so what's the point"
7. Another partner famously asked a new mother why she was back at work and missing her child's milestones
But by all means, bury your head in the sand. And oh yes, your disrespectful manner underscores the attitude of the organisation towards women. Hissy fits are those that are thrown by KCO management when AVK put in her papers and they resorted to emotional blackmail and misguided quotes on Bar & Bench to pressurise her to stay.
Also, great to see guys like Aditya and Madhur being promoted - their focus and patience under pressure, and humility in terms of their dealing always makes it a pleasure to work with them.
It's my ex-workplace you see, I feel sad to not be with my friends and acquaintances who may not have considered me their friend but I still feel happy for them. Eat and drink a little more for me.
And those well-deserving who didn't get promoted. Do not feel sad. We know the realities of these times. It'all be fine. Ok. Bye. Gonna wipe my tears.
Shuttin' down trolls and then some.
for AO?