Links bestie TTA grows up to make first near-homegrown partner with Shruti Zota

Wednesday, 4 April 2018 By Legally India Law firms

Talwar Thakore & Associates has promoted counsel Shruti Zota in the corporate team to its all-equity partnership of six, from 1 April 2018.

The GLC Mumbai 2006 graduate, had joined TTA in 2008 after two years at Desai & Diwanji.

Zota is the second to have been internally promoted to partner at TTA, without having spent at least several years at TTA’s international best friend Linklaters, following Rituparno Bhattacharya’s promotion in 2016.

She specialises in joint ventures, public mergers & acquisitions and advising banks on acquisitions and regulatory and compliance issues, according to TTA’s statement.

TTA partner Kunal Thakore commented: “It has been fantastic to see her mature as a lawyer through her time at TT&A and we wish her all the success in this next stage of her career. Shruti’s addition to partnership reflects growing client demand and our commitment to meet that demand with strong, committed and accomplished lawyers. I am certain that her election will allow us to deepen relationships with our clients and enhance our strong reputation with them.”

Partner Feroz Dubash added: “Shruti is our first home grown partner, having joined the firm almost out of law school. Having seen her grow through the ranks, I look forward to continuing to work with her to develop and grow our corporate practice.”

Talwar Thakore & Associates has a total of 6 partners, of whom 6 are equity, and 2 are women., with offices in Mumbai and Delhi.

Comments

Great news 4 Apr 2018, 11:02

+5 -3

Congratulations to Shruti. She is an excellent lawyer and a great person to work with.

Small 4 Apr 2018, 11:10

+6 -4

Well done to Shruti and to TTA. It’s not easy becoming a partner at TTA, and despite its small size, the firm has been able to create a larger impression than expected on the market based on its size.

Guest 4 Apr 2018, 16:40

+1 -7

Surprising. Wonder what the other MAs have to say about this.

MA TTA 6 Apr 2018, 10:40

+4 -1

Well she completely deserved it.

Old Neighbour 4 Apr 2018, 17:53

+6 -1

Zotaaaa, heartiest congratulations!!!
People can learn from you to keep calm in the most stressful situations.

What better timing for this news to come!!!

Old intern 5 Apr 2018, 07:33

Remember her being extremely patient and focussed on her work.

Guest 5 Apr 2018, 11:42

+1 -5

Wonder how much money she would be making now. Lol. Peanuts compared to other big firms.

kianganz 5 Apr 2018, 11:47

+4 -0

I'm not sure about that at all... TTA has the highest starting salary of any firm:
https://www.legallyindia.com/Law-firms/salary-war-brews-among-top-law-firms-update-amarchand-delhi-may-hike-to-up-to-flat-rs-15-lakh

Plus, I understand that they're generally trying to get as close as possible to Linklaters profitability, partner remuneration, billable hours, etc, to make eventual assimilation into the Borg mothership easier... :)

Guest 5 Apr 2018, 17:02

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I have heard from people at AZB and CAM that's even salaried partners make 1.5 crores and equity around 3 crores. So if this small firm is trying to come close to LL Partner remuneration it would mean each partner Making at least 6 crores that seems quite unbelievable.

kianganz 5 Apr 2018, 17:06

Operative word being 'trying'. I don't think they've reached Links profitabiliy yet, though I understand that's the aim, so they'll be paying more than you think, I'd expect.

Moneybags 6 Apr 2018, 05:57

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Interesting point. Smaller law firms can be more profitable than larger firms. Gearing, charge out rates and over heads are what make the difference. If you are small with a good reputation, you can charge more, get good quality work. Will never know because no one in India publicises anything except their starting salary. And even then, some firms just give a maximum, not the actual amount.

Oldie 10 Apr 2018, 09:19

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Congratulation Shruti Ben! Very well deserved.

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