Khaitan & Co

India

Analysis

Overview

Established in 1911, Khaitan & Co remains in the ‘Outstanding’ tier for most core practice areas, such as banking and finance, capital markets, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution and private equity. It moves up in the rankings for IP. The firm is a reliable top-tier choice for its many international and domestic clients, part of the fraternity of the country’s largest, most famous corporations. It has a pan-India presence with offices in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi and Kolkata. In particular, the firm’s investment funds practice is extolled by peers as a true pioneer for fund formation and structuring work. Kumar Saurabh Singh and Manisha Shroff are the frequent lead partners on banking and finance deals, and Sudhir Bassi is a key leader in capital markets transactions. The corporate practice features luminaries such as Haigreve Khaitan, Bharat Anand and Rabindra Jhunjhunwala.