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. Its IP and labour and employment teams are also renowned in the market for their depth, breadth and size. 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. The corporate practice features luminaries such as Haigreve Khaitan, Bharat Anand and Rabindra Jhunjhunwala.
Client feedback
“Prompt, helpful and cost-effective.” – Banking and finance
“Very prompt, solution-oriented and has good understanding of the market sectors.” – Banking and finance
“Excellent quality and partner attention.” – Banking and finance
“The team is professional, informative and has guided the company through their immense knowledge of all regulatory requirements. They are best in all aspects of legal matters governing the regulations of SEBI, exchanges, MCA and legal.” – Capital markets
“Adequate team strength, good network and comprehensive team knowledge and expertise.” – Competition/antitrust
“Extensive experience in dealing with complex transactions in the energy and infrastructure sector. Great understanding of the sector dynamics, regulatory issues and challenges.” – Corporate and M&A
“Their approach to work assigned to them is very professional and they deliver high-quality service within the shortest possible time. They do extensive research before giving their opinions.” – Dispute resolution
“Hands-on approach, easy accessibility and competent teams.” – Dispute resolution
“Extremely responsive and thorough.” – Labour and employment
“Prompt, effective and has a business-focused approach.” – Labour and employment
“Their advice is always on point. It’s an extremely knowledgeable team. Their ability to cover tax, trust, foreign exchange and M&A is well known.” – Private client
“Good knowledge about real estate regulatory laws and excellent drafting skills of important documents.” – Real estate
Bijal Ajinkya
“Bijal is the go-to person for all trust and tax matters in the private client space.”
Vaibhav Bhardwaj
“Vaibhav has in-depth knowledge of the labour and employment issues. He was able to guide us and provide a step-wise solution to resolve the issue.”
Akhil Bhatnagar
“Great understanding of the industry, complex situations and transactions, fully understands the needs of the company and provides practical solutions to deal with critical issues.”
Manas Chaudhari
“Great with competition law.”
Smita Jha
“Smart lawyer who understands the market dynamics well. She is solution-focused and very updated on the changing regulatory landscape.”
Deepak Kumar
“Fabulous, responsive and very professional with excellent communication skills, especially conveying complex concepts in writing – which is essential!”
Harsh Parikh
“Hands-on approach and easy accessibility.”
Suman Prabhu
“She has been a good listener and gave apt solutions with regulations and solutions.”
Anshul Prakash
“Business-focused and good knowledge of risk governance.”
Manisha Shroff
“Very helpful and responsive.”
Dibyanshu Sinha
“His response time is very fast. Analysis of issues posed to him is very good. Drafting of documents is excellent.”
Siddharth Srivastava
“His experience in banking and insolvency is very deep. He is a hands-on lawyer who is always ready and available to help out clients. He has a solid knowledge of law and his great attitude places him as one of our preferred lawyers in the banking and insolvency industry.”
Work highlights
Represented Multiplex Association of India in its challenge to the constitutional validity and legality of the Andhra Pradesh Cinemas Regulation Amendment Act and various related government orders released by the state of Andhra Pradesh, which prohibit multiplexes from conducting the business of selling tickets from licensed properties in respect of cinema theatres located in the state of Andhra Pradesh by mandating the sale of tickets exclusively through a government-maintained platform.
Acted for Samsung Heavy Industries against a private MSME entity in a dispute in relation to the accommodation work barge for a floating production storage and offloading unit in Indian waters and deficiency of service by the counterparty.
Key clients
Football Sports Development, Jindal Drilling, JSW Utkal Steel, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority.
Work highlights
Represented Reliance Industries and Viacom18 on its strategic JV with The Walt Disney Company.
Advised Brookfield Asset Management on the sale of two large commercial assets in Mumbai and Gurgaon to a partnership of GIC and Brookfield India Real Estate Trust.
Key clients
Nirma, PCBL, Siemens, Tata Consumer Products, Ultratech Cement.
