The New Development
The Law Firm founded in the year 1911, Khaitan & Co has now grown to over 160 Partners and 700 lawyers across offices in Kolkata, Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai. The firm announced,“we are delighted to announce that our Delhi and Bengaluru offices will be relocating to new office spaces – Max Towers in Noida (Delhi) and Embassy Quest, Ashok Nagar in Bengaluru from 1 September 2020.”
Amar Sinhji, Executive Director, Human Resources, Khaitan & Co. said on the new development-
“Relocating to a better and bigger space in both Delhi and Bengaluru was on the cards for a while now, given our steady growth and our commitment to provide a Modern Working Environment to our members and clients. This move is a significant milestone in our long-term expansion plans in India,”
The new offices in Delhi and Bengaluru will have the capacity to accommodate around 500 and 300 members, respectively.
The Begining
The law firm was established in the year 1970 with 4 number of lawyers, the Delhi office has now grown to around 300 lawyers. The firm has retained some space at its current offices on Barakhamba Road, as a central support office but the Firm will now mainly operate out of the Max Towers office.
The Bengaluru Office
The Bengaluru office, which over the past 25 years has grown from 3 to 80 number of lawyers will operate completely out of its new location at Embassy Quest.
Sharing his views on the expansion plans, Haigreve Khaitan, Senior Partner, Khaitan & Co said,
“Our Delhi and Bengaluru offices have had a consistently stellar run over the last decade, with some landmark deals and matters being run in recent times. We foresee steady organic growth, underpinned with a strong representation of practice experts across all our current offices. And moving to larger state-of-the-art workspaces and new locations too will help keep us ahead of the curve in terms of providing world-class facilities not just to our members but our clients as well.”
The Present Offices
The Firms other offices include its head office in One World Centre in Mumbai, along with an office in One Forbes (Fort, Mumbai) and the city where it all began – the Firm’s heritage legacy office on Old Post Office Street in Kolkata.
About Khaitan & Co.
The law firm was founded in the year 1911, Khaitan & Co and is one of the oldest and largest Indian law firms in India.
Built on foundations of integrity, simplicity, dedication and professionalism, the Firm has expanded its presence in India from Kolkata (1911) to New Delhi (1970) to Bangalore (1994) to Mumbai (2001). The Firm takes pride in its steady growth and celebrated its centenary year in 2011 (11 November 2011). The Firm has a strength of over 700 fee earners including 160 partners and directors in its 4 offices.
The press release is coverage by INDIAN LAW WATCH.
