Firm Description

Khaitan & Co (Firm) is one of India’s oldest and most recognised full service law firms. It was founded in 1911 by the Late Debi Prasad Khaitan, a member of the Constituent Assembly that framed the Constitution of India in 1950. The Firm attracted many stalwarts in the field who laid the foundations of integrity, dedication and professionalism. Deeply rooted in this tradition, the Firm continued to grow and prosper, spreading out from Kolkata (Calcutta) to New Delhi to Bangalore, under the able stewardship of the Late Bhagwati Prasad Khaitan. The Firm on its 90th foundation day (November 11, 2001) opened its offices in Mumbai (Bombay) for the convenience of its clients.

The Firm is adequately equipped to respond with speed and creative solutions that are demanded in today’s highly competitive and rapidly changing environment. The Firm’s clients include business and financial enterprises, large business houses, banks, financial institutions, government bodies, educational and charitable trusts, cultural institutions, individuals, estates and trusts.

The Firm is a full service law firm with practice areas ranging from foreign direct investments (inbound and outbound), mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, joint ventures and collaborations, infrastructure, project finance, tax (both direct and indirect taxes), capital markets, real estate, intellectual property etc. The Firm has vast experience in advising clients in relation to mergers and acquisition and outbound investment.

The Infrastructure, Energy and Natural Resources practice at Khaitan & Co is a strong pan India specialized practice with 30 attorneys including 5 partners and a Counsel providing advisory services on structuring investments, private equity, acquisitions, divestments, project financing, onshore & off-shore EPC contracting & structuring; regulatory and policy aspects across the infrastructure sectors, including Electricity – both renewable and non-renewable – generation, distribution, transmission and trading, Oil & Gas, Ports, Airports, Roads and Highways, Railways, MRTS and BRTS, Water, Sanitation and Solid Waste Management, Healthcare and Education, and Environment, Health and Safety.