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What the Team is Known For
Khaitan & Co provides a wide array of private client services, including family business matters, wills, trusts and residency advice.
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Number of partners: 11 Partners
Number of other fee-earners: 13 Lawyers
KCO’s PCP stands as India’s first and largest dedicated practice of its kind. What began as a small, yet strategic support unit has grown into a robust team of over 25 specialized lawyers. As a market leader in India’s rapidly expanding wealth industry, we are the trusted legal advisors to numerous high-profile Indian and NRI business families, promoters of listed companies, and pioneering entrepreneurs behind successful unicorns. Additionally, KCO’s PCP is the preferred counsel for leading wealth advisors, trustees, and investment managers.
KCO’s PCP stands out for its exceptional depth of experience, multidisciplinary expertise, and highly tailored services to UHNWIs, families, promoters, and family offices both in India and internationally. The team is renowned for delivering comprehensive, bespoke, and intergenerational wealth planning and structuring, expertly managing complex, multi-jurisdictional asset portfolios.
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune and Singapore
Strengths
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They are the go-to law firm in India for tax and private client work for wealthy individuals with a US connection. They thrive on the more complicated and complex cross-border matters.
The team has depth of knowledge, clear understanding of client needs and sensitivities. Their commercial understanding, especially at the top level, is excellent and above others in our experience.
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The sheer level of expertise in understanding cross-border issues, particularly for clients with UK/India exposure is great. The growth of this team has been inspiring!
They are the go-to law firm in India for tax and private client work for wealthy individuals with a US connection. They thrive on the more complicated and complex cross-border matters.
The team has depth of knowledge, clear understanding of client needs and sensitivities. Their commercial understanding, especially at the top level, is excellent and above others in our experience.
The sheer level of expertise in understanding cross-border issues, particularly for clients with UK/India exposure is great. The growth of this team has been inspiring!
Notable Practitioners
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Haigreve Khaitan
Head of Private Wealth Law
Haigreve Khaitan uses his corporate law knowledge to assist his private clients and their closely held businesses.
He is approachable, has the required depth and breadth of knowledge, is well connected, analytical and intelligent.
Haigreve is remarkably quick with his understanding of issues and his grasp of legal solutions. He brings tremendous strength not just with his knowledge but his pleasing demeanour.
Bijal Ajinkya
Head of Private Wealth Law
Bijal Ajinkya advises clients on domestic and multi-jurisdictional estate planning. She focuses on international families and and asset protection matters through offshore structures and trusts.
She is really good at client management. She is also clued in on regulations and great at communications.
When it comes to tax private client issues in India, she is my go-to person. Clients have always been impressed by her clarity of advice; she is a very technical lawyer.
Bijal is a pure joy to work with. Her technical expertise and practical approach is a go-to for solutions.
Divi Dutta
Divi Dutta advises on sophisticated estate planning matters. Her work includes family settlements and constitutions, and she also brings experience of corporate mandates to her private wealth practice.
Aditi Sharma
Aditi Sharma is a partner in the direct tax and private client practice groups of Khaitan & Co in Mumbai. She works with some of the most significant promoter families in India on a range of international estate and trust planning.
Aditi is extremely meticulous in her planning and comes out with a creative 360-degree approach to complex problems. She is a cutting edge professional that brings an air of calm.
Aditi really focuses on private client planning.
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