High Net Worth Guide 2026 : India
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Khaitan & Co
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
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Khaitan & Co provides a wide array of private client services, including family business matters, wills, trusts and residency advice. The team advises ultra-wealthy domestic and non-resident Indian clients.
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They are easily approachable, have a very good network and give comprehensive guidance.
The firm, its partners and its associates are of a very high calibre and also recognise and accommodate the expertise of instructing parties.
We have found them to be highly professional, efficient and dependable. Their ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters with clarity and precision has been commendable.
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Haigreve Khaitan uses his corporate law knowledge to assist his private clients and their closely-held businesses. He is Khaitan & Co's senior partner and head of its corporate, M&A and private equity teams.
What sets him apart is his personal attention, accessibility and ability to understand our needs quickly. He combines professional expertise with a practical approach.
Haigreve Khaitan is always able to produce a practical and elegant solution, whatever the situation.
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's excellent: one of the few people out there with several years of experience in the private wealth space. She's very seasoned and knowledgeable about these issues.
Bijal Ajinkya is a very experienced and sound lawyer. Her experience in this space comes from the tax background she has, and I have nothing but respect for the work she does.
Bijal does good work and is a well-known tax practitioner at Khaitan. She's well known in this space.
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.
Divi is on the ball, responsive and practical with good team support.
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 matters.
We work with Aditi Sharma, who stands out for her personal attention, responsiveness and practical advice tailored to our needs.
Head of Private Wealth Law
Head of Private Wealth Law
Private Wealth Law
Private Wealth Law
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