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India’s Khaitan establishes offices in Ahmedabad, Pune
By NIMITT DIXIT
Khaitan & Co, India's largest law firm by headcount, has established two new offices in Western India. It has opened an office in Ahmedabad after luring back projects finance lawyer Atman Desai from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, and one in Pune.
These new offices further expand Khaitan's network, which also has a presence in Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Kolkata, Chennai, and Singapore; the last two opened in 2021. According to the ALB Asia Top 50, Khaitan now has more than 1,020 lawyers across these offices.
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