Any young lawyer or even a law student wanting to work in law firms aims to be a Partner someday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most law firms are organized as partnerships, so traditionally, when a lawyer “makes partner,” that’s the time when he or she transitions from being an employee of the firm (and being paid a salary) to becoming a part-owner of the firm, and sharing in the firm’s profits (and liabilities).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a slow and steady growth but worth every hour and penny spent to become one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Becoming a partner doesn\u2019t only mean helping clients with their legal problems, it is so much more. As a partner you not only have to retain clients, acquire new ones, manage finance and HR and also look into IT issues when required. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It exposes you to the management skills like no other business school can teach you and gives you immense respect and power to conduct business with top company officials and at times government too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you aspire to become a partner of a law firm some day, knowing corporate and business law can immensely help you. Siz <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is the list of five partners of some of the leading and mid-size law firms in India and abroad. Their practice in the area of corporate and business law has paved the way for them to become partners at big law firms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Partner at a leading law firm in India<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Raj Panchmatia <\/strong><\/a>is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Practice group in the Mumbai office of Khaitan & Co. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Panchmatia has worked on a number of corporate and commercial litigation matters for various private equity investors, multinational and industrial houses of the country, including prominent infrastructure, real estate, automobile, defence, hospitality, public sector undertakings and ship building companies<\/strong>. Raj has also represented the Government of India on various dispute resolution matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a first generation lawyer, he entered the field of corporate law in 2000 when law could be found only in books and not on Google. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He says he started his journey with a paltry sum of stipend and long hours of work. He worked with mid to large size organisations before becoming an Associate Partner at Khaitan & Co. twelve years after he graduated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Journey from an Associate to a Partner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Souvik Paul Mazumdar<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>is a Partner at ALMT Legal which has about 70 lawyers and 20 partners spread across Mumbai and Bengaluru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He joined ALMT Legal right after college as an Associate in 2005 and gradually moved his way up to become the partner at the law firm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mazumdar\u2019s kitty of experience includes M&A, capital markets, employment law, sports law, entertainment and media law, private equity, labour law <\/strong>etc<\/p>\n\n\n\n When asked about his advice to fresh law graduates he stated: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBe yourself and the world will accept you, but yes, you have to be focused, develop new interests, be dedicated and diligent, and control your arrogance\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Taking the corporate law interests abroad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Faizal Latheef <\/strong><\/a>graduated law in 1998 from Kerala and was a partner at Kochhar & Co, Dubai office until recently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As a first generation lawyer, he has professional experience of 20 years in corporate and commercial laws and in the Middle East for over a decade, with leading firms including the international law firm of Baker & McKenzie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He is currently practicing in foreign investments, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and compliance, in particular anti-corruption<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He started his journey in civil and commercial litigation before the Kerala High Court. He worked for close to 14 years without any financial return, that is when he decided to move to Dubai and started working in a local law firm there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Dubai he worked in a local law firm for four years before moving into an international law firm as a Senior Associate. When the only Indian law firm, Kochhar & Co., got a license to practice local law in the UAE they joined hands with Latheef making him the partner of the Dubai branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He is currently a Legal Director at AbbVie Biopharmaceuticals where he manages the company’s operations in around 35 countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Youngest partner at law firm to forming her own law firm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Akanksha Rajpurohit <\/strong><\/a>is a 2012 law graduate who moved her way up from being an Associate to becoming the youngest partner at The Legist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After working as a partner for two years at The Legist, she moved on to form her own law firm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She specialises in IPR and business laws <\/strong>and says her secret to rise up the ladder was by having dreams for the office which she made her own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She helped establish \u2018The Legist Foundation\u2019 to spread legal awareness among the public at large by conducting conferences, seminars, workshops etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. A senior partner with a feather of MBA in her hat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Shweta Bharti <\/strong><\/a>is a Senior Partner at Hammurabi & Solomon Partners (HSP), a leading Law Firm in India which has six offices in India, clients in over 43 countries and more than 100 attorneys working for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She has close to 20 years of experience specializing in Dispute Resolution (Arbitration & Mediation) & Litigation in corporate commercial matters, insolvency, Bankruptcy and Restructuring <\/strong>and have led some pathbreaking cases, including on ‘Reverse Insolvency’, in this arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She says that a partner in a law firm has to wear several hats and having a management background helps managing all big law firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Her success mantra is – \u201cA learner of law with an insatiable hunger to learn and excel and give my heart, soul and energy to all the matters that are being dealt with by our firm. Being a first generation lawyer and having been thrown into an ocean of opportunities, I have learnt to swim against the tide and have thoroughly enjoyed the journey so far.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you liked these interviews and are wondering how to start your journey in the field of corporate and business laws then join us for a 3-day FREE bootcamp on How to kickstart your career as a corporate lawyer <\/strong>from 12-14 June 2021, 6-9pm Indian Standard Time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n REGISTER NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n You don\u2019t have to be from NLU or be good at maths and commerce to excel in this field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You don\u2019t have to move to a city like Mumbai or Delhi or Bangalore to make a successful career in the corporate law area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It doesn\u2019t matter if you have been practicing in a different area of law until now, you can still switch to corporate law and leave a mark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What will you learn at the bootcamp: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n REGISTER NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have already registered for this bootcamp then don\u2019t forget to save this event in your calendar: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Add to Google Calendar<\/a> Add to Yahoo Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Invite your friends, colleagues and classmates by sharing this link to the online FREE bootcamp on How to kickstart your career as a corporate lawyer <\/strong>from 12-14 June 2021:<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/bit.ly\/2S1NGEo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n To receive regular updates on corporate and business law <\/strong>directly in your phone join our WhatsApp and Telegram channel: <\/p>\n\n\n\n WhatsApp: https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/LhpTMbMGbXV42kg0llnQxi<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n