Key Team

Over the years, Mr. Gautam Khaitan (Managing Partner), son of Late Mr. O.P. Khaitan, took over the reins of the Firm and the Firm is now regarded as one of the most accomplished full-service law firms in the country. The Firm today serves a diverse clientele, including domestic and overseas companies and individuals

Mr. Gautam Khaitan is the Managing Partner of the Firm and heading the Corporate Division. He has handled various corporate and litigation work for various leading multinational and national companies, banks and financial institutions all over the world including but not limited to mergers, demergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, structuring transactions, collaborations, Facility Documentation, External Commercial Borrowings, arbitrations. He is also holding directorships in various companies of leading corporate houses. Mr. Khaitan has vast experience of more than 22 years in Power, Oil, Telecommunication, Mining and Infrastructure Sector. He has also worked internationally on major mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions. He has regularly acted as lead negotiator on legal and contract issues for various clients and has coordinated a range of specialist advice as required, working with business and financial advisers and generally as part of a team focussed on complex projects. The clients benefit from his diverse experience and expertise, and particularly his commercial approach and problem solving capabilities.

As the law profession runs in the Khaitans’ genes, Karan Khaitan, son of Mr. Gautam Khaitan, followed the suit and joined the Firm in the year 2018. His professional and personal grooming had taken place under the guidance and tutelage of some of the best legal minds of the time, including his grandfather and founder of the Firm.

Karan Khaitan, a 2017 graduate from Jindal Law School is carrying on a family tradition and making three generations of lawyers. He had his stint of internships at London School of Economics and with eminent legal luminaries in India. He grew up hearing legal jargon in the family. As a fresh law school graduate, Karan first worked in the office of a legendary criminal lawyer whose propensity for winning cases left a lasting impression on him. Karan now is associated with O.P. Khaitan & Co. His grandfather and Founder of the Firm has instilled in him the value of hard work, dedication and networking.

(Senior Partner)

Mr. Patra did graduation with Honors in Political Science from Ravenshaw College, Utkal University; M.A. in Political Science and LL.M. from University of Delhi. He was enrolled as Advocate in the Bar Council of Delhi in the year 1970 and started his practice in the chambers of eminent jurist late Dr. L. M. Singhvi. He joined Khaitan& Co. in 1977 and has been working in O P Khaitan& Co. since 1990, when the Firm was started. He has been dealing in litigation as well as Corporate Matters with special interest in Constitutional Law, Corporate Laws, Arbitration and Taxation. He is a member of Supreme Court Bar Association. Mr. Patra is a senior member of the Firm specialized in national and international litigation and arbitration. He has wide ranging experience in all aspects of corporate and civil litigation in the Supreme Court of India, State High Courts and Judicial & Quasi-judicial Tribunals.

(Senior Partner)

Ms. Bharti Badesra has been practicing law for the last 23 years with thorough knowledge of Alternate Dispute Resolution laws and procedures , Disputes relating to Contracts/Agreements, Consumer, Banking, Company, Criminal, Service, Labour and Employment , Matrimonial, Intellectual Property laws, Wills and Probate and relatively new concepts of Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code ,Real Estate Regulatory Authority and Prevention of Sexual Harassment laws.
She has been representing clients in all Courts and Tribunals.

(Partner)

Mrs Roopa Dayal is associated with the Firm since January 2003. While working with the Firm, she had the opportunity to handle hard core litigation relating to Recovery matters, injunction, writs, company winding up, Intellectual property rights including Trade-mark matters and matters related to Negotiable Instruments Act, property, Arbitration, enforcement of foreign award in India. Her expertise is used in giving oral and written advice and opinion to clients, Drafting various agreements, Drafting regulations, notices, Drafting and filing suits including of Injunction and passing off, petitions, SLP, various Applications including Application seeking interim relief, Appointment of receiver or Arbitrator, Statement of claim, statement of defence, counter-claims, notices etc, All kind of litigation in civil side, Original Side, Recovery cases in Debt recovery Tribunal, Intellectual property matter (Trade-Mark), Arbitration Matters and litigation in Consumer Courts etc and in the Appellate forums of the above said and appearing before various forums including High court and supreme court.

(Partner)

Manish is a first class graduate in commerce and law. He is an alumni of the prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce and completed his law graduation as a topper from Law Centre II, Faculty of Law, Delhi University in the year 2005. He has been associated with the firm since the past 10 years and has wide experience in advising clients across sectors on various corporate and commercial matters including overseas acquisitions, foreign direct investments, joint ventures and collaborations, cross border deal structuring, private equity, and syndicated loans.

(Of-Counsel)

Dr. Praveen Alok is a real estate lawyer and has been in extensive practice for last thirteen years. Dr.Alok is an of-counsel attorney with the firm. His core area of expertise includes land diligence on Pan India basis, drafting, negotiating and advising on various property transactions namely property sale-purchase, will, family settlements, joint ventures, development agreements, collaboration agreements, inheritances, RERA, local land laws, stamping, etc. Dr.Alok also has good network for all kind of property liaison matters like sale permission, lease permission, mortgage permission, property mutations, freehold conversion, land demarcation, registration of instruments at sub registrar offices, procuring revenue records and land related documents from government offices, etc. Dr.Alok also appears in revenue courts for various land revenue matters.

(Of-Counsel)

Mr. Ruchesh Sinha specializes in the field of Direct Taxes. He is practicing in the legal field since over the past 15 years in the area of direct taxation, Black Money and Benami Laws. Besides; areas of expertise include Tax Consultancy/Litigation. He was the Standing Counsel for and behalf of the Income Tax Department before Delhi High Court for various years. During this period he has drafted/appeared/represented considerable income tax appeals/writ petitions before the Delhi High Court on behalf of the Income Tax Department. He is actively engaged in practicing the Income Tax Law at various forums like various appellate levels which includes, CIT (A), Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Income Tax Settlement Commission, DRP, High Court and Supreme Court. He has practical exposure of various matters pertaining to Search/ Survey/ International Taxation/Exemption/Reassessment proceedings/Prosecutions. His unique feature of practice lies to give strategic advise in handling several tax prosecutions cases which are going on at the trial courts. Many of his articles are regularly published in various tax journals. He is also a writer of the book, published by Bloomsbury publication, having title- “Binding Law under Income Tax Act, 1961, of Reassessment, Income Tax Settlement Commission and Prosecution”.

Principal Associate

Birender Bhatt has extensive experience in handling litigation before the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT), the PMLA Tribunal and District Courts across Delhi NCR.

Over the years, he has advised and represented clients in a wide range of civil and criminal matters, including recovery proceedings, injunctions, writ petitions, intellectual property rights (particularly trade mark matters), negotiable instruments, matrimonial disputes and property disputes. His primary area of practice is criminal law.

He is a member of the Delhi High Court Bar Association, the Tis Hazari Bar Association and the Patiala House Courts Bar Association.

Senior Associate

Shivleen Pasricha is in the firm’s Dispute Resolution team. She advises and represents individuals, corporates, and financial institutions across a broad spectrum of civil and commercial disputes.

Her practice encompasses litigation, arbitration, insolvency, banking and finance, company law, intellectual property, and contractual disputes. She regularly appears before the Supreme Court of India, the High Court of Delhi, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT), various appellate tribunals, and district courts.

Shivleen advises clients on complex legal and regulatory issues and works closely with senior advocates on high-value, and precedent-setting matters.

Senior Associate

Mehak Joshi is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution practice. She advises and represents clients across a broad spectrum of criminal, civil and commercial disputes before the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, tribunals and other judicial and quasi-judicial forums. Her practice focuses on complex litigation and dispute resolution, including strategic advisory, drafting of pleadings and representing clients in contentious proceedings. Mehak holds an LL.B. from Panjab University, Chandigarh (2020).

Associate

Shubham Jindal is part of its Dispute Resolution practice. His practice primarily focuses on white-collar crime, anti-money laundering laws, commercial litigation and corporate fraud.

Shubham regularly advises and represents clients in proceedings before the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court, trial courts, tribunals and regulatory authorities. He has been involved in complex matters concerning the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), economic offences, corporate investigations, insolvency-related disputes and civil and commercial litigation. His work encompasses strategic legal advisory, drafting, research, and court appearances across multiple forums.

He holds a B.A. LL.B. degree and is enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi.

Associate

Taru Bhardwaj is a corporate and commercial lawyer enrolled with Bar Council of Delhi with experience in foreign investments, joint ventures, corporate governance  and general corporate matters. She has advised Indian and international clients on foreign direct investment, overseas investment, due diligence, investment structuring and regulatory compliances and has experience in drafting and negotiating share purchase agreements, shareholders agreements, JV agreements, investment agreements, technology transfer and licensing arrangements, as well as advising on corporate governance, regulatory compliances and day-to-day corporate matters.

Associate

Khushi Bhatia is an Associate in the Firm’s Corporate and Commercial practice, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, general corporate advisory, and regulatory compliance. She advises domestic and international clients on corporate transactions, legal due diligence, corporate governance, and regulatory matters, including those relating to the Companies Act, FEMA, RBI, and SEBI. She is enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi.

Associate

Archana Kejriwal has experience in advising businesses on corporate law, commercial transactions, regulatory matters and corporate compliances. As a qualified Company Secretary, she brings on table a combined legal and corporate governance perspective.

Her area of practice involves advising on a range of corporate transactions and matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, share transfers, domestic and foreign investment and other shareholder-related matters. Archana has exposure in various industries including pharma, automobile, aerospace and real estate.

Archana has also worked on matters involving buybacks, strike-offs, secretarial audits and other corporate compliance requirements. Her experience includes working with listed and unlisted companies and assisting domestic and foreign clients in navigating regulatory and transactional requirements. She also has assisted in drafting and reviewing various transaction and commercial documents.

Associate

Swadha Bhartia is primarily working on commercial contracts, company law, regulatory compliance and general corporate advisory, with experience in drafting and vetting agreements, preparing legal documentation and undertaking structured legal research. She has also been involved in matters relating to insolvency, debt recovery, RERA and SEBI, and has assisted in proceedings before the NCLT and NCLAT, as well as appeared before District Courts and Consumer Courts in Delhi.

Swadha adopts a detail-oriented and solution-focused approach, with an emphasis on providing clear, practical and well-reasoned legal support across a range of corporate and commercial mandates.

Associate

Aditya Katyayan is an Associate engaged in a diverse litigation and dispute resolution practice. He assists the firm’s Partners and Senior Associates in matters before the Delhi High Court, various District Courts, and other judicial and quasi-judicial forums.

His areas of practice include civil and criminal litigation, white-collar crime, arbitration, commercial disputes, corporate litigation, insolvency, and regulatory matters. He is actively involved in legal research, drafting pleadings, applications, written submissions, legal opinions and case strategy, while also assisting in court proceedings and case management.