18 MARCH 2021 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI India’s second-largest firm, Khaitan & Co, is set to open an office in Singapore next month. The office will be manned by Anuj Shah, a partner focusing on M&A and private client practice work, and director Jean Muller.
Khaitan will operate as a licensed foreign law practice in Singapore, offering Indian law expertise including international commercial arbitration, as permitted by its licence. The Singapore office will operate as an extension of Khaitan’s India offices. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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