Partnership Announcement | Akshay Malhotra Joins Khaitan & Co as a Partner

Khaitan & Co announces Akshay Malhotra has joined Khaitan & Co as a Partner in the Energy, Infrastructure & Resources Practice at our New Delhi office. Akshay was previously a Partner at HSA Advocates, New Delhi. He started his professional career with HSA Advocates as an Associate before moving on to Trilegal and then Luthra & Luthra. With over 11 years of experience, Akshay’s practice focusses on advising clients on project development and implementation in the energy, power, transportation, social infrastructure and defence procurement sectors. He has represented government authorities, sponsors, contractors and lenders engaged in public-private partnerships on financing, mergers, acquisitions and disputes. 

Executive Director at Khaitan & Co -Amar Sinhji welcoming him to the Firm said, “With the massive push on Infrastructure by the Government under the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) mechanism, we foresee tremendous growth prospects for our EIR practice. We will continue to look at inorganic growth in this sector and are excited to have Akshay as a part of our firm.” Akshay has been recommended for Projects & Energy by Legal500 and ranked as a ‘Rising Star’ for Project Development by IFLR1000. “We strongly believe that his addition will help expand and strengthen the Firm’s capabilities in the Energy, Infrastructure & Resources Practice in New Delhi,” added Sinhji.