Khaitan & Co Private Equity Partner Aakash Choubey has stepped down and will transition to a new role as Strategic Consultant.

Choubey is a 2004 graduate of National Law Institute University, Bhopal. He has an Executive MBA from Harvard Business School.

He joined Khaitan & Co as the firm's first campus recruit in 2004. He had been associated with the firm for over two decades, practicing as a Partner in the M&A and Private Equity Practice Group and routinely advising leading financial sponsors in their Indian investments. 

Speaking on Choubey's exit, Executive Director Amar Sinhji shared,

“After more than two decades of extraordinary contribution, Aakash has decided to transition from his existing role as a Partner in the Firm to that of a Strategic Consultant. He is now looking to pursue his own entrepreneurial ambitions, beyond the legal space. As a Strategic Consultant, he will work closely with the Firm Management, to devote more time to nurturing certain high-impact projects that he has helped conceptualise. We wish Aakash all the very best in this next phase of his professional journey and his new role in association with the Firm.”

Speaking on his transition, Choubey said,

“After nearly 22 incredible years with Khaitan & Co, I’ve decided to explore something new - outside the traditional boundaries of the legal profession. I am still figuring out the exact shape of that journey, but it’s likely to be in the consumer technology space, an area that excites me deeply.

That said, my association with the firm is far from over. I will continue to be actively involved in a different avatar, as a Strategic Consultant to the firm, working closely with the leadership on several high-impact initiatives. While the time I spend may become more focused, I hope the quality of my engagement with the partnership and the firm will only deepen.

I am stepping away at a time when the firm is in a remarkably strong position -- with a deep and stable partnership, an exceptional leadership cadre, and an institutional culture that is second to none. I have every confidence that Khaitan & Co will continue to go from strength to strength as one of India's foremost law firms.”

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