Khaitan & Co, India’s largest law firm by headcount, has welcomed aboard disputes expert Digant Popat as a partner in its recently launched Ahmedabad office.

Khaitan established its office in Ahmedabad, the most populous city in India’s western state of Gujarat, last December. The office has two partners now, the other being Atman Desai.

Popat advises on matters related commercial, civil and criminal laws, including electricity and land laws, contracts, tenders, public trust, education, projects and infrastructure, and recovery proceedings before the High Court of Gujarat.

He becomes Khaitan’s second lateral partner hire this year. Back in February, the firm landed private client practitioner Divi Dutta as a partner in its Noida office from Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.