Juris Prime merges with Kochhar & Co. in Hyderabad
July, 2011 - New Delhi, India
Kochhar & Co. has achieved yet another milestone by acquiring Juris Prime, a full service law firm based in Hyderabad with abench strength of 6 lawyers. Juris Prime was founded by Mr. V.V.S.N. Raju in the year 2005 after he moved from ICICI Bank, where he was the Corporate Legal Head, Andhra Pradesh at that time.
Mr. Raju has taken over as the Resident Partner and Head of the Kochhar Hyderabad office. Mr. Raju is a well-known and distinguished name in the corporate and financial sectors with over 17 years of experience in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Before establishing Juris Prime, he was working as the in-house counsel with the legal departments of Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) and ICICI Bank. Mr. Raju is also on the board of Venture Capital Management Company, which is a joint venture between ICICI Knowledge Park and NASSCOM.
With the induction of Mr. Raju, the Hyderabad presence of Kochhar & Co. stands substantially strengthened. The Hyderabad office has a full service practice and represents clients in diverse fields of Indian law including but not limited to Arbitration, Banking, Company and Commercial Laws, Cyber Laws, Financial Services, Infrastructure Laws, Intellectual Property, Labour Laws, Litigation, Project Finance and Real Estate.
