Renowned legal professional Arpita Mukherjee has joined Hammurabi & Solomon Partners as a Senior Partner, enhancing the firm’s Corporate and Commercial practice. Mukherjee, who graduated from the Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, brings over 35 years of legal experience to the firm, reinforcing its ability to offer strategic, commercially-focused legal counsel to businesses and leadership teams across India.
Throughout her distinguished career, Mukherjee has held senior legal and General Counsel positions at several notable Indian and multinational organizations. Her extensive experience includes roles at ICICI, IL&FS, Genpact, Nokia Siemens Networks, Aricent Technologies, Levi Strauss & Co., METRO Cash & Carry, Tata Teleservices, and Fabindia. Her expertise spans corporate and commercial advisory, strategic transactions, business reorganizations, complex commercial negotiations, regulatory and compliance matters, as well as governance and risk management.
Mukherjee’s practice is significantly informed by her experience as a General Counsel, particularly in areas such as technology and telecommunications, e-commerce, data protection, intellectual property, employment, and consumer-facing businesses. She has provided counsel on acquisition due diligence, IPO and DRHP readiness, restructuring, compliance architecture, and the implementation of legal frameworks within operational businesses. Additionally, her experience includes pre-litigation strategy, risk mitigation, negotiation, settlement, and handling matters before courts, tribunals, arbitration, and consumer forums.
Prior to joining Hammurabi & Solomon Partners, Mukherjee was a Consultant at Anand and Anand for three years. Commenting on her appointment, Shweta Bharti, Managing Partner at Hammurabi & Solomon Partners, stated, “We are thrilled to welcome Arpita to our team. Her profound experience in corporate and commercial matters, coupled with her comprehensive background, brings an invaluable combination of legal expertise and commercial insight to our practice. Her experience across various sectors and her capability to advise leadership teams on intricate business, regulatory, and risk issues will significantly strengthen our Corporate and Commercial offerings. We eagerly anticipate her contributions to our firm’s ongoing growth.”
Mukherjee herself expressed her enthusiasm, saying, “I am excited to join Hammurabi & Solomon Partners as a Senior Partner. I look forward to combining my experience as a General Counsel and corporate and commercial lawyer with the firm’s multidisciplinary capabilities to deliver practical, commercially-grounded, and execution-focused legal solutions to businesses and their leadership teams. I am particularly eager to contribute to the firm’s growth and enhancement of its Corporate and Commercial practice.”
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This appointment is part of the firm’s broader expansion strategy, following the recent additions of Tripti Vinni as a Senior Partner and Amrita Pandey as a Partner. With Mukherjee’s inclusion, Hammurabi & Solomon Partners now boasts a team of 20 partners.
