Aug 24: Saraf and Partners is open to strategic combinations with high-quality boutique and regional law firms, as well as established teams seeking a stronger platform on which to build, Founder and Managing Partner Mohit Saraf said during a recent podcast conversation with corporate lawyer Nitin Potdar, Ex-Senior Partner, JSA.
Discussing the firm’s vision and the next phase of growth, Mr Saraf said the most compelling combinations would be those that enable talented lawyers to move up the value chain: from serving a limited range of needs to advising leading institutional clients on high-value, complex transactions and disputes.
Saraf and Partners offers a full-service national platform of nearly 250 professionals across Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. The firm is recognised for sophisticated work requiring commercial judgment, innovation and coordinated expertise across practices. A boutique joining the platform can retain its entrepreneurial energy and trusted client relationships while gaining access to complementary capabilities, deeper institutional resources and larger, more complex mandates.
“A combination succeeds only when two plus two becomes five or more. Many exceptional boutiques and teams have strong expertise and client relationships, but their growth may be constrained by geography, practice breadth or access to institutional clients. Saraf and Partners can give them a sophisticated national platform while preserving the entrepreneurial qualities that made them successful,” Mr Saraf said.
Mr Saraf emphasised that the firm is not pursuing size for its own sake. It is interested in culturally aligned combinations that add a complementary practice, geographic presence, industry specialisation or exceptional team. The objective is to create genuine value for clients and a credible long-term path for the incoming firm’s partners and lawyers.
He added that independence should not be measured only by whether a founder’s name remains on the door. A successful combination should preserve professional autonomy, client relationships and an influential role in the larger institution. For partners and teams within larger firms, Saraf and Partners offers the opportunity to build an identifiable practice with leadership responsibility rather than become one part of an overcrowded platform.
Founded in 2021, Saraf and Partners has grown to nearly 250 in five years. Its next phase will focus on deepening specialised capability, technology and leadership, including through selective combinations with firms and teams that share its commitment to quality, ethics, client service and developing the next generation of lawyers.