What fees do top earning Indian lawyers charge?
India Today has published a list of Senior Counsels and famous litigating lawyers and their average fee per appearance and per day. The list includes 8 prominent Senior Counsels. Harish Salve, 54 years old, won the gas dispute for Mukesh Ambani and was Amicus Curiae in the Forest case of T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs. Union of India. Salve’s fee per appearance is between Rs. 2.5 Lakh ($5,500) to Rs. 3 Lakh ($6,600). For a full day, he charges Rs. 25 lakh ($55,000). Mukul Rohtagi, 55 years old, represented Anil Ambani in the gas dispute. Rohtagi charges between Rs. 2.5 Lakh ($5,500) to Rs. 3 Lakh ($6,600) per appearance, and Rs. 25 lakh ($55,000) for a full day. Aryama Sundaram, 53 years old, represented the West Bengal Government against Haldia Petrochemicals and UBS Securities against SEBI. His fee per appearance is Rs. 3.5 Lakh ($7,700). Abhishek Manu Singhvi is 51 years old. He won the right to fly tricolour for Navin Jindal. Singhvi’s fee per appearance is from Rs. 2.5 Lakh ($5,500) to Rs. 3 Lakh ($6,600). For a full day, its Rs. 25 lakh ($55,000). Ram Jethmalani, 87 years old, notably got the Jain Hawala case against L.K. Advani quashed, and is currently defending former Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah. His fee per appearance is Rs. 5 Lakh ($11,110). Majid Memon is 55 years old. His most famous case was representing Yakub Memon. He charges a day fee of Rs. 10 Lakh ($22,000), or Rs. 2 Lakh ($4,400) for a bail application. Arvind Datar is 53 years old. He was one of the lawyers in the Vodafone vs. Income Tax case. He charges between Rs. 50,000 ($1,100) to Rs. 5 Lakhs ($11,100) per appearance. Satish Maneshinde, 50 years old, secured bail for Sanjay Dutt in the Bombay blast case and for Salman Khan who allegedly killed one person while driving drunk. He charges Rs. 10 Lakh ($22,200) per day. Comments and more »
