We are an 82 year old law firm with offices at Mumbai and Kolkata (Calcutta) and associate offices throughout the country. Our Mumbai office has an exclusive shipping practice consisting of 12 fee earners and 6 support staff. Our Senior Partner, Mr. Subir Majumdar opened a Maritime law firm in London, under the banner of Majumdar & Mogilnicki, which was wound up in the year 2001 since the demand in India became greater. Mr. Amitava Majumdar (Raja) is the Managing Partner in the Firm's Mumbai office and holds a degree in Maritime Law from the University of Plymouth, UK. We regularly advise the Government of India on various shipping related issues. An overwhelming majority of our Associates hold a LLM degree in Maritime law from prominent universities in the United Kingdom such as University of Southampton, UK, University of London, UK and Swansea University, UK, IMO International Maritime Law Institute, Malta. Our lawyers have gained experience by working in overseas jurisdictions such as England and Singapore in firms such as Bentleys, Stokes and Lowless, Richards Butler (currently known as Reed Smith), Clyde & Co, Rodgers & Co, Allen & Gledhill and P & I clubs such as the Shipowners P & I club, the North of England P & I club and Steamship Mutual P & I Club. We have in our team a full time member of the institute of the chartered shipbrokers, lawyers who have previously worked with the office of the Director General of Shipping, Ministry of Shipping and shipping companies such as Maersk etc.