Davis Polk Partner Dies After Being Struck By A Train

Our thoughts are with this lawyer's family, friends, and colleagues.

Kirtee-KapoorSad news in the world of Biglaw: Davis Polk partner Kirtee Kapoor died yesterday, after being struck by a train in San Mateo, California.

“Early reports indicate this was an intentional act,” Caltrain spokesperson Tasha Bartholomew said in a statement. Kapoor was trespassing near the Watkins Avenue train and was in the train’s right-of-way, according to Bartholomew.

The firm has released a statement celebrating Kapoor’s legacy as a lawyer and as a person:

Kirtee was a truly wonderful man. His optimism, warmth, honesty and wisdom were inspiring. He will be remembered as a great partner of the firm, a beloved colleague and adviser, and a steadfast friend to so many….

We will miss Kirtee tremendously. Our deepest sympathies go to his wife and daughter, and we extend our most heartfelt condolences to all of his family, colleagues, friends and clients.

Kapoor was born in India and earned his LL.B. from the University of Delhi Faculty of Law and his B.C.L. from Balliol College, University of Oxford, before going to NYU Law to get his LL.M. He began working as an associate in the New York office of Davis Polk in 1999, and was elevated to partner in 2007.

In 2015, Kapoor moved to join the firm’s Northern California office. His work focused on advising clients on mergers & acquisitions and other corporate matters, and he was head of the firm’s India practice. He was a prominent practitioner in the space, and his passing was noted in Indian legal publications such as Bar & Bench and Legally India. He was 46 at the time of his death.

Our thoughts are with Kapoor’s family, friends and colleagues.

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Caltrain fatality reported at Atherton crossing [Palo Alto Online]
Coroner identifies Menlo Park man who died after being hit by train [The Almanac]
In Memoriam: Kirtee Kapoor, 1971-2017 [Davis Polk & Wardwell]
Davis Polk Partner and Head of India Practice Kirtee Kapoor passes away [Bar & Bench]
RIP: Kirtee Kapoor, pathbreaking India head of elite US firm Davis Polk, passes away [Legally India]


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