Kapoor was the head of Davis Polk & Wardwell’s India group and a partner at the firm in Menlo Park
Indian American lawyer Kirtee Kapoor died on Monday after he was hit by a train at a crossing near Atherton of northern California.
The 46-year-old Kapoor, the head of Davis Polk & Wardwell’s India group and a partner at the firm in Menlo Park, California, was killed by Caltrain at the Watkins Avenue crossing, Mercury News reported.
“Early reports indicate this was an intentional act,” Palo Alto online quoted Caltrain spokesperson Tasha Bartholomew’s statement. He was trespassing at the crossing and was in the train’s right-of-way, she said.
Thomas McGovern from the San Mateo County Coroner’s office told Mercury News that the death is still being investigated.
“Kirtee was 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,” according to a statement released on Davis Polk website read.
Kapoor was born in Bangalore and earned his LLB from the University of Delhi Faculty of Law, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Student’s Law Review and Moot Court Society’s president. He received his BCL from Balliol College, University of Oxford and was an Inlaks Scholar. He earned his LLM from the New York University School of Law.
Kapoor joined Davis Polk’s New York office as an associate in 1999 and was elected to the partnership in 2007. He joined the Northern California office in 2015.
Kapoor is survived by his wife and daughter, who live in Menlo Park.