Partners

Amit Sirsikar

  • Co-founder & Partner
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Amit is qualified as a Solicitor, Bombay and as a Solicitor, England & Wales (NP) and has spent nearly 2 decades in the legal fraternity. He practices diverse areas of corporate and commercial law, primarily focusing on private equity, mergers and acquisitions and corporate acquisitions. He is regularly involved in corporate restructuring, FDI (inbound and outbound) and business acquisitions and in joint ventures. He has advised several multinational companies on collaborations and strategies for commencing operations, consolidations and integrations, in a wide range of sectors.

Amit also has substantial experience on TMT contracts and regularly advises clients in the domain of information technology, fintech, intellectual property rights, media & entertainment and hospitality sector.

His experience in the real estate domain comprises of advising in relation to acquisition of land & development of property; sale / lease of buildings, flats, commercial premises, malls, multiplex cinemas etc.; including investigation of title. He has represented investors as well as property developers in relation to construction and development projects.

He also advises companies on issues relating to employment in India including severance, redundancies, fraud by employees, terminal benefits and enforceability of post contractual covenants.

Dharmesh Kotadia

  • Co-founder & Partner
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Dharmesh's practice encompasses a broad gamut of corporate, commercial, restructuring and securities laws including advising and representing clients on mergers and acquisitions, public and private equity offerings, takeovers, joint ventures, and business acquisitions across a wide range of industry sectors. He specialises in Indian exchange control regulations and regularly advises on issues related to foreign investments in India and overseas investments from India. He advises foreign companies on their India entry strategy and assists in their set up in India. Furthermore, he regularly advises companies on business conduct, corporate governance, internal control and policy framework.

He advises clients on project finance documentations including debt restructuring; asset based lending and other financings. One of the key aspects of his practice includes advising clients in infrastructure space and he has advised clients on engineering, procuring and construction projects such as cement plants and solar plants. He advises and handles matters in relation to regulatory compliances. He has been a trusted advisor for promoters and high net worth individuals and helps them in their succession planning. He has extensive experience in formulating labour related policies and documentation for his clients.

He regularly represents clients before Bombay High Court, National Company Law Tribunal, MahaRERA, DRT, various other courts, tribunals and other government agencies. He assists client in effectively resolving disputes amongst the shareholders and represents them in oppression and mismanagement disputes before NCLT. He is also experienced in civil and commercial litigation and matters related to real estate. He has advised clients on acquisition of properties, development of commercial and residential properties.

Nupur Rustagi

Nupur has gained a comprehensive experience of corporate and commercial laws and has advised the clients with respect to their business structuring as per applicable laws, day-to-day corporate and commercial legal requirements, labour related matters, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and intellectual property rights. She is also involved in investment advisory and has advised early-stage start-ups, growth stage companies, angel investors, and venture capital/private equity funds.

She has been involved in private equity and business transfer transactions from the nascent stage of term sheet execution and due-diligence till the drafting, negotiation and execution of the transaction documents. Her experience also includes advising extensively on RBI Regulations and has worked on matters pertaining to fintech companies, foreign direct investment, overseas direct investments, external commercial borrowing, non-banking financial companies and payment and settlement systems and related regulations.