Banking & Finance
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : India
Band 1
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Provided by JSA
JSA has a widely recognised market-leading banking & finance practice in the country. Our practice is partner led and is committed to providing quality professional service combining domain knowledge with a constructive, consistent, comprehensive and commercial approach to issues. Clients trust our Banking lawyers to take a practical and business-oriented approach to achieving their objectives. Our lawyers have a clear understanding of the expectations and requirements of both sides to a financing transaction and provide tailored advice to each client’s needs. The practice is especially praised for its accessibility and responsiveness and its ability to work well with international firms and clients.
Our banking lawyers are able to work in tandem with members of the firm’s capital markets & securities, mergers & acquisitions, projects & infrastructure, real estate, dispute resolution and other practices so that our clients receive seamless service and in-depth legal advice and solutions.
Our pan India network of lawyers are focused on providing result driven commercial advice to the clients on some of their most complex transactions and challenging business issues.
Chambers Review
JSA is regularly highlighted by market observers for its exceptional track record in legal matters relating to banking and finance in India. The team has varied transactional expertise, including various roles on syndicated loans for both Indian and international lenders, and is experienced in handling high-value refinancing, acquisition finance, project finance and sponsor-backed financing. The firm is active on financing mandates for infrastructure investment trusts and is also able to assist lenders with real estate financing. JSA's lawyers are also adept at advising creditors on theInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
Work Highlights
- JSA acted for JPMorgan and entities managed by Oaktree as the lenders in connection with a USD900 million secured term facility to THL Zinc Ventures, a subsidiary of Vedanta in Mauritius.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"JSA's subject matter expertise is much appreciated by us. Their ability to deliver on time is their strength."
"JSA has an able workforce that can understand risks in highly structured and complicated financing transactions. The team has also managed timelines well."
"The team has been very well-trained and equipped to handle tough negotiations. They constantly provide seamless and timely delivery of work. Despite tight schedules, they are always available."
"JSA's subject matter expertise is much appreciated by us. Their ability to deliver on time is their strength."
"JSA has an able workforce that can understand risks in highly structured and complicated financing transactions. The team has also managed timelines well."
"The team has been very well-trained and equipped to handle tough negotiations. They constantly provide seamless and timely delivery of work. Despite tight schedules, they are always available."
Notable Practitioners
Dina Wadia is a partner based in JSA's Mumbai office. She is highly respected and experienced in advising lenders on high-value transactions.
Aashit Shah is a partner at JSA's Mumbai office. He is well-placed to advise clients on a range of financing matters and banking regulatory issues, as well as restructuring and insolvency mandates.
"Aashit Shah is a strong technical lawyer. He is a very safe pair of hands, very calm and measured in pressured situations and can deal with difficult counterparties."
"Aashit has always been our first preference to work with, given his knowledge and awareness of structuring transactions."
"Aashit is a top-notch lawyer. He grasps the commercial elements very quickly."
Divyanshu Pandey is a partner based in the New Delhi office of S&R Associates. He regularly acts for clients on debt restructuring work.
"He is an excellent package combining professionalism, in-depth knowledge of cross-border deals and an appetite for resolution of the intrinsic issues backed by realistic commercials."
"He does a fine balancing act. He manages to achieve the commercial aspects while taking care of the regulatory risks."
Pratish Kumar is a partner at JSA and is based in its Mumbai office. His expertise includes ECBs, receivables purchases and loan facility formations.
Utsav Johri specialises in acquisition and insolvency-related financing, among others, and has experience representing investment banks and foreign financial institutions as well as corporates. He is based out of JSA's Mumbai office.
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