Pratish Kumar
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 4 : Banking & Finance
About
Provided by Pratish Kumar
Practice Areas
Pratish focuses on all kinds of debt transactions, debt instruments and structured finance products. He has advised clients on debt restructuring mechanisms including formation of joint lenders forum, corporate debt restructuring, strategic debt restructuring, conversion of debt into equity and issues relating to enforcement of security interest.
Pratish’s expertise lies in securitisation transactions which includes securitisation of standard assets, securitisation of non-performing assets, pass through structures and direct assignment transactions. He regularly advices domestic and international clients on factoring, forfeiting, bill discounting, receivables financing and other trade finance transactions and has been instrumental in structuring many trade finance transactions.
Pratish has also advised:
• clients on different issues relating to regulations and policies applicable to banks, non-banking financial companies and primary dealers.
• entities for setting up and obtaining licenses for non-banking financial companies and primary dealer.
• clients for structuring and launching of many banking products.
• clients on foreign exchange laws relating to banking and finance.
• on pre-litigation strategy for stressed and non-performing assets and insolvency related issues.
He has been practicing law since 2008. Before joining JSA, he was partner with Juris Corp.
Professional Memberships
Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa
Personal
Pratish is among the most sought after lawyers and is consistently named in prominent legal directories including Chambers & Partners, IFLR1000, among others.
Industry Sector Expertise
Banking & Financial Services
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Pratish Kumar is a partner at JSA and is based in its Mumbai office. His expertise includes ECBs, receivables purchases and loan facility formations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Pratish is great legal partner and our go-to legal counsel at JSA. His approach of calling a spade a spade is helpful in avoiding to and fros and reaching workable solutions in a timely manner."
"A great lawyer to work with."
"Pratish is great legal partner and our go-to legal counsel at JSA. His approach of calling a spade a spade is helpful in avoiding to and fros and reaching workable solutions in a timely manner."
"A great lawyer to work with."