Utsav Johri
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Provided by Utsav Johri
Practice Areas
Utsav is a banking partner in the Mumbai office of the firm. His practice focus on structured finance, acquisition finance, leveraged buyouts, project finance, cross border finance, real estate financing, debt restructuring and debt capital markets.
He advises various Indian and international banks, NBFCs, financial institutions, credit funds, distressed asset funds and Indian borrowers.
He has also been actively involved in various debt restructuring and security enforcement assignments. He also represents resolution applicants, committee of creditors and insolvency resolution professionals in relation to insolvency resolution process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
In addition, Utsav regularly advises domestic and international banks on all types of general banking products.
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He has been recognised as the “Next Generation Partner” by The Legal 500 (Legalease). IFLR 1000 has recognized Utsav as a “Notable Practitioner” for 2019, 2020 and 2021. Utsav has also been recognised in the influential bi-annual RSG India Report 2019 for Banking & Finance practice areas as a recommended individual lawyer of the firm from client reviews.
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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.