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Enrolment & Qualifications
Advocate, Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa — enrolled January 2023
All India Bar Examination — passed, 2023
B.L.S. LL.B. (5-year integrated) — Government Law College, Mumbai, 2022
Post-qualification experience — 3.5 years, Corporate & M&A
Professional Summary
Corporate associate with 3.5 years' post-qualification experience at a Mumbai full-service firm. Has worked on 21 completed transactions with an aggregate value of about ₹4,800 crore — private equity and venture investments, domestic acquisitions, slump sales and NCLT schemes. Runs due diligence and first drafts of transaction documents under partner supervision, and handles the FEMA and Companies Act filings that follow closing.
Selected Matter List
- ₹1,150 crore acquisition of a controlling stake in a Pune auto-components maker by a listed Indian industrial group — lead associate; SPA, SEBI takeover open offer (2025)
- ₹640 crore slump sale of a specialty chemicals division — business transfer agreement and employee transfer (2024)
- ₹420 crore Series C in a Bengaluru B2B logistics platform — counsel to the lead PE investor; SSA, SHA and investor rights (2025)
- NCLT-sanctioned amalgamation of 3 group companies of a Mumbai real-estate developer — scheme drafting and tribunal filings (2024)
- 9 venture investments of ₹15 crore–₹120 crore for two early-stage funds — ongoing
Experience
Kapadia & Rao Advocates, Mumbai
Full-service firm, ~60 lawyers — Corporate, PE/VC and Securities practice
- Worked on 21 completed transactions (≈₹4,800 crore aggregate); runs the day-to-day on mid-size deals under a partner, supervising 2 junior associates.
- Led legal due diligence on 14 targets; on the auto-components acquisition, flagged ₹38 crore of pending GST and provident-fund demands, which led to a ₹25 crore escrow and specific indemnities in the SPA.
- Drafts and negotiates SPAs, SSAs, SHAs and business transfer agreements; prepared 11 FC-GPR / FC-TRS filings for foreign investments and ODI filings for 2 outbound deals.
- Advises 6 venture-backed companies on Companies Act 2013 compliance, ESOP schemes and board processes.
- Co-authored 4 client notes on SEBI and FEMA changes; presents at the firm's internal training for new associates.
Kapadia & Rao Advocates, Mumbai
- Assisted on due diligence for 3 transactions; drafted board and shareholder resolutions, and closing checklists.
Five internships — corporate law firms and a Bombay High Court advocate's chambers
- Offered a pre-placement role by Kapadia & Rao Advocates after a 6-week corporate internship in 2021.
Practice Areas & Skills
- Private equity & venture capital
- Domestic M&A
- SEBI (SAST) & LODR Regulations
- FEMA & ODI compliance
- Companies Act 2013
- Schemes of arrangement (NCLT)
- Legal due diligence
- Drafting & negotiation
- Virtual data room management
- English, Marathi, Hindi
Education
B.L.S. LL.B. (5-year integrated) — First Class
2017 – 2022
Government Law College, Mumbai (University of Mumbai) — semi-finalist, national corporate law moot, 2021