The Legal 500

Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co is highly regarded for its project finance and infrastructure experience and expertise. L Viswanathan is very active in the projects space and is the key contact.

AZB & Partners’ clients include Reliance Industries, Tata Motors and Tata Steel. Bahram Vakil is highly rated for project finance.

Desai & Diwanji advised Engineers India on the development of an Oil India pipeline, 
and acted for one of the lenders in the financing of the West Yeti power project in Nepal. Vishwang Desai and Aslesha Gowariker head the team.

Recent highlights for Economic Laws Practice include advising Adani Enterprises-owned Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone 
(MPSEZ) on its $2bn acquisition of Australia’s Abbot Point coal terminal. Sujjain Talwar is recommended.

HSA Advocates advised Gujarat’s state government and the International Finance Corporation on two rooftop solar power projects. It is also advising The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra 
(CIDCO) on the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport. Anjan Dasgupta is recommended.

Khaitan & Co.’s expanding team is 
increasingly busy, and advised JSW 
Infrastructure on Eton Park’s private equity investment into it. The team also advised Techno Electric on the structuring of its investment in Jhajjar KT Transco as part of the funding 
for a power transmission PPP project. Sudip Mullick, Amitabh Sharma, Upendra Joshi and Joy Jacob are recommended. Nishant Singh was recently made associate partner.

Luthra & Luthra’s project finance practice advised a consortium of lenders led by Axis Bank on the $1.38bn facility for the construction and development of a coal-fired supercritical power plant. Mohit Saraf, Vijaya Rao and Aniket Sengupta are the core partners in the group.

Wadia Ghandy & Co has substantial power projects experience.

Crawford Bayley & Co has worked on a number of large energy and real estate projects.

DSK Legal has acted on project finance mandates for clients including Rayalseema Expressway, KMC Constructions and Union Bank of India. Satish Kishanchandani, Narendra Dingankar and Ajay Shaw are recommended.

FoxMandal Little’s strengths include project finance and energy projects.

Gagrats advised Greenergy Renewables on wind power projects in Maharashtra and Gujarat, and also acted for Core Technologies on the establishment of education projects. Other 
clients include Forbes Marshall and Jet Airways (India).

India Law Services advised the lending banks on the prestigious Navayuga Quazigund Expressway project and the Abhijit Hazaribagh Toll Road.

Kanga & Co is recommended for project finance work.

Majmudar & Co’s clients include Advised Ecolutions, Infinia Corporation and Punjab National Bank. The key individuals are Akil Hirani, Neerav Merchant and Shreyas Patel.

Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe has expertise in project finance and energy projects.

SJ Law advised a 15-lender consortium led by State Bank of India on the funding of an expansion of a supercritical thermal power project in Maharashtra. It also advised lenders led by Yes Bank on a portfolio of road projects in West Bengal. Samir Jagad heads the team.

Trilegal’s New Delhi office leads on the majority of projects instructions but the Mumbai team is experienced in advising on a variety of power projects.

Udwadia & Udeshi advises on projects in various sectors, but most notably highways and telecoms.

Advani & Co advises on various projects, but is most prominent in the energy sector.

Bharucha & Partners advised Tower Vision India as borrower of a syndicated project finance facility.

Shrikant Hathi heads the team at Brus Chambers, Advocates & Solicitors, which advised Bagans on acquiring agricultural land in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala.

Clasis Law advised Samsung C&T Corporation on a proposed tie-up with an Indian infrastructure company.

Dua Associates advised Proparco and DEG on financing for a solar power project being set up by Bhoruka Power in Karnataka.

JBSS & Co advised the World Bank, as part of a consortium led by Powertec Engineering, on financing strategy for several urbaninfrastructure projects. Abhay Ahuja heads the team.

J Sagar Associates’ key clients include Reliance Infrastructure.

Rajani Associates advised Vishvaraj on its joint venture with Veolia regarding a water supply project for Nagpur City. Prem Rajani is recommended.

Talwar Thakore & Associates advised ICICI Bank on the granting of two facilities to finance construction of a commercial complex in Mumbai.

Vaish Associates advised Gestamp Asetym Solar on its entry strategy into India. Other clients include Enercon (India). Martand Singh heads the team.