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Mr Anand Srivastava
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Anand Srivastava is an Equity partner with over 19 years of experience. He is qualified to practice in India and New York, USA (admitted in 2019).
Anand has played a very pivotal role in the growth of Link Legal over the last 19 years. He has nurtured and developed practice areas for the Firm, such as Banking and Finance, Aviation, Project and Construction, Corporate and M&A and Disputes. He is a self-motivated individual and a natural leader with a will to contribute to the profession and also be a trusted advisor of his clients.
Anand is highly recommended by various directories such as RSG, Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, India Business Law Journal in the practice areas of Aviation, Projects, Infrastructure & Energy, Corporate & M&A and Dispute Resolution.
He has advised on a wide range of transactions, including business acquisitions, ranging from multi-jurisdictional M&A work, joint ventures in various industries, equity issues, private equity and company restructurings, as well as corporate advisory work. Anand also advises clients on transactions related to infrastructure, projects financing, aircraft financing, foreign direct investments and corporate and commercial transactions. Areas of Practice Joint Ventures Mergers & Acquisition General Corporate Aircraft Financing Project Finance Infrastructure
Career
Admitted to Bar in 2000
Languages
English
Education
Anand completed his LL.M. from Columbia Law School where he was selected as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and awarded the Edwin Parker Certificate for Int’l Law. He is also qualified as a trained mediator with the New York Peace Institute and has worked extensively at the Mediation Clinic at Columbia Law School where he conducted several workshops on conflict resolution and mediation for United Nations Institute for Training and Research and several other US private and public bodies. Anand completed his LL.B. from University of Delhi, Campus Law Center and graduated with honours in Chemistry from University of Delhi, Kirori Mal College in Chemistry. He is also a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
Lawyer Rankings
India > Restructuring and insolvency
Dentons Link Legal, with its ‘in-depth knowledge and practical experience’ has represented clients across the breadth of the restructuring and insolvency market, including banks, investors, asset reconstruction companies, resolution professionals, and corporate debtors as well as corporate creditors. The team, which has represented cases in the NCLT, NCLAT, and the Supreme Court, is led by Anand Srivastava, Nidhi Pathania, and Abhishek Sharma. Their collective experience encompasses a wide range of industries from hotel insolvencies to liquidations of shipyards.
India > Aviation (including aerospace and defence)
(Leading individuals)The robust aviation practice at Dentons Link Legal runs the gamut of aviation and aerospace matters, handling commercial, contentious, and transactional matters for airlines, airports, contractors, and service providers across the industry. Founding partner Atul Sharma draws on in-house experience in the industry to advise on major aircraft fleet acquisitions, and is a key contact for contentious aviation matters; Anand Srivastava takes point on financing matters and large transactions, while Abhishek Sharma has extensive experience handling civil and commercial disputes for clients across the sector. The trio jointly leads the team. Also in the core team are corporate specialists Milind Jha and Namita Das. Neha Singh left the team in 2022 to go in-house, while 2023 saw the departure of litigator Milanka Chaudhury, now at Trilegal. All mentioned lawyers are based in Delhi.
India > Projects and energy
Dentons Link Legal has vast experience in handling large-scale projects focusing on roads, airports, and oil and gas matters, in tandem with advising on project financing and EPC contracts. The firm represents clients from an array of sectors, including aviation, defence, and information technology, in contentious and transactional work. In New Delhi, Atul Sharma acts on behalf of developers and contractors in infrastructure projects, Anand Srivastava has expertise in project finance matters, and Milind Jha advises on M&A and capital markets issues. Ravi Varma and Milanka Chaudhury are key names to note.
India > Antitrust and competition
Aviation work forms the backbone of Dentons Link Legal‘s practice, and the team has a solid track record for representing clients in litigation and investigations before the CCI. The group is also noted for its strength in assisting healthcare, energy, tech and retail sector clients with cartelisation, vertical agreements and compliance matters. The department is led by the triumvirate of Atul Sharma, Anand Srivastava and Abhishek Sharma, who is well known for appearing before the Supreme Court in competition-related disputes. Ketan Mukhija is a key name in the New Delhi office.
India > Corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)Displaying ‘strong professional ability’ in the corporate and M&A field, the Dentons Link Legal team frequently advises on transactions in the infrastructure, e-commerce, TMT, and energy sectors. The M&A practice collaborates closely with the firm’s insolvency and restructuring practice on the acquisition of stressed assets deals, along with routinely assisting funds and private equity companies with investments and regulatory concerns. Based in Mumbai, co-head Nusrat Hassan has vast experience of advising international clients on structuring transactions and complex disputes, whilst Anand Srivastava co-leads the group from New Delhi, specialising in joint ventures and project finance matters. Anuj Trivedi focuses on corporate restructurings, and Milind Jha is an expert on capital markets and general commercial issues. Namita Das concentrates on insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings, and Ambuj Sonal handles strategic alliances and cross-border investments.
India > Banking and finance
Dentons Link Legal’s banking and finance team regularly assists major Indian private and public sector banks with domestic and international transactions spanning across a wide range of sectors, including the construction, infrastructure, energy, and education industries. Nidhi Pathania is well renowned for her expertise in handling complex insolvency matters for multiple Indian banks, and jointly leads the team with Anand Srivastava. Samantha Fernandes’ practice entails a wide range of transactions, including syndicated financings, NCD issuances, and cross-border financing work, while Namita Das is active in the debt resolution space. Other key members include litigation expert P Ravi Charan and Y Sriniwas Arun, who regularly advises corporates and banks on the restructuring of debt and stressed assets.
Lawyer Rankings
- Aviation (including aerospace and defence) India
- Leading individuals India > Aviation (including aerospace and defence)
- Leading individuals India > Corporate and M&A
- Projects and energy India
- Banking and finance India
- Corporate and M&A India
- Restructuring and insolvency India
- Antitrust and competition India