We are pleased to announce that Sumitava Basu has joined JSA as a Partner to further strengthen the firm’s Finance practice. He will be based out of JSA’s Mumbai office. With his joining, Firm’s partnership expands to 116.

Prior to joining JSA, Sumitava worked as a Counsel with Juris Corp for over 10 years.

His expertise ranges across Banking & Finance, Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Private Equity and Restructuring spectrum.  He specialises in debt financing (secured and unsecured loans, non-convertible debentures etc.), private equity investments and insolvency matters. He has spearheaded and strategized security creation structures for listed and unlisted securities in varied onshore and offshore financing transactions.  His expertise also lies in matters pertaining to overseas direct investments, bilateral and/or syndicate lending extended by way of foreign currency lending, rupee financing and security creation in relation thereto.

Commenting on Sumitava’s appointment, JSA’s Joint Managing Partners Amit Kapur and Vivek Chandy said “We are pleased to welcome Sumitava at JSA. His impressive professional credentials and his addition to our Finance practice will further strengthen our capabilities to serve our clients. We look forward to working together with him.”

Sumitava added, “I am delighted on joining the pre-eminent finance team at JSA, and I look forward to working with the team to continue to provide high quality advice to our clients.”

About JSA:  JSA is a leading national law firm in India with over 400 professionals operating out of seven offices across India, including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi. The Firm’s practice organised along service lines and sector specialisation caters to top Indian corporates, Fortune 500 companies, multinational banks and financial institutions, governmental and statutory authorities, and multilateral and bilateral institutions. JSA is recognised as the Indian law firm that led and continues to lead a paradigm shift towards institutionalising and professionalising law firm ownership and management in India.

Authors: Shruti K.P, Partner, Gaurav Goyal, Senior Associate, Nupur Jain, Associate


For further information please reach out to:

Tuhin Sen (AGM – Corporate Communications)

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Priyanka Pandey (Dy. Manager (Corporate Communication)

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M: +91 7052397642

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