Mr Praveen Raju > Spice Route Legal > Mumbai, India > Lawyer Profile

Offering a team of ‘seasoned professionals with extensive experience’, Spice Route Legal‘s strengths lie in handling private equity and venture capital mandates arising from regulated sectors, such as tech, energy and life sciences, while also demonstrating significant cross-border capabilities. Mumbai-based Praveen Raju and Bengaluru-based Mathew Chacko jointly helm the team; the former is well-versed in issues surrounding alternative energy, healthcare and life sciences, and the latter principally focuses on tech and media related deals.

The breadth of its know-how and depth of team renders Spice Route Legal a go-to firm. The practice is headed by Praveen Raju, whose focus is corporate law, M&A, JVs and related commercial contract such as licences. The practice serves international clients in all the life sciences sectors, healthcare/healthtech, pharma and those who invest in them. Mathew Chacko has a well-established practice representing healthcare/hospital and biotech companies, particularly in M&A and PE deals that revolve around technology, data, and intellectual property matters. He also advises on the many regulatory issues. Aadya Misra is a data protection and cybersecurity specialist who devotes a significant amount of her time to assisting clients in the data-heavy life sciences and healthcare industries while Renuka Abraham is a corporate and regulatory specialist who assists pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and health-tech clients. At the senior associate level, Swarna Jain is a key team member with specialisms in the food, cosmetics and nutraceuticals sectors.

Spice Route Legal is a key player in the projects and energy space, with a special focus on green hydrogen, solar and smart meter projects across India. The Mumbai office is home to practice head Praveen Raju, who offers clients a wealth of experience in traditional energy, renewables and new technology relating to the energy transition, as well as Janhavi Joshi, who is well versed in handling corporate and commercial transactions for global clients within the energy and mobility spheres, and newly appointed partner Karthik Somasundram from Bharucha & Partners, who brings with him in-depth knowledge of dispute resolution within the energy space. The recent hire of senior associate Amoolya Khurana from AZB & Partners over in Delhi adds further weight to the firm’s M&A and project development offering.

Spearheaded by Bengaluru’s Mathew Chacko and Mumbai’s Praveen Raju, Spice Route Legal frequently advises on a plethora of mandates, ranging from multifaceted M&A to direct investments. The team fosters a diverse offering across tech, media and financial services, and is more than capable of advising on cross-border transactions. Raju thrives on both the public and private sides of M&A and Chacko is well-positioned to advise on tech, media and life sciences. Another key name to note is Ankita Hariramani, who primarily focuses on financial services.

Operating out of Mumbai and Bengaluru, Mathew Chacko and Praveen Raju jointly lead a dedicated IP team at Spice Route Legal, concentrating primarily on the TMT and energy sectors. Advising global corporations and Indian conglomerates, the firm’s IP work spans commercial negotiations and IP litigation, covering trademark and copyright issues alongside patent and design work.