Mr Jayesh H > Juris Corp > Mumbai, India > Lawyer Profile
Juris Corp Offices
302, Century Bhavan, 3rd Floor
Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli
Mumbai - 400 030
India
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Mr Jayesh H
Work Department
- Private Equity and Funds
- Mergers & Acquisitions ("M&A")
- Leveraged Buyouts
- Insolvency and Restructuring
- Arbitration and ADR
Position
Co-Founder, Juris Corp (Mumbai)
Career
Jayesh H is a Chartered Financial Analyst, Advocate & Solicitor.
A well-known name in India’s legal industry, Jayesh is sought after for his extensive transactional and enforcement experience in M&A, private equity, leveraged buyouts and restructurings. He is an emerging thought leader in the field of arbitration.
He has been a regular advisor to the Indian Ministry of Finance including on the legal framework for Financial Resolution and allied areas. Jayesh is the first to be inducted from India to P.R.I.M.E. Finance (“the Panel of Recognised International Market Experts in Finance”), a panel of over 200 elite financial, legal and dispute resolution experts globally.
According to clients, Jayesh is known to act in the best interests of clients and work on bringing down avoidable legal costs through innovation and forward thinking.
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Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Kutchi
Memberships
- American Bar Association (“ABA”)
- Bombay Bar Association
- International Bar Association (“IBA”)
- International Swaps Derivatives Association (“ISDA”)
- INSOL International (International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals)
- P.R.I.M.E. Finance (“the Panel of Recognised International Market Experts in Finance”)
- SILF (“The Society Of Indian Law Firm”)
Education
Jayesh is a law graduate of the Government Law College, Mumbai. He is enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa and is also a solicitor enrolled with the Bombay Incorporated Law Society. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and Diploma holder in Business Finance.
As a Chevening Scholar, Jayesh gained experience in English & European Community laws & regulations by undergoing training at the College of Law in York. He is a member of Mensa.
Leisure
An avid trekker during his academic phase, Jayesh has now turned to running half marathons and is passionate about empowering people to achieve their potential.
Lawyer Rankings
India > Fintech and financial services regulatory
Juris Corp houses an accomplished banking and finance team, which combines its varied expertise in structured finance, derivates, restructuring and corporate matters to guide clients through a regulatory landscape undergoing rapid change. Jayesh H is a key contact at the firm and Saurabh Sharma provides advice regarding foreign exchange laws, securitisation and overseas direct investment. The team often advises both international commercial and domestic banks, as well as financial institutions, on their LIBOR transition exercises and capital adequacy norms, an area in which Ankit Sinha has particular expertise. On the derivatives side of the practice, Smrithi Nair leads the team. Vedanarayanan Lakshmanan joined the team from IndusInd Bank and contributes his comprehensive knowledge, while Aashka Shah, who was promoted to partner in May 2022, has a particular interest in the ratification of primary diligence carried out by banks.
India > Real estate and construction
Juris Corp deals with a range of real estate mandates, including acquisitions of data centres, advising developers on attaining financing for developments of luxury resorts and supporting asset managers on lending to constructors. Jayesh H, Bindiya Raichura and Namrta Rai lead the practice, which is based across Mumbia and New Delhi.
India > Corporate and M&A
Juris Corp has seen a development in its offering, with Neeraj Dubey joining the firm in December 2021 from Singh & Associates, New Dehli-based Namrta Rai arriving in from Dhir & Dhir Associates in January 2022, and Bindiya Raichura arriving in April 2022. The three new arrivals co-lead the team alongside Jayesh H and counsel Sumitava Basu, and contribute to an offering that encompasses domestic and cross-border M&A, project structuring, commercial agreements, corporate governance issues, and complex regulatory issues relating to data protection, technology, and crypto, among others. Clients include growth companies, SMEs, and large corporates, with the firm focusing on areas including renewable energy, insurance, media, and education. Previous team leaders Avikshit Moral and Arunabh Choudhary left the firm in October and December 2021 respectively. Lawyers are in Mumbai unless otherwise stated.
Lawyer Rankings
- Fintech and financial services regulatory - India
- Corporate and M&A - India
- Real estate and construction - India