Mr Gaurav Chatterjee > Kochhar & Co. > Chennai, India > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Gaurav Chatterjee
Work Department
- Corporate/M&A
- Dispute Resolution
- Real Estate & Construction
- White Collar Crime
- Insolvency & Bankruptcy
- Banking & Finance
- Capital Markets
Position
Partner
Career
Gaurav Chatterjee is a Partner in the Chennai office of the Firm. His areas of expertise include Corporate commercial advisory, Real Estate, Litigation and Arbitration.
During his 15 years career as a seasoned litigator, Gaurav has represented numerous domestic companies, financial institutions including foreign and Indian banks, NBFCs and insurance companies, IT& ITES, Real estate and infrastructure developers, diverse manufacturing companies before the Madras High Court, City Court, Criminal Courts, Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT)and the NCLT. Gaurav has also represented clients in the services and media sectors.
Gaurav is also a member of the Firm’s pan-Indian White Collar Crime practice group and has been involved in representing multinational clients on matters concerning corporate frauds, money laundering, criminal breach of trust etc.
As part of the corporate advisory practice, Gaurav has represented both target companies and investors on strategic or Private Equity investments across industry verticals. He has advised such clients on structuring and negotiation of both inbound and outbound investments as well as legal due diligence. Gaurav routinely advises clients and project developers on Real Estate laws including foreign investment in real estate and related issues, due diligence, advisory on construction and ancillary agreements, lease/leave and license agreements etc.
Languages
English, Hindi
Memberships
Education
Lawyer Rankings
India > Real estate and construction
(Next Generation Partners)The real estate and construction offering at Kochhar & Co. stands out for its broad geographical coverage, with seven full-service offices across the country. Handling the full array of real estate projects, real estate contracts, foreign and private equity investments, and construction contracts issues, the team counts both domestic and multinational heavyweights among its clients. Managing partner Rohit Kochhar
oversees the firm alongside Suhas Srinivasiah and new co-heads Preetam D’Souza and Mohan Kumar; Hyderabad-based Kumar joined in April 2024. In Bangalore, Srinivasiah handles real estate assets and portfolio mandates, while D’Souza takes point on construction, design and build, and various real estate transactions. Also in Bangalore, Ranjit Mahishi is a name to note for construction projects and land acquisition matters. Simrat Grover and Shivika Upadhyay are key names in New Dehli, while Gaurav Chatterjee is a key port of call in Chennai. The ‘very responsive’ Nishant Arora joined the firm in October 2023, while Kaveri Srivastava joined in June 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and M&A
- Labour and employment
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- White-collar crime
- WTO/international trade
Firm Rankings
- Aviation (including aerospace and defence)
- Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property
- Intellectual property > PATMA: patent and trade mark attorneys
- Projects and energy
- TMT
- Data protection
- Fintech and financial services regulatory
- Antitrust and competition