Mr Ashish Pahariya > DSK Legal > New Delhi, India > Lawyer Profile
DSK Legal Offices
Level 5 – Max House,
Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase III
New Delhi – 110020, India
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Mr Ashish Pahariya
Work Department
Restructuring and Insolvency; Banking and Finance; Projects, Infrastructure and Energy
Position
Partner
Career
Ashish joined DSK Legal in May 2010 in its Mumbai office right after graduating from the college. Ashish focuses on Insolvency and Restructuring and also has significant experience of Project Financing and Mergers & Acquisitions transactions, etc. in the Infrastructure and Energy sector.
Relevant Experience
Ashish’s work highlights include the following:
- Advising Resolution Professionals during corporate insolvency resolution processes, liquidation processes, voluntary liquidation processes, etc. under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC).
- Advising resolution applicants/bidders for submission of the resolution plans in the corporate insolvency resolution processes of the companies and for submission of bids in the liquidation proceedings of the companies under the IBC.
- Advising clients for financing and refinancing of their debts through structured loans including domestic and foreign currency loans, revolving letter of credits facilities, etc. including restructuring and rescheduling of their debts.
- Advising clients for raising finance by issuance of the non-convertible debentures under private placement from various stressed funds and investors.
- Advised on structuring, documenting and negotiating transactions of mergers & acquisitions, private equity, strategic investments, joint ventures and investment restructuring in the Energy & Infrastructure sector.
- Advising on various energy and infrastructure projects i.e. power projects, road projects, port projects, airport cargo handling projects, non-aeronautical development in airport, railway projects, etc. including development, operation and maintenance of these projects, drafting and negotiating documents for bidding process for PPP/PFI deals, consortium arrangement, project equity, project debt, EPC, O&M, Supply Contracts, etc.
Ashish has been advising many clients including ARCIL, Phoenix ARC, Suraksha ARC, Omkara ARC, Edelweiss Stressed Asset Fund, SBI Stressed Asset Fund, Kotak Stressed Asset Fund, KPMG Restructuring, BDO Restructuring, Quantuum Insolvency, Waterfall Insolvency, State Bank of India, IDBI Bank, SC Lowy (HK), AfrAsia Bank (Mauritius), Liberty House Group, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Power, Rites Limited, Public Works Department (Government of Maharashtra), Indian Oil Corporation, Alstom Transport India Limited, PSA International (Singapore), Cargo Service Center India Private Limited, Tata Realty & Infrastructure, etc.
Ashish has authored many articles on the subjects relating to Restructuring and Insolvency, Infrastructure, Energy and Project Finance published in various magazines including Indian Infrastructure, Infrastructure Today and Infraline.
Awards and Recognition
- Ashish has been recognized as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ by ‘Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023’.
- Ashish has been ranked as a ‘Rising Star’ by IFLR1000 2021.
- Ashish was one of the lead members of the transaction team, which was awarded “Innovation in Managing Complexity and Scale – Asia Pacific headquartered firms” by ‘Financial Times Asia Pacific Innovative Lawyer Awards 2018’.
Languages
English and Hindi
Memberships
Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa
Education
- B.Com., LL.B. (Hons.), Gujarat National Law University (2010)
- Company Secretary, Institute of Company Secretaries of India (2011)
Lawyer Rankings
India > Restructuring and insolvency
The restructuring and insolvency practice at DSK Legal offers advisory, litigation, and transaction services which cover insolvency resolution processes, restructuring, and recoveries, as well as liquidations, defaults, and resolution compliance. Co-leading the group, which is predominantly instructed by resolution professionals, liquidators, and financial institutions, are distressed loans and asset expert Ajay Shaw, restructuring authority Niraj Kumar, and insolvency specialist Ashish Pahariya. Other notable practitioners include Satendra Kumar Rai, Soham Mookherjee, and Anisha Kumar.
India > Banking and finance
(Next Generation Partners)With notable strength in housing, projects, and real estate finance, DSK Legal counts leading international banks, investors, and financial institutions among its impressive clientele. Managing partner Sajit Suvarna, Ajay Shaw, real estate finance specialist Srinivas B.R., and Anjan Dasgupta jointly lead the team; Shaw has a particular focus on distressed assets and loans, while Dasgupta routinely advice international banks, developers, and investors on acquisition finance, banking regulations, and fintech matters. They work alongside Roochi Loona and Avinash Kumar Khard, who advise on infrastructure and project finance, and Ashish Pahariya, a key name for structured financing, debenture issues, and equity transactions.
India > Projects and energy
The team at DSK Legal is sought after by government entities, private companies and lenders, in particular, for its wide expertise, which covers regulation, M&A, project development, financing and investments, as well as litigation and arbitration. Anjan Dasgupta and Ajay Shaw co-chair the group from the Mumbai office, with Dasgupta handling project financing and development in the conventional and green energy spaces, and Shaw dealing with acquisitions, financings and investments. Dinesh Pardasani also co-leads the practice from New Delhi, offering clients assistance with projects and disputes arising within the infrastructure and utilities spaces, and is supported by Samir Malik, who expertly handles litigation and client defence before various courts, tribunals and regulatory bodies. In Mumbai, Avinash Khard and Ashish Pahariya are also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners India > Banking and finance
- Banking and finance India
- Projects and energy India
- Restructuring and insolvency India
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Life sciences and healthcare
- Projects and energy
- TMT
- White-collar crime
- WTO/international trade
- Antitrust and competition
- Data protection
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- City focus: National Capital Region: NCR > Intellectual property
- Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Aviation (including aerospace and defence)
- Capital markets
- Labour and employment