Mr Nakul Batra > DSK Legal > New Delhi, India > Lawyer Profile

DSK Legal
Level 5 – Max House,
Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase III
New Delhi – 110020, India
India

Work Department

Corporate M&A, Data Protection and Technology

Position

Partner

Career

Nakul is a corporate, commercial and transactional lawyer and is part of the General Corporate practice group in our firm’s New Delhi office. Nakul is also a computer science engineer and has worked with one of India’s major IT giants as a software developer. Having earned a bachelor’s degree in technology and being a corporate lawyer, he brings on the table a blend of understanding in technology and legal expertise for our clients.

His practice mainly consists of acting for companies, promoters, investors, corporate clients etc., on a wide range of domestic and cross- border transactions including acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, mergers, restructuring, private equity and strategic investments, primary and secondary equity issues and rendering legal advice on day to day corporate matters and matters in relation to intellectual property law.

Apart from transaction and corporate advisory work, he routinely advises corporate and clients on various industry sectors (such as dairy, healthcare, renewable energy, credit rating, payment systems and technology) on entry, exit and presence in the Indian market and other general corporate matters under Indian laws.

 

Relevant Experience:

 

  • Advised various companies and funds in M&A transactions, court approved amalgamations, ranging from acquisitions of companies, business transfers, amalgamations and reorganizations, with sector expertise in manufacturing, engineering consulting, retail, e-commerce, technology, hospitality, health care, dairy, F&B sector, infra-projects and energy.
  • Advised on investment transactions ranging from private equity, venture capital, debt financing in sectors including F&B, energy, technology, automobile, skill development, investment funds and social impact space.
  • Advised large corporates, private equity funds and Fortune 500 multi-national corporations on general day-to-day corporate advisory matters in relation to laws in India, including on setting up of businesses in India, compliances on conducting business, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, engineering consulting, retail, e-commerce, technology, hospitality, health care, dairy and F&B sector.
  • Advised on Technology Laws and Data Protection related matters, including contractual matters, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, and risk assessments.

 

Publications

Nakul has publications on diverse subjects to his credit including publications in the Financial Express, Business Standard, MoneyControl and other leading journals and websites.

 

Awards and Recognition

  • Recommended Lawyer – Legal 500 Rankings (2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024)
  • India Business Law Journal (IBLJ) – Future Legal Leader (2022)

 

Client Speak

  • Nakul, This is an excellent report. I really appreciate the thorough and practical analysis.
  • Thank you, Nakul, this is very helpful. And you & your team is truly a gem long term partner we have found here.
  • This would not have been possible without the impeccable and timely support from you on various critical issues we were grappling with under this
  • Nakul you are a rock star of the legal fraternity. It was a pleasure working with you.
  • Thank you, Nakul for all the recent contract evaluations, you have been a tremendous help.
  • Nakul what a partner you have been through in this journey, hard to imagine running this without you and your team. Thank you for working like a real partner.

Languages

English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi

Memberships

  • Bar Council of Delhi, India
  • Distinguished Member – International Council of Jurists

Education

  • LL., (Hons) (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India)
  • B-Tech, Computer Science Engineering (Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University, Noida, India)

Lawyer Rankings

India > Data protection

DSK Legal houses a broad practice which handles a myriad of issues, including data transfer, compliance, sharing arrangements and security incidents across multiple industries. New Delhi-based Rishi Anand heads the practice and is noted for advising multinational and domestic corporations on the data protection implications of corporate transactions and cross-border M&A. Co-head Nakul Batra handles a broad range of tech-related mandates, in addition to advising on privacy policies.

India > Life sciences and healthcare

An extensive team at DSK Legal provides its clients with a comprehensive range of corporate services from mergers and acquisitions through to post-acquisition integrations and structurings. This is provided together with a range of financing advice, obtaining governmental approvals and regulatory matters. Managing partner Anand Desai is well known for his extensive negotiation and litigation skills while Hemang Parekh is a trusted advisor for complex mergers and acquisitions and private equity ventures. His clientele includes those from healthcare, pharmaceuticals, telecoms, e-commerce, food and agriculture. Other key practitioners include corporate specialist Ajay Shaw, Rishi Anand who provides a blend of corporate/commercial skills with technology expertise and Gaurav Mistry whose skillset is corporate, foreign investment and securities laws. Nakul Batra and Jayesh Kothari are also corporate/commercial facing partners.

India > TMT

Well-versed in a range of industries from film and TV to sport and fashion, DSK Legal, a team that is praised for its ‘meticulous attention to detail, clear communication, and proactive problem-solving abilities’, has a strong grounding in tech and IT transactions, data governance, digital business and tech dispute resolution, among other issues. Six team members lead the group: seasoned practitioner Anand Desai, who excels in media law mandates, Chandrima Mitra, who operates for a stellar roster of film clients, and Rishi Anand, who handles the full gamut of commercial issues for tech businesses. Alongside them, Siddharth Suresh, who is well-positioned to assist with an array of agreements. Nakul Batra, who capitalises on his background as a computer science engineer and software developer to advise on technical mandates, and experienced litigator Parag Khandhar round out the group’s leadership.