Mr Hemang Parekh > DSK Legal > Mumbai, India > Lawyer Profile

DSK Legal acts for private equity managers and limited partners in the establishment of alternative investment funds, as well as advising domestic and foreign venture capital funds across various jurisdictions, including India and Mauritius. Managing partner Anand Desai leads the team and advises on private equity and hedge fund transactions, in addition to disputes arising between funds and investee companies. Sharath Chandrasekhar acts for startups and investment funds across the banking, hospitality and fintech sectors on transaction structuring mandates, while Aninda Pal handles a range of domestic and cross-border private equity and venture capital deals. Other key contacts in the group include Aparajit Bhattacharya, Hemang Parekh and Ajay Shaw and Harvinder Singh.

DSK Legal advises a broad range of clients, including pharma companies, drug and medical device developers, hospitals, and private equity-backed investors, on the full range of transactional matters alongside complex strategic regulatory and governance issues. The firm works with clients on cross-border transactions as well as compliance with both domestic and international regulatory regimes, most notably FDA rules, and is also able to represent throughout disputes. Key names in the team include  Hemang Parekh  and Gaurav Mistry, who is particularly active on cross-border transactions in the pharma space, alongside Harvinder Singh , noted for his specialism in hospital M&A. Mistry, alongside Akanksha Tiwary, is also heavily involved in promoter-side work, advising a number of healthcare administrators and experienced practitioners on investments and transactions. All lawyers mentioned are in Mumbai.

Demonstrating significant strength in the corporate advisory, M&A, and regulatory compliance spaces, DSK Legal’s team provides a bespoke service to international and domestic entities. The firm’s sector-specific expertise is particularly broad, covering industries ranging from life sciences to real estate, and the addition of Kunal Mehra from Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India in June 2022 bolsters the group’s offering on de-mergers and private equity transactions. From Mumbai, managing partner Anand Desai has over 30 years of domestic and international experience, and Hemang Parekh focuses on client’s investments. New Delhi-based Aparajit Bhattacharya is an expert on joint ventures and corporate restructurings, whilst Gaurav Mistry specialises in foreign investments law matters.