Ms Rashmi Deshpande > Krishnamurthy and Co > Mumbai, India > Lawyer Profile

Krishnamurthy and Co
96 FREE PRESS HOUSE
215 NARIMAN POINT
MUMBAI 400 021
India

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Senior Partner
Rashmi heads the real estate practice of the Firm advising clients on transactions across various locations in India.

Career

Rashmi is a Senior Partner in K Law, Bengaluru office. Prior to joining K Law, Rashmi was working with Khaitan & Co LLP as partner in the Bangalore office, heading the real estate practice across South India. Rashmi joined Khaitan & Co LLP in 2013 and set up the real estate practice, growing from strength to strength every year.

Rashmi started her practice in 2001 with Mr. Ashok Haranahalli, Senior Counsel and former Advocate General of Karnataka. She has successfully handled cases in High Court of Karnataka and various courts and tribunals on varied subjects, primary among them related to property matters. She was also part of the team that drafted and finalized the Building Bye – Laws of BBMP in 2003. Rashmi also worked with Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co in the real estate and dispute resolution team.

Rashmi comes with vast experience in the field of real estate and dispute resolution and has advised clients on a wide variety of matters ranging from title due diligence, leasing, setting up of integrated-township, SEZ development, private equity investment in real estate, debt funding, estate planning, RERA, disputes and arbitration in real estate transaction.

Rashmi regularly authors articles on the Deccan Herald, The Hindu, Times of India, Housing.com and MagicBricks on real estate related issues.

Languages

English, Kannada, Hindi, Konkani, Telegu

Memberships

Bar Council of Karnataka

Education

BAL, LLB University Law College

Lawyer Rankings

India > Projects and energy

With extensive expertise in project finance, consortium finance, and structured finance transactions, Krishnamurthy and Co‘s projects team is frequently called upon to advise on renewable energy and infrastructure mandates. With a strong track record in handling EPC contracts and joint venture agreements, Rukmini Roychowdhury leads the group from Mumbai, and often acts for banks and debt funds. Based in Bengaluru, Rashmi Deshpande fields expertise in handling private equity investments in real estate.