Ms Vandana Pai > Bharucha & Partners > Mumbai, India > Lawyer Profile
Bharucha & Partners Offices
13th Floor, Free Press House
Free Press Journal Marg, Nariman Point
Mumbai 400 021
India
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Ms Vandana Pai
Work Department
Private Equity / Venture Capital
Mergers & Acquisitions
Employment & Human Resources
General Corporate Advisory
Position
Partner
Career
Vandana commands a strong reputation from market commentators and clients alike. Clients state that, “she foresees business and legal issues, and is very proactive in addressing potential concerns”.
Vandana leads the Firm’s Private Equity Practice and advises on complex private equity investments, which include structuring and negotiating the investments and exits across sectors for leading fund houses and financial institutions. She also has extensive experience advising on investments, both in equity and structured products in the real estate sector in India.
Her mergers and acquisitions experience includes structuring and advising on joint ventures, foreign investment by non-resident investors, overseas investment by Indian companies, court-based restructuring, business and asset transfers, takeovers, and preferential allotments by listed companies.
Vandana has garnered some of the most marquee names in her practice area as her clients, like Apollo
Global, Ivanhoé Cambridge, General Atlantic, and Macquarie Infrastructure & Real Assets, to name a few.
Languages
English, Hindi, Konkani
Memberships
Successfully cleared the New York State Bar Examination
Education
B.A. LL.B (Hons.), National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
LL.M, Columbia Law School, New York | James Kent Scholar (top 1-3% of the graduating batch)
Lawyer Rankings
India > Labour and employment
Acting for individual executives and multinational corporations, the full-scope HR and employment practice at Bharucha & Partners is noted for its expertise handling sensitive mandates and business-critical cases, including industrial disputes, internal investigations, and POSH compliance-related work. Managing partner Justin Bharucha co-heads the team and handles both advisory and contentious matters. Vandana Pai is the key name for corporate restructurings, business closures, and employee benefits. Bharucha and Pai jointly head the team from Mumbai. In Bengaluru, corporate expert Swathi Girimaji advises start-ups and established companies on regulatory employment issues and compliance.
India > Corporate and M&A
Providing tailored advice on the whole spectrum of transactions, including joint ventures, foreign investments, and complex M&A, the Bharucha & Partners practice consistently represents clients from across the finance, chemical manufacturing, and private equity spheres. From Mumbai, both Alka Bharucha and Justin Bharucha co-head the team, with the former specialising in cross-border M&A work, and the latter bringing vast expertise on structured finance and private equity investments. Vandana Pai focuses on strategic investments and takeovers, whilst Bengaluru-based Swathi Girimaji assists corporations in the cosmetics and ed-tech industries. Sindhu Nayak joined as partner from JSA Law in February 2023.