Rashi Dhir > DMD Advocates > New Delhi, India > Lawyer Profile

DMD Advocates
30, NIZAMUDDIN EAST
NEW DELHI 110 013
India

Work Department

Corporate and Commercial

Position

Senior Partner

Career

Rashi Dhir is a Senior Partner at DMD Advocates and heads the Firm’s Corporate Group. With close to three decades of experience in corporate and cross-border transactions and international taxation, he brings a unique blend of analytical thinking and business strategy to structuring, negotiating and closing complex commercial transactions.   

Mr. Dhir’s background in economics, accountancy and finance provides a practical and holistic approach to the practice of law which seamlessly combines with the litigation, tax and corporate talent of the Firm to deliver the best solution to its clients. He advises international and domestic clients, including several Fortune 100, 500 and 1000 companies, private equity funds, financial institutions and business houses. He specializes in areas pertaining to mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, asset management (private equity funds and hedge funds), project financing, corporate restructuring, structured investments, securitization, structured finance, capital markets and general corporate matters. His transactional experience ranges over multiple jurisdictions including the US, India, ASPAC, Europe and South America. He has practiced law both in New York and India and has been associated with several prominent domestic and global transactions involving Fortune 1000 companies, large business groups and SMEs in India. He has also advised several not-for-profit organizations, including, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, US-India Business Council (USIBC), US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) and USIN Foundation.

Besides being a business lawyer, Mr. Dhir has been an entrepreneur responsible for successfully launching certain businesses in the US and India. He has and continues to advice and mentor several start-ups that have successfully developed from early stages to being sought after companies and businesses. He has also worked with clients to create unique risk management systems, financial products, and legal and compliance infrastructures. His problem-solving skills as a business lawyer have led him to be a successful mediator of complex commercial and corporate disputes, thus eliminating the need for protracted litigation.

Mr. Dhir currently serves on the Board of Directors of USIN Foundation and has served as a board member for several prominent companies in the field of healthcare, finance, and technology in India and US. Prior to joining the Firm, he worked for over fifteen years in New York; first as a senior member of the Global Financial Products Group in Clifford Chance and then as Managing Director and General Counsel for leading financial institutions.

Mr. Dhir earned his LL.M. from Harvard Law School, Boston, US and his LL.B. from Delhi University, India.

Languages

English, Hindi

Memberships

USISPF, USIN, IBA, International Chamber of Commerce, India

Education

LL.M. Harvard Law School, Boston, LL.B. Delhi University

Lawyer Rankings

India > City focus: National Capital Region: NCR > Commercial, corporate and M&A

DMD Advocates displays significant strength in advising clients on exit strategies and transactions, is the key contact, having recently handled several key exits for some leading venture capital funds. The practice is spearheaded from the New Delhi office by corporate and cross-border transactions specialist Rashi Dhir, who is regularly engaged by Fortune 500 companies and private equity funds for his knowledge of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and fund structuring and formations. M&A expert Pallavi Puri is also recommended. Sumit Sinha  has left the practice.

India > Corporate and M&A

(Firms to watch)

The corporate team at DMD Advocates consolidated its offering in its Mumbai office with the arrivals of Vihang Virkar, Monika Deshmukh, and Ayesha Rai from Lumiere Law Partners in December 2023. New Delhi-based Rashi Dhir heads the practice with strong support from Pallavi Puri. Sumit Sinha has left the practice.