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Widely regarded as one of the most formidable banking and finance practices in the Indian market, JSA Advocates & Solicitors handles complex matters for international firms and clients and is a go-to name for borrowers in structured and project finance. The team boasts further strength across leveraged financings, restructuring and insolvency, and real estate and infrastructure finance. Cross-border investments and acquisitions, securitisation and derivatives expert Anish Mashruwala leads the team from Mumbai. Divyanshu Pandey, adding to the team’s DCM, insolvency resolution and debt restructuring capabilities, and Utsav Johri, a structured finance, leveraged buyouts and project and real estate financing specialist, are standout contacts. Pratish Kumar strengthens the team’s debt work, from transactions and instruments to restructuring and debt-to-equity matters. Karan Mitroo joined the team from Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India in April 2025.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team exhibits exceptional professionalism, technical expertise with practical, solution-driven advice. Their meticulous preparation ensures smooth execution of complex financing transactions across sectors.’

  • ‘The team is very well experienced and they have very good subject knowledge. They have time and again proved that they can come up with solutions which are a perfect combination of knowledge and practical approach.'

  • ‘Anish Mashruwala has great knowledge and is approachable and very analytical in approach.'

  • 'Pratish Kumar is knowledgeable and knows the practical difficulties and is able to provide solutions to issues.'

Key clients

  • Goldman Sachs (India) Finance Private Limited
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • Radial IT Park Private Limited (a CapitaLand India entity)
  • Citibank, N.A.
  • Axis Bank Limited
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  • IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
  • Summit Digitel Infrastructure Limited
  • Vedanta Limited
  • Export Import Bank of India
  • Aditya Birla Finance Limited
  • REC Limited

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Karan Mitroo

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Pratish Kumar

Practice head

Anish Mashruwala

Other key lawyers

Divyanshu Pandey; Utsav Johri; Pratish Kumar; Karan Mitroo

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