Kochhar & Co.‘s corporate and M&A practice has a comprehensive offering, allowing the group to advise on a wide variety of transactions and corporate mandates, including domestic and cross-border M&A, business transfers, and joint ventures, as well as investments, restructurings, and disposals. The team’s breadth of capabilities and experience assisting with high-value and high-profile deals has amassed an impressive and growing client base, which consists of notable names from the telecoms, pharma, and financial services sectors, among others. Managing partner Rohit Kochhar is a core member of the department and specialises in public and private M&A, foreign direct investments, and joint ventures. On the regulatory compliance front, Suhas Srinivasiah is the name to note, while Rajarshi Chakrabarti concentrates on multijurisdictional M&A and technical collaborations. The practice also benefits from the aptitude of special situations and stressed asset investment authority Pradeep Ratnam, and TMT expert Savitha Kesav Jagadeesan, who is adept at leading on private equity investments and share and asset purchases. Other key practitioners include Anuj Kaila, Deepti Bhat, and Nishant Arora.
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Work Department
Corporate/M&A, Corporate Compliance & Advisory, Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Private Equity & Venture Capital, TMT, White Collar Crime
Position
Senior Partner
Career
Rajarshi Chakrabarti (Raj) is a Senior Partner and heads the Mumbai office of Kochhar & Co.
Raj’s practice focuses on corporate commercial transactions with emphasis on regulatory environment and risk mitigation. He has substantial experience in mergers & acquisitions (in-bound and out-bound), joint ventures, technical collaborations, business and assets restructuring. He regularly advises large foreign corporations including Fortune Global 500 companies, on a wide range of issues concerning their Indian operations. Rajarshi has assisted clients across diverse sectors such as financial services, private equity and venture capital, engineering, retail, biotechnology, telecom, e-commerce, IT and ITES.
Raj’s rich experience of over two decades includes managing complex litigations and negotiations relating to shareholder disputes, large contractual claims and proceedings instituted by regulatory agencies. He has significant expertise in liaison and advocacy with regulatory and law enforcement authorities. He also regularly advises clients on employment law issues, ethics & policy and matters pertaining to white-collar crimes.
In his previous avatar as a corporate in-house counsel, Raj had been a part of the legal leadership teams of one of India’s largest private telecom companies as well as the biggest media & entertainment group. He played an instrumental role in advising senior management on high-stake and complex matters including business restructuring, corporate governance issues, regulatory risks and mitigation measures.
Raj is a frequent speaker on diverse Indian law issues. Amongst others, he has spoken on topics such as Mergers & Acquisitions in India, Doing Business in India, Enforcement of IPR and Indian Judicial System. He has also conducted workshops for corporates both in India and overseas.
Languages
English, Hindi
Memberships
- Bar Council of Delhi, 1999
- Co-Chairman, Legal & Regulatory Committee, The Council of EU Chambers of Commerce in India (EU Chambers), 2022
Education
- BA. LL.B (Hons.), National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore
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Key clients
- Adani Defence Systems and Technologies Limited Eli Lilly and Company Fosroc International Limited GAIL India Limited Spectris plc UC Industries Private Limited Parexel International Corporation Cisco Systems Deepwatch Inc WebPurify Tata Communications Limited
Work highlights
Advising Adani Defence Systems & Technologies Limited on the acquisition of Air Works.
Advised Eli Lilly and Company on the sale of all intellectual property rights, including formulations and trademark registrations, in respect of its well-known anti-diabetic drug “HUMINSULIN” (registered in India) to Lupin Limited.
Advised Tata Communications Limited on a significant group restructuring.