Lawyers

Akil Hirani

Akil Hirani

Work Department

Transactions and Corporate/M&A

Position

Head of Transactions Practice and Managing Partner

Career

Enrollment in the Bar in August 1992.

Qualified to practise law in India, California, and England & Wales, although currently on inactive status in the latter two jurisdictions. Having work experience in California and London.

Judicial Clerk at the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, San Jose, CA – 1995

Worked at Lawrence Jones (now merged into TLT), London, UK - 1996 Akil Hirani is the head of transactions practice and managing partner and specialises in banking and finance; corporate/M&A; private equity and venture capital; projects and energy; tax; and technology, media and telecommunications.

Particular experience includes structuring investments of foreign companies and financial institutions into India, tax and regulatory advice, M&A, joint ventures, and private equity. Represent the who's who of banks, multinationals and funds.

Languages

English, Hindi, French, Gujarati, Marathi

 

Memberships

Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa Bombay Incorporated Law Society State Bar of California International Bar Association American Bar Association Law Society for England and Wales

Education

BA, St. Xavier’s College, University of Mumbai (1989) LLB (Hons.), Government Law College, University of Mumbai (1992)

Mentions

India

Banking and finance

India

Corporate and M&A

Hall of fame
India

Data protection

India

Insurance

India

Life sciences and healthcare

Leading partner
India

Private equity funds (including venture capital)

India

Tax

India

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