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Samantha Fernandes

Samantha Fernandes is a Partner in the Banking & Finance and Insolvency & Restructuring practice and has over fourteen years of experience advising domestic and international banks, financial institutions, infrastructure funds and corporate borrowers on sophisticated financing transactions and regulatory matters.Her practice covers project finance, syndicated lending, structured finance, debt capital markets, debt restructuring, cross-border financing, external commercial borrowings and acquisition finance. Samantha has advised on financing transactions across infrastructure, conventional and renewable power, logistics, manufacturing, ports, airports and transportation sectors, acting for both lenders and borrowers in complex domestic and international transactions.She has represented leading financial institutions including National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID), State Bank of India, Power Finance Corporation, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), HDFC Bank, HSBC, Barclays, Standard Chartered, National Westminster Bank and several international lenders. Her experience includes advising on some of India's largest renewable energy, transportation and infrastructure financing transactions.Samantha also brings international experience through her secondment with Pinsent Masons LLP in Dubai, where she advised major Middle Eastern financial institutions on financing and Islamic finance transactions. She is recognised by leading legal directories for her commercially pragmatic and solutions-oriented approach.

Nusrat Hassan

Nusrat is the Managing Partner, India at Dentons Link Legal, and his practice area includes dispute resolution, strategic advisory, alternative dispute resolution, M&A (including cross border transactions), private equity investments, joint ventures, general corporate and commercial matters and ESG for marquee American, European and Indian business clients. He has seasoned experience across various sectors including Agriculture, Fintech, IT, TMT, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Healthcare, Manufacturing and FMCG.Nusrat was a founder member of DH Law Associates in 1997, which was amongst the then top ranked firms in India as per the RSG India Rankings. DH Law Associates and Link Legal merged in the year 2017.With nearly three decades of experience, he has advised international clients on complex disputes and regulatory matters, inbound investments, corporate and commercial transactions, foreign direct investment and structuring their entry strategies into the country since India’s post-liberalization.Having created a niche for himself in the field of international arbitration, he has led arbitrations in India and Singapore, and holds senior positions on multiple international fora, committees, and taskforces on dispute resolution, construction and grievance redressal. He is an empaneled arbitrator with the Maldives International Arbitration Center, Beijing Arbitration Commission, National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited-Mumbai RAC and MCX Stock Exchange. He is a ‘Fellow’ of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), London, and an acting Chairman and Director of CIArb, India Branch, an Executive Committee Member of Mumbai Centre of International Arbitration’s (MCIA) FMCG User Council, Director of IAF (Indian Arbitration Forum), member of Indian Merchant’s Chamber (IMC) - Mediation and Conciliation Committee, member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Committee on Legal Services and a Member of the Steering Committee of Young International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC), Hyderabad. He is also the Vice-Chair of the International Construction Projects of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA).He is the Co-Chair of Agricultural Law Section of International Bar Association (IBA), a leading member of Bombay Bar Association, India Working Group of IBA, Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF), the Ex-President of the Association of British Scholars (Mumbai) and a member of Congress of Fellows of Centre of Legal Studies, Austria.A thought leader, Nusrat is an A-list lawyer and has been recommended by leading directories including Legal 500 Asia Pacific and Chambers & Partners. He is a ‘Leading Individual’ for Dispute Resolution and has been highly recommended as ‘Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year’ at Legal Era's Indian Legal Awards 201920. He is a frequent speaker at national and international fora on complex legal issues and has also authored articles for prestigious global publications and journals including Kluwer Law International, Juris Publishing and Thomson Reuters.

Milind Jha

Milind Jha is a Partner at Dentons Link Legal, New Delhi, and a member of the firm’s Executive Board. He has more than 20 years of experience advising on Capital Markets, M&A, projects and infrastructure, and general corporate and commercial matters. His practice covers strategic acquisitions, foreign investments, joint ventures, public-sector disinvestment, IPOs, QIPs, FCCBs, listed-company transactions, infrastructure projects, debt restructurings and stressed-asset resolutions. He has advised issuers, promoters, strategic investors, lenders, government entities, transaction advisers and other stakeholders on complex transactions involving multiple regulatory and commercial workstreams. Due to his cross-training across practice areas, Milind works on a diversified range and scale of transactions and assignments, and he has advised leading players on issues and transactions the in Aviation, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Technology and Energy sectors. Mr. Jha holds an LL.B. from the Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi, and is enrolled with the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh. He is fluent in English and Hindi.

K.A. Najmi

K.A. Najmi is a Senior Partner in Dentons Link Legal (formerly Link Legal) as part of the Banking and Finance team.He holds a Master’s degree in law from Bombay University with specialization in commercial laws. He has more than 35 years of experience.He has served in the Legal Department, Reserve Bank of India (1979-2000) on various positions. He was involved in the drafting and implementation of Exchange Control Regulations. He Joined IFCI Ltd., as Chief General Manager Law and worked there between 2000/2004.Mr. Najmi was a Partner at Fox Mondal Little, New Delhi, between 2004/2008. During this period he worked on a World Bank project in Bangladesh for drafting amendments in banking, finance and insurance laws of Bangladesh for regulating and carrying out both, conventional and Interest Free business.

Swapnil Sant

Swapnil Sant is an Associate Partner in the Banking & Finance and Projects practice at Dentons Link Legal, New Delhi. He advises banks, financial institutions, NBFCs, infrastructure finance companies, institutional investors and corporates on a broad range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions. His practice encompasses finance, structured lending, corporate finance and refinancing, with particular experience in infrastructure, renewable energy, manufacturing, logistics, transportation and real estate.Swapnil has extensive experience in advising on the legal and commercial aspects of financing transactions, from transaction structuring and legal due diligence to drafting, negotiation and completion of financing and security documentation. He regularly works on complex lending structures involving multiple stakeholders, including syndicated facilities, construction finance, working capital facilities, acquisition financing and other structured financing arrangements across a diverse range of sectors, including renewable energy (solar, wind and thermal), power transmission, infrastructure, water and urban utilities, electric mobility and transportation.Swapnil is recognized for his ability to seamlessly manage complex financing mandates and coordinate multi-party negotiations across diverse sectors. He has advised on several marquee financing transactions involving infrastructure and energy assets and is valued by clients for his responsiveness, technical expertise and pragmatic approach to transaction execution.Through secondments with leading NBFCs, he has gained valuable in-house insight into credit evaluation, transaction structuring and internal approval processes, enabling him to deliver commercially pragmatic advice.

Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek is a Partner at Dentons Link Legal specializing in Dispute Resolution, Competition & Anti-Trust, Intellectual Property, and Restructuring & Insolvency. He has extensive experience in handling disputes across various forums, including the Supreme Court of India. Abhishek also represents clients in both domestic and international commercial arbitration proceedings across sectors including aviation, energy, transportation, real estate, urban infrastructure, consumer products & services and financial institutions. Abhishek is a part of the Firm’s aviation practice group and represented leading airlines (both scheduled and non-scheduled), airport operators, flight training schools, MROs, Airline Ticket Sales Agents, Ground Handling Agents in complex disputes, both domestic and foreign. As a member of the Firm’s Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy practice group, Abhishek regularly appears before the NCLT, NCLAT, and the Supreme Court in insolvency and company law cases. His clientele includes Resolution Professionals, Liquidators, Committees of Creditors, Operational and Financial Creditors, Resolution Applicants, Shareholders and Promoters among others. Abhishek has been party to a large number of reported cases which have helped settle the law on various subjects. He also represents clients in matters concerning ESG. Abhishek addresses complex issues before the Competition Commission of India and the Competition Appellate Tribunal. He has advised and represented clients operating across sectors before the competition regulator as well as the investigative arm of the Competition Commission of India in complex anti-trust investigations. Abhishek has been ranked and recognized for his expertise by publications including Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and ILFR.

Atul Sharma

Atul is the Executive Chairman at Dentons Link Legal and represents the Firm on the Board of Dentons Global. He has over four decades of experience in Project Advisory, Corporate Litigation, Mediation, Arbitration, Aviation, Projects & Infrastructure, Business Restructuring, Employee Law, Real Estate, Hospitality, and Commercial Transactions.Considered a "deep thinker" for his strategic abilities, knowledge, and vast experience across industry verticals, he has been invited to speak on many complex legal issues at national and international fora and is a former Regional President of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce and a former Chairman of its Infrastructure Committee. He is widely recognized for his expertise in arbitration and has been empaneled as an Arbitrator with the India International Arbitration Centre and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.Respected for his strategy, he is widely recognized, ranked, and awarded by global legal directories as a leading dispute, infrastructure, and aviation lawyer. Our clients appreciate his solution-oriented approach, sound technical knowledge and business acumen.

Ambuj Sonal

Ambuj Sonal is a Partner at Dentons Link Legal with over 14 years of experience advising on technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), data protection and privacy, and corporate and commercial matters. His practice includes advising businesses on the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), data privacy and governance frameworks, technology-driven transactions, digital business models and regulatory compliance. He also advises clients on M&A, joint ventures, strategic alliances, cross-border investments, private equity and venture capital transactions, with particular experience in structuring and negotiating complex commercial arrangements. His sector experience spans technology, e-commerce, manufacturing, real estate and financial services, and he regularly advises businesses on evolving technology and data-related legal and regulatory requirements.

Anand Srivastava

Anand Srivastava is the Managing Partner at Dentons Link Legal and has played a pivotal role in the growth of the Law Firm.A graduate from the Delhi University and Columbia Law School, he is a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and winner of the Edwin Parker Award for recognition in International Law. A member of the Bar Council of India and the New York Bar Association, he is also an associate member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.With his vast experience in international transactions, disputes, and projects, he is highly recommended by global and domestic directories such as Chambers and Partners, RSG, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, AsiaLaw, Forbes India, Legal Era and India Business Law Journal in his practice areas.

Ravi Varma

Ravi is a Senior Partner at Dentons Link Legal heading the Firm’s Construction - Claims & Disputes, Real Estate, and Sports practices. He specializes in preparation of tenders, EPC contracts, contract management, construction claims, dispute resolution, and provides end-to-end solutions to Infrastructure projects, like roads, airports, ports, metro rail, shopping complexes, residential complexes, hospitals. Ravi has decades of experience in corporate litigation arbitration, and international arbitrations under rules of ICC & SIAC, domestic arbitrations, sports law, employment law, banking and commercial transactions, and media & telecommunications. He was involved in advising franchise of the Delhi IPL team from the inception of the league and regularly continues to advise clients on sports matters.In the real estate space, Ravi actively advises clients on in matters concerning the sale, and purchase or lease of property across India, providing end-to-end support through every stage of the transaction. His work includes reviewing and drafting transaction documents including sale deeds, agreements to sell, and lease deeds. He routinely assists clients in evaluating properties, negotiating transfer documents, and advising on applicable stamp duty and registration requirements, aligned with relevant state laws. He also advises clients in conducting detailed land due diligence and examining title/ownership records.

Parul Verma

Parul Verma is a seasoned legal professional with over a decade of extensive experience spanning real estate, banking and finance laws, infrastructure, and general corporate matters. Her career showcases a blend of in-house corporate roles and law firm practice, demonstrating a keen understanding of business and commercial requirements. Parul excels in providing effective legal advice with a solution-oriented approach, leveraging her comprehensive insight into various sectors. Parul leads a dynamic team focusing on infrastructure, project finance and real estate. Her clientele includes prominent players in the banking and financial sectors, energy, manufacturing, electric vehicles, hospitality, real estate and various other sectors whom she advises on transaction structuring, due diligence, investment, financing, and regulatory matters. With prior experience, Parul has honed her skills in transaction execution, risk analysis, and client management.