Lawyers

Abhishek Saxena

Work Department

Corporate and Commercial (M&A, Private Equity and Foreign Investment), Project Finance, Energy, Resources and Infrastructure, Information Technology and Outsourcing, Employment, Dispute Resolution and Tax.

Career

Abhishek has over two decades of experience advising on a variety of cross border deals and has been closely associated with a number of complex and prestigious projects in diverse sectors including power, IT, oil & gas, financial services, industrial, hotels and aviation sectors.

His areas of practice include corporate/ M&A, projects, energy and infrastructure, direct and indirect taxation and project finance. He represents large and reputed Indian companies, foreign investors and multinational corporations (including Fortune 100 companies) in various sectors.

Year qualified: Graduated in the year 1997.

Has been recognized as the highest-ranked Lawyer in WWL: Thought Leaders India 2024. Winner: Lexology Client Choice Awards 2024. Abhishek Saxena has been recognised among the LawWiser's Lawyers Power League: 100 Leading Law Firm Professionals of 2023. IFLR1000 has recognised Abhishek as a “highly regarded” lawyer for Project Development Energy. Abhishek have been recognised by Who's Who Legal as leading practitioner in Energy 2023. Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2023 recommended Abhishek as a Distinguished Practitioner in Corporate/M&A, PE, Energy and Infrastructure. Abhishek Saxena has been recognised as Leading Lawyer Champion, Projects & Energy and Leading Lawyer, Corporate and M&A by Legal Era Rankings 2023. Recognised as a Highest-ranked Lawyer in WWL: Energy 2023 Ranked as a Leading individuals in Corporate and M&A, Projects and Energy- Legal500 2023.

Memberships

Member - Bar Council of Delhi and is licensed to practice in the Union of India.

Position

Abhishek Saxena is a co-founding partner based out of New Delhi office of Phoenix Legal.

Education

The Doon School, Dehradun Bachelor of Arts (H) Economics, St. Stephen's College, Delhi University (1994) LL.B, Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, Delhi University (1997).

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