Khaitan & Co.

The team at Khaitan & Co LLP is renowned for advising on complex interpretational and compliance issues, corporate transactions, and has further seen an uptick in insurance companies and intermediaries requiring representation before the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) in appeals against the orders of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). Operating from Noida, Nikhil Narayanan leads the practice alongside Singapore-based Anuj Shah and Mumbai-based Niren Patel, drawing on their combined expertise in M&A to advise multinational insurance giants on significant transactions in India’s insurance sector. Other recommended individuals include Saswat Subasit, an adviser to investors, brokers and web aggregators on their dealings with insurance companies and intermediaries; Nayantara Kutty, who provides strategic advice across a number of sectors, including insurance; and principal associate Harsh Khemka, who ‘has a sharp-mind, strong work ethic and is extremely client-centric’. All named individuals are based in Mumbai unless noted otherwise.