The ’collaborative and solution-oriented’ team at DSK Legal assists governments, concessionaires, and contractors with all aspects of bids, consortium arrangements, and EPC contracts. Key areas of instruction for the group include highway infrastructure projects, renewable energy-related M&A transactions, and complex power purchase agreements. New Delhi-based Dinesh Pardasani and Samir Malik have extensive expertise in advising on cross-border transactions and regulatory compliance. In Mumbai, Anjan Dasgupta specialises in energy project finance, Ajay Shaw focuses on supply contracts, and Avinash Kumar Khard represents stakeholders in finance transactions. Ashish Pahariya is very experienced in handling railway projects, and associate partner Rimali Batra acts on oil and gas matters.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is very collaborative and solution oriented. They are very attentive to clients' needs.’

  • ‘Dinesh Pardasani is a great professional who provides in depth and strong solutions for clients. He is always prompt, always available and ensures the best possible solutions for disputes.'

  • ‘Dinesh Pardasani provided a conscientious client service.'

  • ‘DSK Legal has an experienced team of lawyers.'

  • ‘A team of dedicated and motivated lawyers.'

Key clients

  • City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited
  • Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited
  • Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport
  • INDINFRAVIT TRUST & LTIDPL IndvIT Services Limited (“LISL”)
  • Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation Limited
  • Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited
  • MSI Global Private Limited
  • Mumbai Port Trust
  • RITES Limited
  • Gail (India) Limited
  • ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel Limited
  • Aurelius Healthcare Investments BV
  • Ayursundra BV
  • Canara Bank
  • Hindustan Infralog Pvt Ltd
  • DP World
  • GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited
  • GMR Airports Limited
  • J M Baxi Group
  • Phelan Energy Group Limited
  • Athaang Infrastructure Private Limited
  • TATA Projects Limited
  • Udit Infraworld Private Limited
  • Renew Power Private Limited
  • UPL Limited
  • National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited
  • Ministry of Railways, Government of India and RITES Limited
  • KPMG Restructuring
  • Cargo Service Center (India) Private Limited and Delhi Cargo Service Center Private Limited
  • Azure Power
  • Sterlite Technologies Limited
  • Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited
  • Schwihag AG
  • Marquardt India Private Limited
  • Bhilai Engineering Corporation Ltd (BECL)
  • IDE Water Assets Limited (IDE) (earlier known as IDE Technologies Limited)
  • Jindal Saw Limited (“JSAW”)
  • Hitachi Rail STS India Private Limited
  • GAIL
  • GHV (India) Pvt. Ltd.
  • Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
  • Cushman & Wakefield Property Management Services India
  • GAIL (Gas) Limited and GAIL (India) Limited
  • ATC TIRES PRIVATE LIMITED
  • Amazon
  • Cognita Asia Holdings Pte Ltd
  • J. R. Simplot Company, USA`
  • Terminal Investment Limited Sàrl
  • Keolis SA

Work highlights

  • Advised ReNew Power Private Limited on its acquisition of a 527.9MW wind and solar asset portfolio.
  • Advising engineering services company RITES Limited, involving rail regulatory matters; the client is assisting the Ministry of Railways.
  • Advised the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited on the Navi Mumbai International Airport project.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Anjan Dasgupta, Ajay Shaw, Dinesh Pardasani, Samir Malik, Avinash Kumar Khard, Ashish Pahariya

Other key lawyers

Rimali Batra, Roochi Loona, Iti Agarwal