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Global Guide 2023
India Banking & Finance
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5 Ranked Lawyers

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Banking & Finance - India
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What the team is known for

TT&A is widely considered to be a formidable team of lawyers for sophisticated banking work in India, and is valued for its international experience. The law firm is regularly entrusted with important mandates in India by major international banks and non-banking financial companies such as Nomura, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley, with particular activity on high-value acquisition finance and refinancing for lenders. The firm also acts for domestic borrowers, including those in the energy sector, as well as handling real estate financing.

Work Highlights

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  • TT&A advised lenders including Barclays Bank on a USD75 million financing to CA Alchemy Investments.

Notable Practitioners

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Sonali Mahapatra
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Sonali Mahapatra is a highly respected partner at TT&A in Mumbai. She is well known for advising on acquisition finance mandates and offers thorough expertise in cross-border financings.

"She is the strongest finance lawyer in India I have worked with. Clients appreciate the wealth of experience Sonali brings to bear on transactions. She is always keen to find a commercial solution without compromising positions."

"Sonali has a great understanding of structural challenges of Indian cross-border financing deals."

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Gautam Saha
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Gautam Saha is a partner at TT&A in Delhi. He is adept at advising lenders on a range of matters including term loans and ECB work, as well as refinancing.

"Gautam Saha is a fantastic lawyer."

"Gautam is a great guy and a great lawyer."

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Rahul Gulati
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Rahul Gulati is a partner at TT&A and is based in its Mumbai office. He can call upon his extensive knowledge and experience of capital markets in his banking work. He is highly rated for his work on structured financings, and attracts particular praise for his knowledge of derivatives and banking regulation.

"Rahul is our go-to partner for a number of financial products. He has the ability to distil complicated positions of law into pragmatic advice and helps us navigate all the important and high-profile deals in the region."

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Rituparno Bhattacharya
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Rituparno Bhattacharya is a partner at TT&A and is based in its Mumbai office. He handles a range of financing matters and also advises on debt refinancing mandates.

"Rituparno is always on our mind for complex structured financing transactions, which are high pressure and involve delicate balancing of multiple commercial and legal considerations. His ability to stay calm during negotiations and thread through issues systematically helps us stay on top of the deals despite their complexity."

"Rituparno is commercially robust and a good consensus builder. He is able to carry clients and other parties to a transaction."

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Pallavi Meena
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Pallavi Meena is a partner at TT&A and is based in Delhi. She regularly advises clients on project financing, as well as ECB deals.

"Pallavi is extremely cooperative and helpful in closing the deal."

"Pallavi is my go-to lawyer for matters in India. She has an excellent understanding of the regulatory landscape in India, which she is able to explain clearly and concisely. She understands our business and is able to propose pragmatic solutions to the legal issues that arise."

Ranked Lawyers at
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Sonali Mahapatra
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Gautam Saha
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Rahul Gulati
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Pallavi Meena
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Rituparno Bhattacharya
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