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Aarthi Sivanandh

Aarthi Sivanandh

Asia-Pacific 2026

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About

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Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Aarthi’s practice focuses on the full spectrum of corporate laws and transactional matters: mergers and acquisitions, venture capital transactions, private equity and foreign collaborations. She has extensive experience in working in the India region for domestic and foreign investors, having acted for bidders, target companies, sellers and advisors in such transactions. Her expertise is also called for in board-led internal investigations and advisory on corporate governance. She also leads the pro bono practice of the firm.

Career

Aarthi is an equity partner at JSA from 2014 until the present. In 2010, a firm she co-founded merged its practice with JSA, prior to which she was in the USA practising as a foreign legal consultant focussing on corporate and transaction advisory work the US-India business corridor.

Professional Memberships

• Bar Council of India

• Bar Council of Tamil Nadu

Personal

Aarthi is regarded as a pre-eminent lawyer in corporate M&A/PE space and is consistently named in prominent legal directories including Chambers & Partners, RSG Consulting and IFLR1000 among others.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Corporate/Commercial: Chennai - India

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Aarthi Sivanandh is a recognised name in the Chennai M&A legal market and is present on some notable corporate and private equity deals. She also has experience in other relevant matters such as spin-offs and demergers.

Strengths

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  • Aarthi is very experienced. She has in-depth knowledge and is well respected in the industry.

    Corporate/Commercial: ChennaiChambers Asia & Pacific
  • Aarthi is an excellent M&A attorney and one of the best I've worked with. She is a skilled negotiator and a truly excellent manager of cross-border transactions.

    Corporate/Commercial: ChennaiChambers Asia & Pacific

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