Harsh has joined Phoenix Legal as a Partner on 11 October 2021. He will be a part of the Firm’s Banking and Finance practice and will operate out of the firm’s Delhi office.
His current practice spans a wide spectrum of legal services with specific focus on banking and finance, restructuring, infrastructure and public-private partnerships. With over 18 years of experience, he has represented major international and Indian banks, corporations and financial institutions, in their debt and equity investments in Indian companies.
He has advised on various transactions ranging from vanilla banking transactions to structured finance, project finance and mergers and acquisitions. He is considered a trusted legal counsel by various corporations, banks and financial institutions including PFC, REC, State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, L&T Finance, Yes Bank, Adani Group, Amplus Power, Renew Power and Enfinity Global. Besides having robust banking and finance exposure he has handled diverse infrastructure projects in the areas of defence, health, education, rail, airport, renewable energy, agribusiness etc. Some of the clients with whom he has been closely associated include the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, SBI Caps, Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited, Government of Goa, International Finance Corporation, RECTPCL, Airports Authority of India and CIDCO.
Harsh has been recognized as a “Recommended Lawyer” by Legal 500 Asia Pacific, “Highly Regarded (Banking)” by IFLR’s 2021 edition, Who’s Who Legal for Project Finance and “Notable practitioner’ by Asia Law (2022).
“Phoenix is known for good quality work, transparency and high ethical values and I am excited to be part of their growth story “, Harsh said.
Commenting on Harsh’s addition to the partnership, Manjula Chawla said “We are pleased to welcome Harsh into the partnership. Harsh is an outstanding addition to the firm’s deep bench in the banking and finance field and we are confident that he will play a pivotal role in the firm’s growth in the years to come”.
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