Ajit Shah

An entrepreneur by nature, Ajit is recognised as an expert in corporate and financial laws, tax (direct and indirect), capital and investment structuring, project finance, foreign direct investments, arbitration and complex transaction advisory. During his formative years, Ajit trained at a barrister’s chambers specializing in tax practice. During this period, Ajit gained experience as a counsel arguing matters before the Bombay High Court, lower Courts and various tribunals for India’s largest MNC’s on a regular basis. Ajit’s experience in advising clients on various contentious and non‐contentious issues coupled with the substantial time as an inhouse managing counsel at fintech companies and large mining companies provide him with a distinct edge.

As a strategic and decisive business enabler, Ajit acts as an enabler of and a keen supporter of business. A business-oriented lawyer providing practical and creative legal advice, Ajit is a knowledge partner to CXO’s and Business leaders.
An alumnus of K. C. Law College, Mumbai and the Jindal Global Law School, Ajit has proved his mettle in the corporate world and transnational transactional law focusing on corporate laws and regulations that has resulted in noteworthy earnings for the various clients and corporates.

Areas of Expertise :

– Transaction Advisory

– Tax Advisory

– Contract Lifecycle Management

– Fintech Advisory

– Commercial Arbitration

– Corporate Finance

– Corporate restructuring

– Transfer pricing and ALP

– Mergers & acquisitions

– Information Technology and Information Security

– HR and Labour policies

– Liaising with regulators and government