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Abir’s practice focuses primarily on rendering legal advice, structuring, drafting, risk allocation and negotiation assistance to borrowers & lenders for all their banking needs.
He has advised on a multitude of domestic Indian lending structures & products, and various overseas India linked borrowing and lending matters.
His work has covered multiple sectors including Renewable Energy, Logistics & Warehousing, Infrastructure, Aviation, Highways, Oil & Gas, Transmission, Ports, Real Estate, and has advised on diverse products covering the entire gamut of Project Finance and Banking & Finance.
He has been recognised as “Recommended Lawyer” in Banking and finance, Capital Markets, Projects & Energy and Restructuring & Insolvency by Legal 500 Asia Pacific Rankings, consistently recognized amongst India’s Top Lawyers and members of prestigious A-List by India Business Law Journal, “Rising Star Partner” by IFLR1000 in Banking and Project Finance, featured in Asia 40 under 40 Lawyers List by ALB, “Notable Practitioner” in the asialaw Lawyer Ratings, featured in BW Legal World 40 under 40 Elite Club of Lawyers and Legal Influencers, featured as one of India's Future Legal Leaders by India Business Law Journal, featured in India’s Super 50 Lawyer by ALB in Client Service Category and featured as ALB Rising Star India.
Abir has significant regulatory exposure including contributing to a SEBI working group and collaborating with banking and finance heavyweights. A committed thought leader, Abir serves as a Guest Faculty Member at the IDBI Centre for Excellence in Banking and Finance (ICBF) and the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF) Leadership Centre. He is a frequent contributor to the academic legal community, serving on editorial panels and authoring influential papers on the intersection of banking & finance.
Abir started his career as an in-house counsel at Wockhardt Limited and subsequently worked at Link Legal ILS, Amarchand & Mangaldas Suresh A. Shroff & Co. (later continued with Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas) and Luthra and Luthra Law Offices (later continued with Saraf & Partners).