Bio

Anjan Dasgupta is a dual-qualified senior legal expert in infrastructure and energy project development and finance, public private partnerships, government contracts and public procurement. He represents clients in every aspect of development, financing, construction, operation, M&A and disputes of capital-intensive projects and facilities around the world. He has more than 20 years of experience advising international and domestic banks, funds and financial institutions, multilateral agencies, sponsors, developers, investors and governments. He is currently advising on some of the largest and most complex infrastructure and energy projects in India. His projects include roads and highways, sea-links, ports, airports, power plants (conventional, solar, wind and hydro), waste management facilities, metro and rail networks, smart cities, special economic zones, oil and gas facilities, social and healthcare infrastructure such as hospitals and diagnostic facilities, agribusiness, educational institutions, telecommunications networks and facilities, battery storage and charging infrastructure and other infrastructure assets. He has considerable international experience, having trained, and worked with distinguished international legal firms, Norton Rose Fulbright (Toronto office) and Herbert Smith Freehills (London office). He has also worked with Trilegal and HSA Advocates in Mumbai and The Centre of Innovation Law and Policy at the University of Toronto, Canada. Anjan regularly writes and speaks on topics relating to energy and infrastructure, restructuring and insolvency, banking and finance, project finance, and PPPs in India. Anjan has a strong academic background and is a recipient of number of awards and scholarships for excellence in the study of law. He has keen interest in teaching and has been a visiting faculty in various law schools in India and overseas.