Bio

Saurabh Tiwari is a Partner at the Firm in the Corporate, Securities and Regulatory Practice and specialises in corporate and commercial laws with over 14 years of experience. Saurabh extensively advises clients on Indian foreign exchange laws, securities laws, company law, regulatory framework for financial entities including NBFCs, foreign contributions law, and commercial agreements. He has advised on several mergers and acquisition transactions, some of them being one of the largest in specific sectors. Saurabh has advised several foreign corporates in establishing their presence in India, foreign investments in Indian companies (Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), including in retail and e-commerce, pharmaceutical and financial sector space), investment by Indian companies in foreign jurisdictions (Overseas Direct Investments (ODI)), External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) by Indian companies, Employee Stock Option Schemes (ESOPs) offered by foreign entities to employees of Indian group companies, and foreign grant agreements. On securities law, he regularly advises on Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements, Take Over Regulations, legal framework on Insider Trading, Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Regulations and SEBI settlements. Fin-tech, including payments and settlements, is another sphere where Saurabh has been advising clients. He has regularly represented clients before the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Directorate of Enforcement (ED) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Saurabh has also worked significantly on disputes between foreign and Indian parties and on commercial settlements. Saurabh regulatory contributes to various legal journal and periodicals, inter-alia, India Business Law Journal, VC Circle, Asia Law. He also has a keen interest in recruitment processes.