Bio

Vinay Butani is a Partner in the Corporate & Commercial practices of ELP. Vinay has been involved in various corporate and commercial transactional matters across sectors including health care, media and fin-tech. He has advised several clients, including several Fortune 500 companies on corporate and commercial transactions, acquisitions, strategic alliances, domestic and cross-border foreign collaborations, IP acquisitions and brand associations including joint ventures encompassing all aspects of Indian corporate, securities, foreign investment, and company laws. Vinay regularly writes on India’s foreign direct investment regime and company laws in various publications. He also advises clients on Indian data privacy laws including drafting of privacy policies, terms of use etc. Vinay also represented the firm on a comprehensive commentary on the Data Protection Bill’2022 consultation paper which was published by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY). He has been featured in Asian Legal Business’ India Rising Stars List of 2023. Prior to joining ELP, Vinay was a Counsel with AZB & Partners, Mumbai.