Arvind is a Partner heading the South India Practice in the Private Equity, Venture Capital, M&A, General Corporate, Intellectual Property & Technology practice verticals and in addition co-heading the Labour & Employment and Real Estate practice areas.
Arvind brings nearly 20 years of experience having worked with numerous top tier law firms in the past. He is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer with several years of experience and focus in M&A, VC/PE, General Corporate Advisory, Commercial Contracts & Real Estate practice areas.
Arvind has represented a multitude of funds and companies on investment transactions at seed, growth and mature stages and has also been involved in advising on numerous domestic & cross border acquisitions, strategic acquisitions, joint ventures, technical collaboration transactions of varying size and complexities.
He is a seasoned lawyer that is well entrenched in the ecosystem to understand the key issues, strategies and sensitivities involved in helping maneuver the issues & successfully close the transactions.
Arvind also regularly advises numerous small to large corporates (especially global MNCs with operations in India) on various areas critical to them as part of their day-to-day operations such as setting up business (which includes office/factory/warehouse etc.), obtaining licenses & registrations, wide range of regulatory issues, advice on varied types of commercial contracts, real estate property sale & acquisition, closure of operations etc.
Arvind’s recent focus has also largely included working with startups having advised several startups on fund raise, streamlining their regulatory compliances, structuring inter promoter arrangements, stock option related structuring, advice & documentation, employment law issues.
As a charter member of TiE, Bangalore chapter and affiliation with numerous startup accelerator programs, Arvind actively collaborates in conducting mentoring sessions, workshops and pro-bono activities all aimed at nurturing and supporting emerging entrepreneurs.
Arvind has individually and jointly authored several papers published in Mondaq, IVCA Magazine, Jus Laboris Network etc.
Arvind obtained his Bachelor of Law from University Law College (Bangalore University) and has a Master’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is admitted to the Bar Council of India and New York Bar.
Involved in advising on several cross border and domestic joint venture & strategic collaboration arrangements of varied ticket sizes.
Regular advisor to several large MNCs and domestic companies on various areas such as general corporate, regulatory, IP, Data Privacy, Labour & Employment, Real Estate (sale & acquisition), Setting up operations (including factory, warehouse), Licenses & Registrations etc.
Advised several large companies on lease, sale, acquisition of real estate property, which includes conducting property title diligence, drafting, negotiation and finalisation of Sale Agreements, Lease agreements, Loan and mortgage related agreements etc. Also involved in advising landowners on high value Joint Development & Construction Agreements, cross border investments in construction & real estate projects in India & repatriation of proceeds.