Ambarish is a Partner at the Mumbai office of JSA and focuses on private and public mergers and acquisitions, and private equity investments.
Ambarish has advised on several multi-billion dollars public mergers and acquisitions, including tenders offers, across sectors and is sought for advisory regarding complicated listed company matters.
Ambarish also advises board of directors and senior management on corporate governance, and high-risk matters.
Ambarish’s clients have included sovereign wealth funds, private equity investors, strategic foreign investors, and Indian corporations, in complex mergers and acquisitions.
Over the years, Ambarish has worked across sectors and in multidisciplinary roles. In 2014, Ambarish advised the Government of India and helped with drafting of rules for auction of coal mines on an expedited basis after the Supreme Court of India cancelled the mining lease of almost all the coal mines in India. Subsequently, Ambarish also assisted with drafting of several other regulations for the Government of India and was also involved with the new insolvency and bankruptcy laws of India in its initial years. Ambarish has also advised a listed company in internal investigations and forensic review.
In 2016, Ambarish was seconded by the Firm to Mitsui & Co., Ltd at Tokyo, for a year, where he was working with the Asia Pacific Legal Department. Over the years, Ambarish has worked with several Japanese companies in their investment in India and management of portfolio in India.
Ambarish regularly publishes and speaks on matters related to foreign Investment and M&A.
Awards and Recognition
- Top 10 M&A Lawyers in India league table by MergerLinks, 2022
- Rising Stars by Asian Legal Business 2022
- 40 Under 40 Rising Star by Legal Era, 2019
Memberships
- Bar Council of Delhi
- Ineternational Bar Association
- Inter-Pacific Bar Association
Education
National Law University, Jodhpur (2008, Honours)
Languages
- English
- Hindi
