Gaurav’s practice covers mergers & acquisitions, private equity, corporate structuring and restructuring, and general corporate commercial matters (including data privacy and white-collar crime investigations).
He is a transactional lawyer with over 10 (ten) years of experience – representing multinational companies in cross-border transactions, advising on foreign direct investments, and outbound investments.
He also advises clients on setting up and day-to-day business operations in India.
Awards and Recognition
- Recognized as ALB India Rising Star 2023 by Asian Legal Business, Thomson Reuters
- ‘Impact Deal of the Year’ by Asialaw, 2023
Memberships
- International Bar Association – Officer and National Representative (India)
- Bar Council of Delhi, India
Publications
Some of the relevant publications of Gaurav, amongst others, include the following:
- “The Legal 500: Investing In Comparative Guide”, Exclusive Contributor for the India Guide, January 2024.
- “Cross-border M&A transactions in emerging economies: international legal harmonization and the viability of an international corporate legal order” in Corporate and M&A Law Committee’s publication, International Bar Association, January 2024.
- “Investment opportunities and challenges vis-a-vis ESG regulation: Tracing India in the global canvas” in Financial Express, December 2023.
- ‘The employability of artificial intelligence in the legal sector: should robots aid or call the shots?’ in Technology Law Committee’s publication, International Bar Association, July 2023.
- ‘Shareholder empowerment in India: SEBI’s proposal makes shareholders’ nod more crucial than ever’ in Corporate and M&A Law Committee’s publication, International Bar Association, April 2023.
- ‘Absence of special categories of personal data in India’s digital personal data protection bill, 2022 simplicity at the cost of efficacy?’ in Indian Express’ Express Computer, March 2023.
- ‘Data protection in Metaverse: Ascertaining privacy in the ever-expanding virtual world’ in Economic Times’ ET Edge, December 2022.
- ‘Regulating algorithms through data protection laws: Reigning the unruly horse’ in Economic Times’ ET Edge, October 2022.
- ‘Non-Personal Data Vis-À-Vis Data Protection Regime: Determining The Viability of India’s Inclusive Approach’ in Economic Times’ ET Edge, September 2022.
- ‘Accomodating MedTech within Data Protection Laws: Regulating AI based medical devices and medical data in India’ in Economic Times’ ET Edge, July 2022.
- ‘Overseas Listing through SPACs in India: Retrospection, Evolution and Prospection’ in Mondaq, April 2022.
- ‘Online Gaming Laws in India: An Obstruction In Path Of Prospective Investment’ in Business World Gaming World, February 2022.
- ‘Need for data protection framework for Edtech sector’ in The Times of India, October 2021.
- ‘New FDI norms in E-Commerce: Government caught between the Devil and Deep Sea’, [2019] 104 taxmann.com 417.
- ‘Mergers and Acquisitions: Some Digital Issues’ in Corporate Law Adviser, Wolters Kluwer Business Publications, ISSN 0970-8987, Volume 118, Part 4.
- ‘Tech Mergers and Acquisitions: Rise Against the Tide’ in Taxmann’s Corporate Professionals Today, ISSN 0972-818X, Volume 30, Issue 1.
- ‘Company Law Settlement Scheme, 2014: An Analysis’ in Company Law Journal.
- ‘RBI’s Wailful Defaulter Circular: An Analysis of Ionic Metalliks v. Union of India’ in Taxmann’s Corporate Professionals Today, ISSN 0975-9948, Volume 31, Issue 2.
- ‘SEBI Order and Satyam Scandal: Much Needed Impetus’ in Taxmann’s Corporate Professionals Today, ISSN 0975-9948, Volume 30, Issue 8.
- ‘Acceptance of Deposits and the Companies Act, 2013: Stricter Regime’ in Corporate Law Adviser, Wolters Kluwer Business Publications, ISSN 0970-8987, Volume 121, Part 3.
- ‘FDI in Retail E-Commerce: Way Forward’ in Taxmann’s Corporate Professionals Today, ISSN 0975-9948, Volume 29, Issue 6.
- ‘Corporate Social Responsibility: New Mantra Gets Crystallised’ in Corporate Law Adviser, Wolters Kluwer Business Publications, ISSN 0970-8987, Volume 119, Part 3, 2014.
- ‘Corporate Contribution to Political Parties and the Companies Act – Democracy Realized or Defeated’ in Taxmann’s Corporate Professionals Today, ISSN 0975-9948, Volume 29, Issue 8.
- ‘Cross Border Mergers: Implications under the Competition Act, 2002’ in IBLS E-Commerce and Tax Law Journal, ISSN 2154-6347, Volume 1 Issue 6.
- ‘Competition Law and Intellectual Property Laws: Friends or Foes’ in the book titled ‘Consumer Activism, Competition and Consumer Protection’, ISBN 978-8190809-0-3.
- ‘Search for the Perfect Legislation to control Cyber Crime in India’ in IBLS E-Commerce and Tax Law Journal, ISSN 2154-6347, Volume 1 Issue 8.
- ‘Comparative Advertisements and Infringement of Trademarks’ in International Journal of Research in Commerce and Management, ISSN 0976-2183, Volume 2 Issue 11.
- ‘Criminal Liability of Corporations’ in the book titled ‘Selected Essays on Criminal Law’, ISBN 978-81-920809-3-2.
- ‘Jurisdictional Issues in Cyber Crime: Whose Space is Cyber Space’ in the book titled ‘Selected Essays on Criminal Law’, ISBN 978-81-920809-3-2.
Education
B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) (2008-13), Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (Gold Medalist)
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Punjabi
