Saurya specialises in domestic and cross-border corporate matters, with a special focus on acquisitions, joint ventures, asset and business sale, commercial contracts, corporate structuring and restructuring, corporate compliance and strategic advisory.
As a wide spectrum business lawyer with close to seventeen years of market-recognised experience, he has led large and complex transactions, as well as handled mid-market and start up matters. He regularly advises foreign businesses on India entry strategies and establishing an India presence. His clients include prominent Indian business houses/conglomerates, listed entities, prominent multinational companies and investors. He takes an active interest in strategic and operational aspects of businesses, and their potential legal impact.
Saurya is recognised as a “Notable Practitioner” for Corporate/M&A in India by IFLR-1000 for 2020, 2021, 2022; and as a “Leading Lawyer” for Corporate/M&A in India by Legal Era for 2023.
Before joining JSA, Saurya has been Partner with Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as well as national Partner & Head of Kolkata Office, with HSA Advocates.
Memberships
- Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa
- International Bar Association
Select publications/thought leadership:
- Author, “UGC Draft Regulations on Foreign Campuses In India: Positives And Grey Areas”, Mondaq, January 2023
- Author, “Virtual Currencies and CBDC: Where Now and Headed Where?”, Achromic Point Knowledge Forum, March 2022
- Guest Speaker, “Workshop on PE-VC Fundraising”, Capital Quest, October 2021
- Author, “Streamlining Outbound Investments”, Hindu BusinessLine, August 2021
Education
- LL.M. (Corporate and Financial Laws), Jindal Global Law School, OP Jindal Global University
- B.Sc. LLB. (Hons.), National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Bengali
