Harsh Pais

Harsh Pais is focusing on Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity. Harsh advises extensively on cross border acquisitions (involving public and private targets) and joint ventures. He also has experience advising on unsolicited offers to acquire publicly traded companies.  

In addition, Harsh provides strategic counsel to clients on matters involving change of control transactions, corporate governance, securities laws, troubled joint ventures and crisis management. Harsh is also experienced in providing transactional and regulatory advice to clients in regulated industries, including financial services and telecom.

Harsh is recognized as a ‘Leading Lawyer’ ‘highly regarded’ for Corporate M&A by IFLR 1000 Corporate & Finance Guide and by Chambers & Partners. RSG’s India Report 2017 also recognizes Harsh, stating - “Harsh provides clients with ‘top quality advice.’ He is extremely ‘responsive’ and ‘commercial’.”

Harsh holds a significant role at FICCI, the apex chamber of commerce for industry in India, as member of its National Committee on Corporate Laws, and is invited by SEBI to provide his views on proposals to amend securities laws.

He has past experience at a major international law firm in New York and is additionally qualified in the UK and New York. Harsh is an alumnus of Columbia Law School and the National Law School of India.

• M&A
• Private equity

• Accounting
• Agriculture
• Automotive
• Aviation
• Banking
• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Energy
• Financial services
• Fisheries and aquaculture
• Food and beverage
• Forestry
• Gaming
• Government and public policy
• Healthcare
• Industrials
• Insurance
• Investment management
• Media
• Mining
• Natural resources
• Oil and gas
• Pharma and life sciences
• Real estate
• Shipping
• Social infrastructure
• Tech and telecoms
• Tourism
• Transport
• Utilities

• Harsh holds a significant role at FICCI, the apex chamber of commerce for industry in India, as member of its National Committee on Corporate Laws, and is invited by SEBI to provide his views on proposals to amend securities laws. 
• Harsh is additionally qualified in the UK and New York.