Founded in 2000, Juris Corp is active across the financial and corporate space with banking and finance being the firm’s key strength area. The firm has offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm’s flagship banking practice has expertise in an array of matters such as regulatory compliance, merger and acquisition, and leveraged, trade and structured finance.
The capital markets team is often mandated by domestic and foreign banks and financial institutions. The team has expertise in derivatives and is notably the Indian counsel for the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.
The corporate team acts on mergers, acquisitions and fundraising, and is often active in the technology sector.
On the restructuring side, the firm is often engaged by bondholders.
Key clients
Notable clients include Reliance Industries, Vedanta, Axis Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, IIFL Finance, Investec Bank, JP Morgan, Provenance Land, Banco Santander, HDFC Bank, Union Bank of India, JSW Energy and Hero Solar Energy.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
The banking team has actively advised on large financing deals, including advising on a marquee financing in line with Reliance Industries’ ‘new energy vision’ to become a global scale photovoltaic manufacturing organisation and as part of its energy transition plans. It also advised on financial services regulatory matters.
In the capital markets, the firm advised issuers and investors on debenture issues. It also advised on structured finance and securitization.
In restructuring and insolvency, the firm acts as legal counsel for resolution professionals, committee of creditors and other members, including dissenting creditors.
The firm welcomed partner Vedanarayanan Lakshmanan while associate partner Teza Jose and counsel Sumitava Basu departed the firm.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
CFM Asset Reconstruction’s restructuring.
REC Solar’s green loan financing.
Shriram Transport Finance’s debentures issue.
Client feedback: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
Banking
“Client focus and structuring of the transaction.”
“They are prompt, responsive, flexible and accommodative.”
“They have commercial understanding, market knowledge and sound legal and regulatory understanding.”
Capital markets
“Juris Corp was always willing to help us in our day-to-day queries in relation to debenture issuance (plain NCD as well as market-linked debentures). They have joined us on meetings and calls on short notice where it was necessary.”
M&A
“It was great working with their partner Ms. Bindiya Raichura, she has good drafting skills, negotiates hard on the language, is solution-orientated and flexible on fees.”
Abir Dey
“Abir is very proactive, has good legal knowledge and is very responsive.”
Rupul Jhanjee
“Rupul has in-depth knowledge, a true subject-matter expert when it comes to banking and finance. She manages time well and always meets deadlines. Rupul is able to negotiate complicated matters and provides valuable legal advice.”
Apurva Kanvinde
“Apurva was willing to help and patiently understand the queries and practical difficulties faced by clients. She was willing to reach out to other market players and regulators to figure out solutions to the client's problems.”
Bindiya Raichura
“She has good legal acumen, has handled complex M&As along with robust litigations and has considerable documentation experience. She has very good drafting and negotiating skills.”
Saurabh Sharma
“Easily contactable and accessible.”
“He offers accessibility, understanding and sound knowledge.”
