Uday Singh Ahlawat

Uday heads the Corporate Commercial Practice of A&A. His focus areas are Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructuring, private equity and fund formations. Having spent over a decade in the legal profession with some of the leading corporate law firms in India, Uday has a client portfolio which is both diverse and all-encompassing. Uday has extensive experience in transactions in various sectors and advices clients in all aspects of a transaction, starting from structuring to planning their exit strategies. Uday is a specialist in Foreign Direct Investment and has structured numerous India entry strategies for his clients.

He works with several domestic and overseas clients on a wide variety of transactions including inbound and outbound investments, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures.

Uday has extensive experience in transactions in various sectors which has enabled him in handling complex issues on the commercial and regulatory side in sectors such as telecom, real estate, IT/ITES, services, technology transfer to name a few.

Over a period Uday has been recognized and awarded as one of the leading corporate lawyers in India by various international organisations.

Awards & Recognitions:

1. Recommended by Legal 500 for commercial, corporate, private equity and investment funds
2. Recognized as one of India's most recommended lawyers by the India Business Law Journal's A-List 2023-24.
3. Featured in the most coveted A-list of India's Top 100 Lawyers 2022-23 by India Business Law Journal.
4. Recognized as a 'Notable Practitioner' by IFLR1000 in the 'Mergers & Acquisition' and 'Private Equity' practice areas
5. Awarded as the best FDI lawyer by IAE in 2018 & 2020.
6. Recognized by Legals Finest.