Harsh Pais
Partner - Corporate
Mergers and Acquisitions | Private Equity | Cross-border Transactions
Overview
Harsh Pais co-heads Trilegal’s Corporate practice group and focuses on mergers & acquisitions and private equity. Harsh advises extensively on cross-border acquisitions (involving public and private targets) and joint ventures.
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 advice to clients in regulated industries, such as financial services, infrastructure, and TMT.
Harsh is recommended for M&A by the Global Guide of Who’s Who Legal – “Harsh Pais possesses great analytical and articulation skills coupled with his in-depth knowledge of laws and effective drafting abilities. One source applauds his ‘comprehensive advice encompassing all related aspects of an M&A transaction.”
He is rated as a ‘leading lawyer’ ‘highly regarded’ for Corporate M&A by IFLR 1000 Guide and is recognised by Chambers and Partners for both Corporate M&A and Private Equity – “He has excellent commercial judgement and a deep understanding of the issues that are of greatest concern to investors.”
Harsh holds a significant position at FICCI, the apex chamber for commerce and industry in India, as a member of its National Committee on Corporate Laws. He has past experience at a major international law firm in New York and is additionally qualified in the UK and New York.
Education
Columbia Law School
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
Recognition
- Ranked individual in Corporate M&A and Private Equity by Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, 2021-2022
- Top 20 Emerging Legal Leaders in India by RSG India
- Leading lawyer for Corporate M&A, IFLR1000 Guide
- ‘Notable Practitioner’ for M&A and PE – Asialaw Profiles, 2021
