Abhishek is a partner at JSA and specializes in Banking & Finance, Fintech and Private Equity.
Abhishek has extensive experience in Banking & Finance transactions including structured finance, project finance, debt refinance, debt restructuring, debt capital market, securitisation, financial regulatory practice, retail banking, financial services and general banking products, along with General Corporate transactions.
He also advises on Fintech and Technology related transactions including regulatory advice, product structuring, private equity investments, product compliance and has experience in Fintech product and investment strategy.
Abhishek has been recognised amongst Mondaq’s Thought Leadership Award Recipients for Fintech, India in Mondaq’s Spring 2023 awards.
Abhishek has been practicing law since 2009. Before joining JSA, he was the Head-Legal and Compliance at ePayLater, a Fintech company, where he was a part of the core management team and gained holistic exposure to the Fintech sector with experiences in Legal and Business roles.
He was previously a part of the Banking and Finance team at one of India’s premier law firms, and a part of the in-house legal team at ICICI Bank Limited, one of India’s largest private sector banks.
Publications
- “The Reserve Bank of India and the Regulation of Fintech” published by Mondaq and Lexology
- “Concept Note on Central Bank Digital Currency” published by Lexology
- “Reduction in minimum face value/trading lot for debt securities and non-convertible redeemable preference shares” published by JSA
- “Fair Lending Practice – Penal Charges in Loan Accounts” published by Lexology
- “Draft Framework for Self-Regulatory Organisation(s) in the FinTech Sector” published by Lexology
Education
- B.B.A., LL.B. from Symbiosis Law School, Pune
- Diploma in International Business Laws and Corporate Laws in India from Symbiosis International University
- MIT Fintech: Future Commerce online course from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Bengali