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CurrentI regularly advise clients on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, business restructurings, private equity investments, and joint ventures, and have also served as a trusted advisor to a number of insurance companies and private equity firms in the insurance sector. I have been involved in a number of high-profile company investigations, including leading multi-jurisdictional internal investigations into bribery, fraud, money laundering, books and records irregularities, pharmaceutical marketing violations, and other areas. In this regard, I have actively participated in offering guidance on Indian anti-corruption statutes such as the Prevention of Corruption Act, the Companies Act, the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act, and the Indian Penal Code, as well as the comparable provisions of foreign enactments such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act under Indian law, as well as post-acquisition compliance integration and compliance-driven restructuring of firms. I also assist clients with internal investigations and compliance programmes, as well as conducting compliance audits and compliance-driven company restructuring.As a recognized authority in the defence and aerospace sectors, I often advise foreign OEMs and Indian corporates in the defence industry on forming or restructuring joint ventures in India, as well as negotiating the complicated regulatory environment relevant to the Indian defence sector. Further, I advise clients in the defence sector on issues such as foreign exchange management in India, industrial licensing, and controls on the import and export of defence equipment, as well as the policies and procedures governing such procurement. I have also advised clients on various aspects of the defence procurement process-from bidding to determining the eligible modes of offset obligation discharge.
