PRASHANTH RAM, B. Com, B.L., LLM (UK), is a Founder and Managing Partner of 5ive Legal, A Chennai based Full Service Law Firm. He brings more than 15 years of real estate, private equity, global sourcing, structuring, M&A, technology and intellectual property practice. Mr. Prashanth is a dual-qualified lawyer with bar admissions in the UK and India, and is a Real Estate Conveyancer in the UK. An alumnus of University of Manchester, UK and Dr. Ambedkar Tamilnadu Law University in Chennai, he has with a primary interest of setting up new businesses and enabling foreign investors and businesses to overcome their legal challenges, he explored opportunities and developed expertise ranging from Real Estate, Compliance, Company Incorporations to Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Advising on Venture Capital to day to day operations of businesses in India and abroad.Mr. Prashanth's US/UK/China -India practice focuses on inbound and outbound foreign investment, joint ventures, strategic acquisitions, technology transfer, IP protection, market entry strategy and general advisory work.An avid enthusiast on new business opportunities with an added advantage of being a Real Estate Conveyancer has enabled him to highlight his entrepreneurial skills in assisting sponsors to negotiate leveraged exposure with Indian banks and financial institutions, as well as advising on the financing of IT, Real Estate and Media projects. He also has expertise in structuring debt instruments for non-resident clients investing in the real estate debt sector through listed and privately placed debt instruments. Additionally, Prashanth has advised lenders on corporate debt restructurings of infrastructure companies. Prashanth's never-ending commitment to detail and clarity has helped him notch various recognition and awards in his research, contract negotiation, drafting and providing legal advice across various business sectors.Prashanth, is a widely networked individual and has spent last five years working to secure one of the largest and well-acclaimed real estate residential project deal as a Legal Head and has been instrumental in setting up legal departments for small scale firms in Chennai. Prashanth is known for his management skills in ISO compliance and had set up new business initiatives with Lexis Nexis, a fortune 500, spreading its wings in the LPO sector from 2008.