Rukshad Davar is a Partner and Head of the M&A practice group at Majmudar & Partners, International Lawyers. Rukshad is an Advocate and Solicitor admitted in India, and a Solicitor admitted in England & Wales. Rukshad is also a Chartered Accountant admitted in India. Rukshad's practice areas are M&A, Inbound Investments, Restructurings, Joint Ventures, Corporate/Commercial, Competition/Anti-Trust and Direct Tax. Rukshad has over 19 years of experience in M&A, Inbound Investments, Restructurings, Joint Ventures, Corporate/Commercial, Competition/Anti-Trust and Direct Tax matters, and has successfully led and advised on complex domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, joint ventures, strategic investments, asset sales and purchases, slump sales and hive-offs, corporate advisory and direct tax and tax treaty matters . Rukshad's practice is largely international focused given his prior work experience with Jones Day, and he continues to represent several international clients on their legal matters in India, as well as he represents domestic clients. Rukshad has led and assisted on several stellar deals including representing MF Global in their insolvency, restructuring and stake sale to Philip Capital Securities, which was the second largest insolvency and restructuring in the financial services sector after the collapse of Lehman Bros. He represents international clients in diverse sectors on their investments into India.Rukshad has been consistently ranked as a leading lawyer by various leading legal directories including Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Asia Law, IFLR. He has also been ranked as the Top 100 Lawyers of India by the India Business Law Journal. Rukshad has spoken at several conferences, including those convened and hosted by the International Bar Association.