L Viswanathan

He has rich experience in Infrastructure and Energy Projects, Project Finance, Financial Services, Banking, Restructuring and Insolvency. He advises leading corporates and financial institutions on infrastructure projects, structured lending, financial services, debt restructuring and resolution of stressed assets and acquisitions.

Viswanathan has been involved in several landmark transactions and cases including, restructuring and settlement of Enron’s Dabhol Power Project, Swiss Ribbons v Union of India in which the constitutionality of the Bankruptcy Code was upheld by the Supreme Court, resolution of Essar Steel, resolution of the ILFS group, recapitalization of Yes Bank, sale of the distressed assets of Yes Bank, acquisition of controlling interest in the Mumbai Airport and significant M&A in infrastructure, oil & gas, financial services, media and retail sectors.

He has also been involved in some of the most significant debt resolution / restructuring transaction having recently advised the lenders on the resolution of debt of Dewan Housing Finance Ltd. and Centrum in revival of PMC Bank through a scheme of amalgamation.

He serves as a visiting faculty for Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore.

He is member of the Insurance Advisory Committee (IAC) constituted by the IRDA (Insurance Advisory Committee) Regulations, 2000. He chairs a committee of IRDAI on plain language for policy wording and is a member of a Committee of IRDAI to examine the implications of the new Data Law on the insurance sector.

• ‘Consistently ranked Band 1’ Chambers and Partners for Banking & Finance and Projects Infrastructure & Energy and ‘Star Individuals’ for Restructuring Insolvency
• Who’s Who Legal Awards: Project Finance Lawyer of the Year 2022-2023 | Banking lawyer of the Year 2023
• ‘Market Leader’ at IFLR 1000,
• ‘Highly Regarded’ IFLR1000 for Energy & Infrastructure; Project Development; Banking; Project Finance
• ‘Leading Lawyer Champions’ at Legal Era Leading Lawyers Rankings, 2022- 2023
• ‘Distinguished Practitioner’ Asia Law for Banking & finance and restructuring and insolvency
• ‘Leading Individual’ Legal500 consistently ranked him for Restructuring & Insolvency and as.

• Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, India
• Member of Ethics Committee of AMFI (Association of Mutual Funds in India)