Dhananjay Kumar

Partner (Head- Insolvency & Restructuring)

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Dhananjay advises creditors, acquirers and office holders on the entire range of restructuring and insolvency matters including special situation financings, security enforcement, and recovery of loans. He also had extensive experience in project and project finance focused mainly on oil & gas, telecom and port sectors

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Qualifications

  • . B.A. LLB., (Hons.) at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore
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Expertise

Practice Areas

  • Insolvency & Bankruptcy

He also has deep experstise in dealing with stressed debt trading and asset reconstruction matters such as the sale by YES Bank of its stressed loan portfolio. He has been involved in high stake insolvency matters such as Essar Steel, Jet Airways, Videocon Group, Ruchi Soya, Reliance Capital and Srei Group. 

Dhananajay has also had extensive experience in project and project finance focused mainly on oil & gas, telecom and port sectors. He advises both lenders and developers in the infrastructure sector and has acted for many key players in this space.

Awards & Recognition

  • ‘Band 2’ at Chambers and Partners 2023 & 2022 for Restructuring/ Insolvency in India
  • ‘Distinguished Practitioner’ at AsiaLaw, 2022 for Restructuring & Insolvency
  • ‘Notable Practitioner’, at IFLR 1000, 2023 & 2020 for Project & Project Finance
  • ‘Next Generation Partner’ at Asia Pacific Legal500, 2022 for Restructuring & Insolvency

Memberships

  • Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, India
  • Foreign Lawyer with full registration, Singapore International Commercial Court
  • Member and Fellow of INSOL International

Awards & recognition:

  • ‘Band 2’ at Chambers and Partners 2024- 2022 for Restructuring/ Insolvency in India
  • ‘Distinguished Practitioner’ at AsiaLaw, 2022 for Restructuring & Insolvency
  • ‘Notable Practitioner’, at IFLR 1000, 2023 & 2020 for Project & Project Finance
  • ‘Next Generation Partner’ at Asia Pacific Legal500, 2024-2022 for Restructuring & Insolvency

Qualifications

  • . B.A. LLB., (Hons.) at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore
expertise

Expertise

Practice Areas

  • Insolvency & Bankruptcy