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Samad Ali

Principal Associate

LOCATION
New Delhi

Profile

Samad is a Principal Associate with the Firm’s Corporate and M&A practice, bringing over ten years of post-qualification experience to his role.​ He specializes in legal troubleshooting, conducting due diligence, and drafting and negotiating transaction documents. His client base spans high net worth individuals, funds, companies, and financial institutions, both domestic and international, whom he advises on compliance and investment strategies in India.​

Samad’s expertise is sector-agnostic, characterized by comprehensive experience in projects, infrastructure, and M&A advisory. ​With a distinguished career that blends top-tier law firm and in-house experience, he has worked with leading organizations in India and abroad. His in-house positions have included roles with a prominent British multinational and a real estate private equity firm.​

Samad has advised on a broad range of cross-sector transactions, including the acquisition of a financial services company by a leading venture capital fund and a sell-side mandate involving investment in an Indian fintech company. His experience also includes legal due diligence for the issuance of non-convertible debentures to a fund, advising a 3D printing company on investment from an overseas multilateral organisation, as well advise on a fund investment for power plant development in Sierra Leone and worked on financing documents for a wind energy company.

Samad holds an LLM from the University of Warwick and an LLB from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. Having completed an optional training contract, he continues to enhance his professional skillset. Samad is a registered Advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi.

Expertise

Banking & Finance
Corporate M&A
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Corporate Compliance & Advisory
Employment Law

Publications

Will PLIs give Japanese manufacturing a boost in India?, Indian Business Law Journal, July 2021

Education

  • Masters of Law, University of Warwick
  • Bachelors of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
  • BA (Hons) Philosophy, Hindu College, University of Delhi

Memberships

  • Bar Council of Delhi
  • Delhi High Court Bar Association

Select Experience Statement

  • Handled a legal due diligence pursuant to the issuance of non-convertible debentures to a fund.
  • Represented company in the business of 3D printing, on an investment from an overseas multilateral organisation.
  • Represented a client on an investment from a fund for the setting up of power plants in Sierra Leone.
  • Worked on the financing documents of a wind energy company.
  • Worked with a leading Indian bank on its collateral management arrangements with collateral managers.
  • Advised a human resources technology company on its employment letter and on applicable employment laws.

Contact Details

  • 11th Floor, Tower A, DLF Towers Jasola, Jasola District Center,
    New Delhi 110025 (India)
  • +91 11 4111 5222, 4312 9300
  • +91 11 4056 3813
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