Ashok has over 25 years in experience as a lawyer including 20 years as an in-house counsel. He has worked with domestic and multi-national financial institutions in India and overseas including banks and non-banking finance companies.
Ashok advises on corporate lending transactions, external commercial borrowings, cross-border transactions, trade and exports finance, cash management transactions, creation and enforcement of security, investment advisory and related services, retail banking products and transactions, and general corporate and commercial matters.
He has worked extensively on the standardization of primary and leveraged finance documentation, and various banking products and services. He has also advised on corporate and commercial transactions viz. asset sale and purchase agreements, business transfer agreements, business acquisition agreements, investment agreements, share swap agreement, technical collaboration agreements, technology transfer or licensing agreements, etc.
Ashok blends his experience as an in-house counsel with the rigour of a practicing lawyer to strike a good balance between the technical and commercial aspects. He is very commercially minded and understands how things work in practice.