After 25 years at Baker & McKenzie, Ashok Lalwani has moved to Greenberg Traurig as a Corporate Practice Shareholder in Singapore.
Confirming the development, Lalwani said,
"Greenberg Traurig presented an exciting opportunity to build and grow their global India practice."
An industry veteran, Lalwani spent the past 25 years leading Baker McKenzie’s India practice and growing its international capital markets practice in APAC, specialising in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital markets, and corporate advisory matters.
“Ashok has built an unmatched India practice and established himself as a capital markets leader throughout the Asia-Pacific region,” said Richard A. Edlin, Vice Chair of Greenberg Traurig.
“These hires reflect Greenberg Traurig's belief in Asia as a key driver of global economic growth, which has led to increased demand for our services from clients.”
Lalwani represents multinational corporations, financial institutions, and state entities across Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia, with particular emphasis on cross-border transactions involving India, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. He advises clients in industries including energy, real estate, hospitality, retail, technology, and financial services.
Lalwani joined Greenberg Traurig because he sees vast opportunities to expand his practice to the United States and the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region through mergers and acquisitions originating from and going to South and Southeast Asia. He said Greenberg Traurig’s unified, collaborative approach will allow clients to tap into the talent and networks of lawyers operating across the globe.
“Indian companies are operating and investing in more locations around the world; India is a key investment destination for most multinationals. Greenberg Traurig’s global geographic footprint, in particular 35 offices in the U.S. and 10 in EMEA, will enable us to provide end-to-end service in these most active corridors for work,” Lalwani said.
“I am very excited about working together with my new colleagues to build and grow our India and Asia Pacific practices.”
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