Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) Partner Dhananjay Kumar has been called to the Bar of England & Wales, and will be joining commercial law barrister chambers South Square in London.

At South Square, he will focus on commercial chancery matters including insolvency, company and banking laws while separately continuing to practice Indian law from CAM in its Mumbai office.

Kumar has experience in Indian restructuring and insolvency including both in-court and out-of-court restructurings, cross-border insolvency, distressed debt trading and special situations. He has represented Indian as well as foreign creditors, acquirers and office-holders. His specialities also include project finance and corporate finance matters in oil and gas, telecom, ports and other infrastructure sectors.

Head of Chambers, Tom Smith KC, commented as follows on this latest addition to the South Square team: “It gives me great pleasure to welcome Dhananjay. He enjoys an excellent reputation for his work in restructuring and insolvency in India, and will provide our clients with an important source of expertise for this vast market.”

Dhananjay said, “I feel a tremendous sense of professional satisfaction to be joining a set with such an excellent international reputation for restructuring and insolvency law. South Square is a chambers of truly global renown, and I look forward to being able to help expand its reach and using my knowledge and experience as an experienced commercial lawyer at the disposal of its clients.”