JSA announces Practice Area Co-Chairs for Corporate, Disputes and Finance

JSA Advocates and Solicitors has announced the appointment of Practice Area (PA) Co-Chairs of its primary Practice Areas Corporate, Disputes and Finance.

The PA Co-Chairs are elected by the Equity Partners of the respective Practice Areas for a three-year term.

The Corporate Practice Equity Partners have re-elected Probir Roy Choudhury and Sidharrth Shankar as PA Co-Chairs.

Choudhury focuses on technology-led corporate transactions, including private equity, venture capital, fintech and data protection matters. He regularly advises clients on complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions, transaction structuring and regulatory issues, particularly in high growth and innovation driven sectors.

Shankar focuses on private equity, mergers & acquisitions and cross border investments. He advises global private equity funds, multinational corporations and strategic investors across sectors including life sciences, financial services, insurance, consumer and technology.

The Disputes Practice Equity Partners have re-elected Dheeraj Nair and Farid Karachiwala as PA Co-Chairs.

Nair has over two decades of experience advising clients on complex commercial litigation, domestic and international arbitration and regulatory proceedings. An Advocate-on-Record of the Supreme Court of India, he is known for his strategic handling of high-value and multijurisdictional disputes.

Karachiwala specialises in corporate and commercial litigation, arbitration, banking litigation and real estate related disputes. An Advocate-on-Record of the Supreme Court of India, Farid regularly appears before courts and tribunals across India and advises a wide range of domestic and international clients.

The Finance Practice Equity Partners have re-elected Anish Mashruwala and Madhurima Saha Mukherjee as PA Co-Chairs.

Mukherjee has over 20 years of experience and has led several of India’s landmark capital markets transactions, including large public offerings and equity capital raisings, and is consistently recognised by global legal directories.

Mashruwala's practice spans structured finance, securitisation, derivatives, cross-border lending and trade finance, advising banks, financial institutions and corporates on complex domestic and international financing transactions.

Under JSA’s structured management model, the Practice Area Co-Chairs work closely with the Firm’s leadership, comprising an elected Executive Committee (ExCom), which includes the Joint Managing Partners, to align Firm-wide and Practice-specific priorities, support the implementation of best practices, drive business development initiatives, nurture talent, and strengthen integration across the Firm.

Commenting on the re-elections, Amar Gupta and Vivek K. Chandy, Joint Managing Partners, JSA Advocates & Solicitors, said,

“We congratulate the Partners on being reelected as Co-Chairs. The re-elections across all three core Practice Areas reflect the deep confidence our partnership places in leaders who have consistently strengthened their practices while contributing meaningfully to the Firm as an institution. Continuity at this level is especially important as JSA continues to scale with purpose, deepen client relationships and invest in future ready capabilities.

“The re-elected PA Co-Chairs have been actively contributing to the Firm’s growth trajectory, fostering collaboration across offices and practices, and supporting JSA’s evolving client and talent strategies. Their continued leadership ensures that JSA remains cohesive, agile and well-positioned to support our clients in an increasingly dynamic legal and regulatory environment," they added.

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