Mumbai-based law firm Desai & Diwanji has topped the 2015 Dealogic Asia-Pacific league tables for Project Finance. The firm finds itself at the summit in terms of both deal count and deal value, with 49 deals worth $10.36 billion..A majority of the top ten are foreign law firms; only Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, in third place, finds mention from Big Law India..Herbert Smith Freehills is second with 38 deals worth close to $8.6 billion, followed by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas with 24 deals worth $6.8 billion..PositionFirmDeal Value (in $ billion)No. of deals1Desai & Diwanji10.36492Herbert Smith Freehills8.6383Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas6.8244Allens6.1285King & Wood Mallesons5.9366Norton Rose Fulbright5.5207Link Legal5.3358Allen & Overy5.1109Ashurst4.21210Amarchand Mangaldas4.115.The other Indian law firms in the table include Link Legal in seventh position, with 35 deals worth $5.3 billion, and the erstwhile Amarchand Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co, in tenth, with 15 deals worth $4.1 billion..The foreign law firms featuring in the list include Allens, King & Wood Mallesons, Norton Rose Fulbright, Allen & Overy and Ashurst..Desai & Diwanji’s Project Finance team is headed by Partner Parth Sharma, and comprises Associates Puskar Bavare, Rahul Chauhan, Vishal Mali, Kunal Gaurav, Dnyanraj Desai and Riya Bhattacharya..Follow Bar and Bench channel on WhatsAppDownload the Bar and Bench Mobile app for instant access to the latest legal news.
