Ashlesha Gowariker is a Senior Partner at Desai & Diwanji’s Mumbai office.

Ashlesha specialises in advising on strategic M&A transactions, PE and VC investments, entry and exit strategies, acquisition of stressed assets, regulatory compliances, business contracts and the like, across various industry sectors, including energy, oil & gas, transport, logistics, real estate and media & entertainment. She also advises on employment law aspects, environmental law compliances, litigation strategy, corporate frauds and economic offences.

Her clients include domestic companies and conglomerates, multinational corporations, foreign and domestic banks and financial institutions, global and domestic PE funds, VC funds and HNIs. Ashlesha has been a board member of several listed and unlisted companies, serves as committee member in prominent trade bodies and speaks at various industry events. She has regularly contributed to advisory and regulatory committees of Central and State Governments and is privileged to be involved in the activities of two NGOs.

Her industry reputation for high quality work makes her a reassuring choice of counsel for her clients.

This is a general overview of Ashlesha’s practice. Please contact her to receive a more detailed statement of her experience in any particular area of her practice.