Shrishail Kittad
Shrishail is a PAN India head for Banking and Finance practice area of the Firm, and is specializing in the field of banking, project finance, structured finance, energy and infrastructure, real estate and corporate advisory. He has been advising some of the major public sector banks, private banks and NBFCs, as well as few of the country’s leading business houses, in financing of various large-scale infrastructure and real estate projects. He has been recognized by Legal500 as Recommended Lawyer in the banking and finance practice.
Shrishail has represented lenders, borrowers, promoters investors in corporate finance/ project finance/ structure finance transactions cutting across major infrastructure sectors viz., power, renewable energy, roads, metro rail, ports, steel, oil & gas etc. He has also handled mega power projects, mega port projects, mega road projects, including few prestigious projects initiated by Government of India, NHAI under its PPP policy. His advisory role extends to debt restructuring transactions and also bonds/ debenture issuance.
He is also highly recommended among the major players in real estate sector for RE funding transactions. His advisory role covers transactions involving development of commercial/ residential projects, extensive due diligence of material documents/ development agreements, and approvals thereunder, etc.
He has garnered a remarkable reputation in handling securitization and direct assignment for consortium of lenders/ ARCs, including through Swiss challenge process. He is also regularly approached for general corporate advisory on variety of subjects including regulatory compliance, company law, banking, insolvency, real estate, tax laws, labour laws, IPR, media laws, municipal laws etc.
Under his able leadership, the Banking & Finance practice has grown manifolds. Shrishail is also a panel member of the Banking, Financial Services & Insurance committee of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry and is also a member of the National Committee on Legal Services of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Prior to taking charge of the firm’s banking practice, Shrishail has in the past worked with Dentons Link Legal (Mumbai), Dhir & Dhir Associates (Mumbai) and Haynes & Boone LLP (USA) and Deutsche Bank Operations India (Mumbai). He is an alumnus of National Law School of India University, Bangalore.
Posts By Shrishail Kittad
SBI Consortium v. Doha Bank: Supreme Court Upholds Corporate Guarantees as Financial Debt Under IBC →
Drawing the Line: NCLAT Clarifies the Boundary Between Debt Recovery and Insolvency Law in JS Steel Co. Ltd. and Amod Stampings Private Limited →
Restructured Debt and the Survival of Registered Charges: NCLAT Affirms Secured Creditor Status in the Absence of Post-Restructuring ROC Modification →
Demarcating Jurisdictional Boundaries: The NCLAT on the Interplay Between the IBC and Statutory Town Planning Authorities →
The Digital Payments: E-mandate Framework, 2026: A Consolidated Regulatory Architecture for Recurring Transactions →
Enforcement of Security Interests Against Educational Institutions: Supreme Court Mandates Strict Compliance Under the SARFAESI Act →
Boundaries in Section 9 IBC Applications: Analysing GLS Films Industries v. Chemical Suppliers →
Locus Standi of Dissenting Financial Creditors Post-Resolution Plan Approval: An Analysis of the NCLT Kochi Order →
IBBI Mandates International Valuation Standards for Insolvency Proceedings: What It Means for Valuers and Insolvency Professionals →
When Finality Cannot Be Undone: Fraud, Functus Officio, And The Limits Of Recall Applications →
Discharge or Liability? The Supreme Court Clarifies the Extent of a Surety’s Obligations Where the Principal Debtor Overdraws a Sanctioned Credit Facility →
