Kartik is a Founding Partner of INDUS LAW Kartik focuses primarily on Private Equity and Venture Capital Investments, Mergers Acquisitions and Corporate and Securities Law He has significant experience in both public and private cross border private equity investments, M&A, joint ventures, and Indian corporate and commercial law.

He has received various recognitions over the years including being consistently listed as a leading individual in the Corporate M&A and Private Equity field by Chambers Partners and The Legal 500 Kartik is also recognized as a recommended lawyer in Private Equity/Venture Capital by the Practical Law Company Kartik has also been recognized as a Distinguished Practitioner’ for Private Equity by Asialaw 2023.

Kartik was listed as one of the top 25 second generation Indian Corporate Lawyers by RSG Consulting in its first India Report 2010 and was also endorsed as one of the most trusted lawyers in India in the Indian Corporate Counsel Association’s publication “The Vanguards”.

In the course of his career Kartik has also previously been a Partner at Nishith Desai Associates (a leading Indian tax and TMT law firm), General Counsel to a mid tier KPO/BPO Company, Legal Counsel at ChrysCapital (one of India’s largest Private Equity Funds), a Senior Associate at Dua Associates, and a Senior Consultant in the Legal Division at Arthur Andersen in Mumbai.

Apart from regular speaking engagements, Kartik is also an active member of the International Bar Association Kartik retired as the Vice Chair of the Securities Law Committee of the International Bar Association on December 31 2015 after previously serving as Chair of the Regulatory Affairs Sub Committee and Regional Representative for Asia.

PRACTICE AREAS

Anti Bribery & Anti Corruption, Corporate & Commercial, Education, International Practice Group, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Venture Capital & Fund Investment.

EDUCATION

LL.M. (Corporate Law) School of Law, New York University (2003)

Advanced Professional Certificate in Graduate Business Education, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University (2003)

B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) National Law School of India University, Bangalore (1996)