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Jagannathan Krishnan
Mail: lawinfo@merlynlawfirm.com
Phone: +91 6379 599713
Languages: English, Tamil, Hindi & Telugu
Biography
Merlyn Law Firm’s Senior partner Jagannathan Krishnan teams up with international corporations around the world to undertake Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) transactions in India and Europe. As Head of the firm’s Civil & Corporate Practice Group in the Indian Offices, Jagannathan employs an entrepreneurial approach that matches his clients’ to achieve results while building consensus. Jagannathan, who was in charge of creating the Chennai office from scratch, believes the best approach is to put himself in his clients’ shoes, keeping in mind the big picture at every stage of the transaction.
Representative experience
Advising Asian companies on the acquisition of a minority stake in Foreign hospitality businesses.
Successfully obtained settlements & favorable orders in cases of fraud and cheating for numerous clients.
Legal advisor to various private hospitals & lead counsel for claims of medical negligence.
Advising MNC companies with regard to insolvency & bankruptcy issues.
Advising world-wide business organizations with regard to debt recovery.
Legal advisor to national and international banks with regard to money laundering claims made against them.
Advising clients on their joint venture with various businesses for trade credit insurance in Asia & The United Kingdom.
Advising Hotels in the acquisition of restaurant brands.
Practices:
- Corporate
- Civil Litigation
- Company Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Civil
Industries:
- Financial Institutions
- Diversified Industrials
- Consumer
- Healthcare
Areas of focus:
- Buy-outs
- Bolt- ons
- Property Litigation
- Insolvency & Bankruptcy
- Money Laundering
- Bid Rigging
- Debt Recovery
- Public Company Mergers & Acquisitions
- Cross-border Mergers & Acquisitions
- Data Protection
- Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
Education:
- Bachelor Degree in Law
- Bachelors in Business, Sri Venkateshwara University, Magna Cum Laude
Bar admissions
- Bar Council of Tamilnadu & Puducherry
- Bar Council of India
Accolades
- 'Among the very best M & A lawyers one can find in India'.
- 'A great lawyer- he´s a delight to work with & a calming influence in negotiations'.
- 'He is very good and always keeps in mind the bigger picture in deals'.
- "He is a strong negotiator with very good technical skills and business experience".
- "He has a great global vision, which mixes economic details with pure legal issues & political considerations. He always offers the best approach both in his role as a lawyer & as a business partner".
- "He's on top of things & any time I need to discuss with him he is always available, even if it is the weekend or when he is travelling".
- "He works seamlessly with other offices of Merlyn Law Firm globally".