INDIA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Tanmay Patnaik, Raj Chheda and Eisha Singh Trilegal
Trilegal is a leading full-service law firm in India with over 26 years of experience. The firm advises a di - verse set of clients, including Fortune 500 compa - nies, global investment funds, major Indian conglom - erates, domestic and international banks, technology and media giants, family offices and high-net-worth individuals. With 161+ partners operating under a distinctive lockstep model, Trilegal is the largest eq - uity partnership in the country. The firm retains over 1,300 professionals across its Mumbai, Delhi, Gu - rugram, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune and GIFT City
offices. The firm’s private client practice advises high-net-worth individuals, promoter families, family businesses, family offices, trustees and fiduciaries on succession planning, family governance, disputes, private trusts, Wills, estate planning, tax, regulatory compliance, philanthropy, art and luxury assets, ESG interests and family office structuring. Supported by Trilegal’s full-service platform, the practice handles complex domestic and cross-border mandates and is recognised by leading legal directories. Chartered Accountant, Raj brings together legal, tax and regulatory expertise to deliver holistic solutions on complex, high-value wealth transitions. His practice spans sophisticated trust structures, cross-border succession planning, family settlements, promoter governance and offshore structuring. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa.
Authors
Tanmay Patnaik is a partner at Trilegal and leads the firm’s private client practice. He specialises in estate and succession planning, trust structuring, family governance, family settlements, mediation and
immigration advisory, with particular depth in cross-border matters involving Indian exchange control, takeover regulations and personal laws. He advises promoters of some of India’s largest business houses, family offices, and financial fiduciaries. To date, Tanmay has advised on global estates collectively worth over USD67 billion. He has previously worked with Mishcon de Reya LLP, London. He holds an LLM from Fordham Law School and is admitted to the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa.
Eisha Singh is an associate in Trilegal’s private client practice, based in Mumbai. She advises high-net- worth individuals, business families and founders on estate planning and succession matters, including Wills,
private trusts and family settlement arrangements, across both domestic and cross-border mandates. Her work also involves advising on the regulatory and tax considerations relevant to such structures. She also advises promoter families on governance and structuring matters, including pre-IPO planning and company law and securities law aspects. She is a member of the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa.
Raj Chheda is a counsel in Trilegal’s private client practice, based in Mumbai, with over 12 years of
experience advising ultra-high-net- worth individuals, promoter families, founders and global Indian families on succession planning, estate structuring and private wealth matters. Dual-qualified as a lawyer and
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