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Shabbir Wakhariya is a partner in the firm’s New York and Mumbai affiliate offices. He focuses his practice on the laws of India, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, cross-border securities offerings, and general corporate and litigation matters.
Mr. Wakhariya’s clients include the world’s second largest vaccine manufacturing company, for which he serves as exclusive Indian counsel. He also represents the world’s leading metal trader. |
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Representative Experience:
Advising a U.S. telecommunications equipment manufacturer on contractual and commercial issues.
Advising a U.S. telecommunications carrier on back-office processing and call center issues.
Representing the second largest U.S. telecommunications company on Indian entry strategy and regulatory and commercial issues.
Advised a global virtual private network (VPN) service provider on entry strategy and licensing issues.
Represented an Indian transmission utility in drafting and negotiating a right-of-way concession agreement for use of street lighting poles to lay fiber optic cable.
Represented an international Internet service provider (ISP) in evaluating the Indian Internet market and advised on entry strategy.
Represented a German consortium in connection with the construction of India’s first private international airport.
Represented a major international bank acting as onshore trustee in two infrastructure projects.
Represented an international hotel group in restructuring its operations in India and in acquiring and managing new hotel properties.
Represented and advised an international media and entertainment group in the restructuring of its Indian subsidiaries and joint venture structures, and on initial public offering issues.
Represented a major Indian corporate group in restructuring its joint venture with two major international companies.
Represented and advised Indian and other foreign banks operating in New York on regulatory and compliance issues and in commercial lending transactions, including drafting loan and security documents. |
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Memberships and Associations:
American Bar Association, Section of International Law & Practice, South & Southeast Asia Law Committee, chair, 2002-2004
International Bar Association
Interleges – An International Association of Lawyers
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Publications:
"Outsourcing - India's Advantages," Asia Law & Practice, February 2004
"Supreme Court Ruling Good News For Investors," Asia Law & Practice, November 2003
"SEBI Tightens Corporate Governance Norms," Asia Law & Practice, October 2003
"Foreign Investment: The Road Ahead," Asia Law & Practice, September 2003
"Amendment to the [Indian] Companies Act," Asia Pacific Forum Newsletter of the International Bar Association, June 2001
"Telecom Regulation in India - Parts I & II," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, March & April 2001
"Connecting IT - The Regulatory Framework Governing the Indian Telecommunications Sector," Asia Law & Practice, January 2001 |
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Speaking Engagements:
Exports Seminar (“Midi de l’Export”), Brussels Chamber of Commerce and Brussels Regional Authority, Brussels, Belgium, May 7, 2007
"Investing in India: Establishing a Successful HR Strategy," Kelley Drye & Warren LLP two-part CLE Series, Part 2, New York, NY, April 20, 2005
"Investing in India: Outsourcing - Best Practices for Starting a Captive BPO," Kelley Drye & Warren LLP two-part CLE Series, Part 1, New York, NY, March 23, 2005
Global Business: Outsourcing, Cross-border Employment, Business Immigration, Foreign Investment and Offshore Financial Services, The Center for International Legal Studies, Kitzbuhel, Austria, March 17, 2005 |
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Bar Admissions:
New York, 1992
India, 1993
England and Wales, 1997
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| Education:
University of Bombay, LL.B., 1990
Duke University School of Law, LL.M., 1991
University of Bombay, B.A., 1987
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Language Capability:
English, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu
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Primary
Office Location:
101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178-0002
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Other Office Locations:
B-2 Taj Building
Wallace Street
210 Dr. D. N. Road
Mumbai, 400 001
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