Phoenix Legal has added Piyush Mishra as partner in the firm’s Mumbai office. He joins with two other partners, Rohit Sharma and Shivani Sinha, along with a team of four lawyers, from Luthra and Luthra Law Office India. Joining the firm as National Head of Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Mishra brings extensive expertise in insolvency, restructuring, finance, aviation finance and infrastructure. He specializes in Restructuring and Insolvency, Special Situation, Aviation Finance and Structured Finance. Mishra has acted on pre-IBC resolutions, CIRP process and liquidations, and has advised on acquisition of infrastructure projects and cross border investments. He has also worked with AZB Partners, Cyril Amarchand & Mangaldas, as partner, and Allen & Overy (London) and Amarchand & Mangaldas as associate. Sharma has worked with Bharucha & Partners, as a partner, and AZB & Partners and Tier-I Kuwaiti law firm ASAR-Al Ruwayeh and Partners. He has also worked as Vice-President at IDFC. To be based in the firm’s Mumbai office, Sharma is primarily involved in the banking and finance, and advises on a wide range of financing matters, such as securitisation, debenture issuances, structured finance and ECB facilities. Sinha has joined the firm’s Delhi office. She is primarily involved in the restructuring and insolvency, banking and finance, and structured finance practices. Sinha regularly advises a diverse clientele on a wide range of financing matters. She also does court / MCA approved schemes of amalgamations / arrangements, and handles contentious matters related to her practice areas. Prior to joining the firm, Sinha has also worked with Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, Link Legal and Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co.
