Anjan Dasgupta

Anjan Dasgupta

Partner

1701, One World Centre, Floor 17, Tower 2B, 841, Senapati Bapat Marg, Mumbai – 400013, India

Key Practice Areas

  • Banking and Finance
  • Projects, Energy & Infrastructure
  • Corporate and Securities

Key Sectors & Industries

  • Government
  • Power – Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy
  • Oil and Gas
  • Infrastructure
  • Defence

Education

  • B.S.L; LL.B – Symbiosis Law School, Pune, 1997- 2002
  • LL.M.- Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, 2004-2005
  • Public Private Partnerships for Infrastructure – Executive Education, Harvard Kennedy School, 2020

Professional Memberships

  • The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, 2002
  • Solicitor – England & Wales (non-practicing), Solicitors Regulation Authority, 2006

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Bengali

Experience

Anjan is a dual-qualified (India and England & Wales) senior lawyer specialising in infrastructure and energy – project development, finance, public-private partnerships, government contracts, and public procurement. He represents clients in every aspect of development, financing, construction, operation, M&A, and disputes of capital-intensive projects and facilities worldwide. He has over 22 years of experience advising international and domestic banks, funds and financial institutions, multilateral agencies, sponsors, developers, investors, and governments. He is currently advising on some of Asia’s largest and most complex infrastructure and energy projects. His projects include roads and highways, sea links, ports, airports, power plants (conventional, solar, wind, hydro, and hybrid), waste management facilities, metro and rail networks, smart cities, special economic zones, oil and gas facilities, social and healthcare infrastructure such as hospitals and diagnostic facilities, agribusiness, educational institutions, telecommunications networks and facilities, battery storage and charging infrastructure and other infrastructure assets. Anjan is also currently advising on transactions concerning Corporate Decarbonization, Green Hydrogen, and Carbon Credits.

He has considerable international experience, having trained, and worked with distinguished international legal firms, Norton Rose Fulbright (Toronto office) and Herbert Smith Freehills (London office). He has also worked with Trilegal and HSA Advocates in Mumbai and The Centre of Innovation Law and Policy at the University of Toronto, Canada.

Anjan regularly writes and speaks on topics relating to energy and infrastructure, restructuring and insolvency, banking and finance, project finance, and PPPs in India. Anjan has a strong academic background and is a recipient of a number of awards and scholarships for excellence in the study of law. He has a keen interest in teaching and has been a visiting faculty in various law schools in India and overseas.

Recent Key Assignments

  • Advised Siemens Project Ventures GmbH (subsidiary of Siemens Financial Services) and TRIL Urban Transport Private Limited (a Tata Group Company) in relation to the bid and development of the Pune Metro line 3. Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited, a joint venture between TRIL Urban Transport Private Limited and Siemens Project Ventures GmbH under Public Private Partnership (PPP) route is developing the elevated metro corridor connecting Hinjewadi Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park to Shivajinagar via Balewadi. The 23.3 kms corridor with 23 stations will be the first metro project in India under the New Metro Rail Policy 2017. The project includes construction of the first double-decker flyover in Pune, crucial for connecting Hinjawadi and Shivaji Nagar through the Metro line.
  • Advised Zurich Airport International AG in with respect to its bid to develop the greenfield Noida International Airport at Jewar on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer basis. Zurich Airport won this bid and is currently constructing this PPP project. This airport is being developed as an alternate to the Indira Gandhi International Airport, the airport that currently serves the needs of the entire National Capital Region of India and is quickly reaching its peak capacity.  
  • Advising Government of Maharashtra (a) through City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited in relation to the bid and development of the Navi Mumbai International Airport Project. This is one of the largest greenfield airport projects in the world, (b) through Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority in relation of construction, development and operation of metro and mono lines in Mumbai including Mumbai’s first PPP metro project, (c) through Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai – Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking in relation to its bid for procurement of electric buses and construction of charging infrastructure. This is one of the largest electric bus procurement contracts in India.
  • Advised National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, in relation to 100% acquisition of SP Jammu Udhampur Highway Limited (SPV) from Shapoorji Pallonji Group (SP Group) through the NIIF Master Fund. The SPV is the concessionaire for strengthening and four-laning of 64.58 km of Jammu to Udhampur section from km 15.000 to km 67.000 on NH 1A in the state of Jammu & Kashmir on Design, Build, Operate, Finance and Transfer (DBFOT) Annuity basis.
  • Advised Terminal Investment Limited Holding SA, the container terminal operating and investing arm of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA, world’s largest container shipping line based out of Switzerland in acquisition of 49% stake through its indirect subsidiary Mundi Limited, in Adani Ennore Container Terminal Private Limited from Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited, India’s largest private port operator.
  • Advised ReNew Energy Global plc (Nasdaq: RNW, RNWWW), India’s leading renewable energy company, on the transaction with JERA Co., Inc (“JERA”), Japan’s largest power generation company, to jointly evaluate development of a green ammonia production project in India. Under the agreement, ReNew, through its subsidiary, ReNew E-Fuels Private Limited, and JERA will jointly evaluate development of a green ammonia production project in Paradip, Odisha. The project will utilize approximately 500 MW of high-capacity utilization factor renewable energy to produce green hydrogen, a key feedstock for green ammonia.

Recent Awards and Recognition

  • Anjan has been ranked by Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific as a “Leading Lawyer” for the last 10 years including 2024 in Projects, Infrastructure & Energy.
  • Anjan has been ranked by Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific as a “Leading Lawyer” for the last 7 years including 2024 in Banking & Finance.
  • Anjan has been ranked by Chambers and Partners Global for many consecutive years including 2024 as a “Leading Lawyer” in Projects, Infrastructure & Energy.
  • Anjan has been ranked by Chambers and Partners Global for many consecutive years including 2024 as a “Leading Lawyer” in Banking & Finance.
  • Legal 500 has for many consecutive years ranked Anjan and in 2023 has ranked him as one of the top 8 leading individual lawyers for projects & energy practice.
  • Legal 500 has for many consecutive years ranked Anjan and in 2023 has ranked him as one of the top 13 leading individual lawyers for banking & finance practice in India.
  • Anjan has been ranked by Who’s Who Legal as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in Banking & Finance 2023 & 2024
  • Anjan has been ranked by Thomson Reuters as a “Stand Out Lawyer” in 2024.
  • Anjan Dasgupta has been ranked by Asialaw Profiles Leading Lawyers as “Distinguished Practitioner” 2023 and 2022 in Banking & Finance
  • Anjan has been Recognised by India Business Law Journal’s Future Legal Leaders 2020, comprising of 50 future legal leaders.
  • Anjan has also been ranked in The A-List 2021 by India Business Law Journal, comprising of the top 100 A-List Lawyers and 50 Legal Icons in India.
  • Anjan has been recongnised by India Business Law Journal’s in the A-List for 2022 2023and 2024 comprising of India’s top lawyers.
  • Anjan has been ranked by IFLR as one of Asia’s Best Lawyers in 2020, 2021 and 2022
  • Anjan has been ranked as Top 100 Lawyers with 10 year Plus Experience by Forbes India Powerlist 2021 in Infrastructure & Projects, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets and Securities Laws.
  • Anjan has been ranked by Legal Era as a “Leading Lawyer Champion” 2024, 2023 and 2022 in Project & Energy
  • Anjan has been ranked by Legal Era as a “Leading Lawyer” 2023 and 2022 in in Banking & Finance
  • Anjan has been ranked by Asialaw Profiles has as a “Distinguished Practitioner” 2021 and 2022 in Banking & Finance.
  • Anjan has been ranked by Asialaw Profiles has as a “Distinguished Practitioner” 2023 and 2024 in Banking & Finance and Energy.
  • Anjan has been ranked by IFLR1000 as a “Highly Regarded” 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Banking & Project Development.