Sajit Suvarna

Deputy Managing Partner

Sajit Suvarna

Deputy Managing Partner

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

Key Practice Areas

  • Real Estate
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Corporate and Securities
  • Crisis Management

Key Sectors & Industries

  • Construction
  • Hospitality
  • Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency
  • Construction, Development, and Finance of Real Estate Projects
  • Residential, Commercial and Mixed Use Development 

Education

  • Solicitor, Supreme Court of England & Wales
  • Solicitor, Bombay Incorporated Law of Society
  • LL.B, University of Mumbai
  • B.Com, University of Mumbai

Professional Memberships

  • The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa
  • The Bombay Incorporated Law Society
  • The Law Society, UK

Languages

  • English
  • Gujrati
  • Hindi
  • Marathi
  • Malayalam

Experience

Sajit is a dual-qualified solicitor (India and England and Wales) and has been with the firm since its inception. He began his career as a litigator and established the real estate vertical in DSK Legal in 2005. He aimed to create a full-service real estate advisory to meet all client requirements related to buying, selling, developing properties, investing, financing (debt, equity and quasi-debt), dispute resolution and re-structuring in the real estate and hospitality sectors. Today, he is recognized for his 360 degree view on all aspects of the real estate industry and is considered as an industry veteran known for his practical and solution-oriented approach and exceptional service-oriented attitude.

Sajit provides strategic legal counsel to various real estate clients, including property developers, builders, funds (domestic and international), banks, landowners, corporate / industry houses and governmental authorities. He caters to their requirements on all aspects of real estate due diligence, acquisition and development, investments and finance, funds, REITs, etc.

Sajit has advised on leading transactions in the sector and has been involved in complex mergers and acquisitions, joint venture/joint development, and private equity / lending transactions involving large-scale residential and commercial projects, townships, warehousing, data centres and hospitality projects, and industrial and SEZ developments.

In addition to transactional work, Sajit plays a key role in handling significant and complex litigation and arbitrations within the sector. He also works extensively on insolvency and bankruptcy-related matters, representing a diverse range of stakeholders, including creditors, resolution professionals, resolution applicants, and borrowers, before various forums, including NCLTs, NCLAT, all courts and tribunals such as revenue courts / tribunals, district courts, High Courts, Supreme Court of India, etc.

Sajit has also been assisting governmental agencies in various policy related matters. He is a regular speaker at seminars on legal developments and current issues in the real estate and construction sector.

Recent Awards and Recognition

  • Ranked by the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 rankings as a Band 1 lawyer for Real Estate.
  • Ranked as a “Leading Individual” by the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2024 for Real Estate and Construction.
  • Ranked as a “Recommended Lawyer” by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2024.
  • Ranked as a “Distinguished Practitioner” by the Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2024 rankings.
  • Ranked as a “Leading Lawyer Champion” by the Legal Era Leading Lawyers Rankings 2024.
  • Enlisted in the Legal Powerlist 2021 as one of the Top 100 Lawyers (Above 10 years’ experience) by Forbes India.
  • Recognised in the ALB Super 50 Lawyers.
  • Ranked as “Real Estate & Construction Lawyer of the Year” by Legal Era Awards 2021.