Vandana Pai
Senior Partner | Bharucha & Partners
- Role
- Senior Partner at Bharucha & Partners
- Location
- Mumbai, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Vandana Pai
Vandana Pai is a Senior Partner at Bharucha & Partners, a full-service law firm with offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, and Bengaluru in India. With over two decades of experience, she is widely recognised for advising on high-value and complex private equity and M&A mandates. Her Private Equity experience includes assisting global funds from investments to exits, including in contentious situations. Vandana’s Mergers & Acquisitions experience includes advising on joint ventures, foreign investment into India, overseas investments by Indian companies, court-based restructurings, business and asset transfers, and transactions involving listed companies.Vandana is highly regarded for her strategic foresight, clarity of counsel, and sharp commercial acumen. She is known for her ability to anticipate both business and legal risks, and her proactive approach to structuring solutions has made her a trusted advisor to leading global investors.Beyond her legal practice, Vandana is a strong advocate for inclusivity and mentorship at the Firm. She actively partakes in the Firm’s pro bono initiatives, supports gender representation in the legal industry, and participates in training and upskilling programmes for young lawyers and law students.Her professional approach is shaped by a commitment to precision, integrity, and she fosters a culture of accountability, innovation, and collaboration. She plays a key role in the Firm’s practice development and strategy, aligning client service with legal excellence and future-forward thinking.
Experience
Senior Partner
Jan 2015 — Present · Mumbai, IN
Vandana focuses on Investment Funds, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Employment Law practices at the Firm. Her sectoral expertise is in financial services, leisure & hospitality, real estate, consumer services and information technology.
Education
Columbia Law School
LLM, Law
2005 — 2006
National Law School of India University
BA LLB Hons, Law
1998 — 2003
Find verified contacts for anyone on LinkedIn
Unifers gives sales teams verified emails and direct dials, enriched profiles, and outreach that lands in the inbox.
Free plan included · No credit card required
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.