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Jai S. Pathak

Jai
Pathak

Partner

CONTACT INFO

jpathak@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+65 6507.3683

FAX:+65 6507.3650

Singapore

One Raffles Quay, Level #37-01, North Tower, Singapore, 048583 Singapore

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PRACTICE

Mergers and Acquisitions Global Finance Power and Renewables Strategic Sourcing and Commercial Transactions

BIOGRAPHY

Jai S. Pathak is a partner in the Singapore office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.  He is a member of the firm’s corporate department and its Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group.  Mr. Pathak established the Singapore office in 2008 and has served as its Partner-in-Charge through 2021.  He has also served as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.

Mr. Pathak has extensive experience in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, dispositions, privatizations, joint ventures, licensing, infrastructure development, as well as private equity and structured finance transactions.  He has significant experience in the telecommunications, technology, banking, hospitality, oil/gas, pharmaceutical, FMCG and chemical industries.  His clients have included governments, financial institutions, investment banks, multinational companies and U.S., European, and Asian companies.  His practice has included projects in the United States, Europe, India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Canada, Australia and China.

Mr. Pathak previously practiced with Jones Day since 1985, where he was a partner heading the transactional practice in Los Angeles and coordinating the M&A section for the California region.  He previously served as head of that firm’s India practice and partner-in-charge of the Singapore office.  He also spent more than a decade practicing in that firm’s London, New York and Cleveland offices.

Representative Accolades

  • Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023 and Chambers Global 2023 ranked Mr. Pathak as a leading lawyer for Corporate/M&A in Singapore and India (top tier).  Chambers Asia-Pacific notes that “Jai Pathak is characterised by peers as “an excellent lawyer” with “many years of experience working in India.””  Client feedback from the publications also note that he is a “tremendous lawyer” and “his reputation precedes him, and his hold on the Indian market is unsurpassed.”  He is also known for being “a good manager and a good relationship partner” who “goes way beyond the call of duty” on cross-border takeovers and joint venture work.  Clients report favorably on his work, one client saying: “For the first time, I feel that we have got somebody committed to our interests.”
  • Chambers Global 2023 also ranked Mr. Pathak as Foreign Expert for India in the category Singapore: Corporate/M&A.
  • The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 recognized Mr. Pathak as a Leading Individual for Corporate and M&A in Singapore.
  • Best Lawyers in Singapore 2023 recommended Mr. Pathak as a leading lawyer for Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Banking and Finance.
  • IFLR1000: Financial and Corporate guide 2022 recognized Mr. Pathak as a Highly Regarded Lawyer for M&A in Singapore.
  • Legal Era named Mr. Pathak as a Leading Cross Border (India Desk) Lawyer of the Year at its annual Global Achievers Awards 2022.
  • Asia Business Law Journal recognized Mr. Pathak as an A-List lawyer in its 2019 Top 100 Lawyers list featuring “the best lawyers from the top law firms in Singapore.”
  • India Business Law Journal named Mr. Pathak to its 2022 International A-List, featuring “the top 100 foreign lawyers for India-related matters.”
  • Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2013 identified Mr. Pathak as a leading lawyer in Singapore.
  • Asian Legal Business’s Legal Who’s Who Singapore 2003 awarded Mr. Pathak the “Best Corporate Lawyer” award.
  • The Indian Council of Jurists presented Mr. Pathak with the “National Law Day Award – 2001” for his unique contribution to the development of Indian corporate law.
  • The American Lawyer named Mr. Pathak in its February 2009 issue to its Top 20 Lateral Partner Hires list for 2008.

Mr. Pathak graduated from law school with a B.A. in Jurisprudence (Honors) in 1984 from the University of Oxford where he also earned a M.A. in 1989.  He received his LL.M. from the University of Virginia in 1985.  He previously earned his B.A. (Honors) and M.A. degrees from the University of Delhi (St. Stephen’s College) and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

EDUCATION

University of Oxford - 1989 Master of Arts

University of Virginia - 1985 Master of Laws (LL.M.)

University of Oxford - 1984 Bachelor of Arts

Jawaharlal Nehru University - 1980 Master of Arts

University of Delhi - 1978 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

India - Bar Council of Delhi

Ohio Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Firm News - December 15, 2022 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in 2023 Chambers Asia-Pacific
Firm News - April 27, 2022 | India Business Law Journal Names Jai Pathak to 2022 International A-List
Firm News - April 14, 2022 | Best Lawyers in Singapore 2023 Recognizes Six Gibson Dunn Partners
Firm News - February 8, 2022 | Jai Pathak Named Leading Cross Border Lawyer of the Year (India Desk) By Legal Era
Firm News - January 13, 2022 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022
Firm News - December 16, 2021 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in 2022 Chambers Asia Pacific
Firm News - August 25, 2021 | India Business Law Journal Names Gibson Dunn Among Top International Firms Active in India
Firm News - April 16, 2021 | Best Lawyers in Singapore 2022 Recognizes Six Gibson Dunn Partners
Firm News - April 7, 2021 | India Business Law Journal Names Jai Pathak to 2021 International A-List
Firm News - August 12, 2020 | Gibson Dunn Named Among Top International Firms Active in India
Client Alert - May 26, 2020 | New Foreign Investment Restrictions Imposed by India
Firm News - April 13, 2020 | Best Lawyers in Singapore 2021 Recognizes Five Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Firm News - April 1, 2020 | India Business Law Journal Names Jai Pathak to 2020 International A-List
Firm News - December 6, 2019 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in 2020 Chambers Asia Pacific
Firm News - September 17, 2019 | Jai Pathak Named Among Top Lawyers in Singapore
Firm News - April 11, 2019 | India Business Law Journal Names Jai Pathak to its 2019 International A-List
Firm News - April 4, 2019 | Best Lawyers in Singapore 2020 Recognizes Five Gibson Dunn Partners
Firm News - November 29, 2018 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in 2019 Chambers Asia Pacific
Firm News - September 13, 2018 | Jai Pathak Named Among Top Lawyers in Singapore
Client Alert - June 28, 2018 | India – Legal and Regulatory Update (June 2018)
Firm News - April 6, 2018 | Singapore Best Lawyers 2019 Recognizes Gibson Dunn
Client Alert - May 1, 2017 | India – Legal and Regulatory Update (May 2017)
Client Alert - January 19, 2017 | India – Legal and Regulatory Update (January 2017)
Client Alert - October 3, 2016 | India – Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Update (October 2016)
Client Alert - July 1, 2016 | Indian Government Amends Foreign Direct Investment Policy (July 2016)
Client Alert - June 8, 2016 | Indian Parliament Passes The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
Client Alert - May 18, 2016 | India – Legal and Regulatory Update
Client Alert - March 15, 2016 | Indian Government Amends Merger Control Regulations
Client Alert - January 4, 2016 | The Reserve Bank of India Introduces a Revised ECB Framework
Client Alert - December 8, 2015 | Indian Government Amends Foreign Direct Investment Policy (December 2015)
Client Alert - November 10, 2015 | The Government of India Amends the [Indian] Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996
Client Alert - October 22, 2015 | Ownership and Control of Indian Insurance Companies with Foreign Investment
Client Alert - October 21, 2015 | Legal Developments in India – 2015 Nine-Month Update
Client Alert - May 15, 2015 | Indian Government Amends Foreign Direct Investment Policy for 2015
Client Alert - March 11, 2015 | Indian Government Permits 49% Foreign Investment in the Insurance Sector
Client Alert - March 11, 2015 | Indian Government Permits 49% Foreign Investment in the Insurance Sector
Client Alert - February 11, 2015 | Securities and Exchange Board of India Announces New Insider Trading Regulations
Client Alert - July 21, 2014 | Indian Government Amends Pricing Guidelines
Client Alert - January 16, 2014 | India Eases Restrictions on Instruments with Put and Call Options as an Exit Mechanism for Foreign Investors
Client Alert - August 29, 2013 | Indian Government Amends Foreign Direct Investment Policy
Client Alert - August 22, 2013 | Indian Parliament Passes the Companies Bill, 2012
Client Alert - September 28, 2012 | Indian Government Liberalizes Foreign Direct Investment in the Retail Sector
Client Alert - September 11, 2012 | Indian Supreme Court Ruling Supports Foreign Arbitration Proceedings
Client Alert - August 13, 2012 | Revised Policy on Downstream Investment by Foreign-Owned Indian Banking Companies
Client Alert - April 24, 2012 | Foreign Venture Capital Investors Permitted to Participate in the Secondary Market
Client Alert - March 20, 2012 | Compulsory License Granted by the Indian Patent Office
Client Alert - February 7, 2012 | 2011 Year-End Data Privacy and Security Update
Client Alert - January 31, 2012 | Qualified Foreign Investors Permitted to Directly Invest in Equity Shares of Indian Listed Companies
Client Alert - January 26, 2012 | The Government of India Allows up to 100% FDI in Single-Brand Product Retail Trading (subject to certain conditions)
Client Alert - January 20, 2012 | The Supreme Court of India Rules in Favor of Vodafone in a Landmark Judgment
Client Alert - September 9, 2011 | The Government of India Issues Clarifications to Its Data Privacy Rules
Client Alert - August 2, 2011 | The Securities and Exchange Board of India Once Again Takes the View That Put/Call Options Are Unenforceable under Indian Law
Client Alert - June 6, 2011 | Directors and Shareholders of Indian Companies are Permitted to Attend Board Meetings and Shareholder Meetings via Video Conference
Client Alert - June 2, 2011 | The Securities and Exchange Board of India Takes the View that Put/Call Options and Rights of First Refusal are Unenforceable
Client Alert - May 25, 2011 | Data Privacy Rules Enacted in India
Client Alert - April 28, 2011 | The Government of India Has Notified the Merger Control Provisions of the Competition Act, 2002
Client Alert - April 27, 2011 | The Government of India Issues a New Consolidated Foreign Direct Investment Circular
Client Alert - October 15, 2010 | Bombay High Court Holds That Public Listed Company Shares Can Be Subjected to Preemptive Rights
Client Alert - July 23, 2010 | India’s TRAI Recommends Changes to Foreign Investment in the Broadcasting Sector
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