Anand S. Pathak has extensive experience in advising clients on the full range of US, European and Indian legal issues in connection with international mergers and acquisitions, privatisations, financings, technology licensing, distribution and franchising and agency arrangements, and European and Indian laws on competition, state assistance, trade and intellectual property.

Mr. Pathak has represented clients in arbitrations, including the Government of India in bilateral investment treaty arbitrations and various companies in claims for compensation from the United Nations Compensation Commission for losses arising from the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

He has more than 30 years of active practice in the US, EU and India. He has represented Indian and multinational companies in a number of cross-border acquisitions and joint ventures in the US, Europe and Asia; cross-border ADR/GDR and stock swap transactions; tender offers under the Indian Takeover Code; and financings and cross-border BPO/outsourcing transactions Representative transactions include the formation of international joint ventures between TRW Inc. and Satyam Computer Services, and between State Street and Syntel (and related business process outsourcing of back office processes); outsourcing of back office processes by Wachovia Bank, Nationwide Insurance and Washington Mutual to various Indian vendors; US acquisitions by Rediff.com, US and European acquisitions by HCL Technologies of companies, Indian acquisitions by Chevron and private equity investments by Warburg Pincus, Silver Lake Partners, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, APAX Partners, Citibank, WL Ross Funds (distressed asset transactions) and SAIF Partners.

His privatisation experience includes the privatisation of MIBRAG GmbH in the former East Germany and the representation of the Government of India in the privatisation of Modern Food Industries and IPCL. He has represented Total S.A., Chevron Corporation and El Paso Gas in oil and gas matters; and Bombardier, Véolia, Dalkia, Weir Group, Bharti Airtel, Aditya Birla Group and Aircel in infrastructure matters and financings. He is currently representing IL&FS in the monetisation of its assets and various infrastructure-related matters.