Jai S. Pathak is a partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.  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.  His practice has included projects in the United States, Europe, India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Canada, Australia and China.

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023 and Chambers Global 2023 ranked Mr. Pathak as a leading lawyer in Corporate/M&A for India (top tier Band 1) and Singapore.  Chambers noted that Mr. Pathak is characterized by peers as “an excellent lawyer” with “many years of experience working in India” and “his reputation precedes him, and his hold on the Indian market is unsurpassed.”  He was presented the “National Law Day Award – 2001” by the Indian Council of Jurists for his unique contribution to the development of Indian corporate law.  In addition, Mr. Pathak was recognized as an A-List lawyer on India Business Law Journal’s 2022-23 International A-List, featuring the top 100 “foreign lawyers most recommended by clients and peers for their work on the cross-border aspects of India-related matters.”

Mr. Pathak regularly speaks on legal developments and subjects relating to his practice area. He has sat on public company boards in India and Singapore, as an independent director.

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.