Abir Lal Dey

Abir Lal Dey is a Partner at CMS INDUSLAW. His primary practice area is Banking and Finance Law, and his practice focuses primarily on rendering legal advice, structuring, drafting, risk allocation and negotiation assistance to borrowers and lenders for all their banking needs.

He has advised on a multitude of domestic Indian lending structures and products, and various overseas India-linked borrowing and lending matters. His work has covered multiple sectors including renewable energy, logistics and warehousing, infrastructure, aviation, highways, oil & gas, transmission, ports and real estate, and he has advised on diverse products covering the entire gamut of project finance and banking & finance.

His standing in the market is independently and consistently recognised by leading global and regional legal directories. He has been consistently recognised by Legal 500 Asia Pacific as a Recommended Lawyer across Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Projects & Energy, and Restructuring & Insolvency. He is consistently ranked among India's Top Lawyers by India Business Law Journal, where he is also a member of the prestigious A-List and has been featured as one of India's Future Legal Leaders. IFLR1000 recognises him as a Rising Star Partner for Banking and Project Finance. Asian Legal Business (ALB) has featured him in Asia 40 Under 40 Lawyers, recognised him in India's Super 50 Lawyers (Client Service Category), and named him an ALB Rising Star India. He is also recognised as a Notable Practitioner by Asialaw Lawyer Ratings and has been featured in BW Legal World's 40 Under 40 Elite Club of Lawyers and Legal Influencers.

He has significant regulatory exposure, including contributing to a SEBI working group and collaborating with banking and finance heavyweights. A committed thought leader, he serves as a Guest Faculty Member at the IDBI Centre for Excellence in Banking and Finance (ICBF) and the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF) Leadership Centre. He is a frequent contributor to the academic legal community, serving on editorial panels and authoring influential papers on the intersection of banking and finance.

He started his career as an in-house counsel at Wockhardt Limited and subsequently worked at Link Legal ILS, Amarchand & Mangaldas Suresh A. Shroff & Co. (later continued with Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas) and Luthra and Luthra Law Offices (later continued with Saraf & Partners).

He holds a B.S.L., LL.B (Hons) from Symbiosis Law College, Pune, a Diploma in Labour Laws from Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune, and completed the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. He speaks English.