Gaurav Dani

Gaurav Dani is a Founding & Senior Partner of CMS INDUSLAW and a US (New York) and India qualified lawyer, based in the firm's Delhi & NCR offices. His primary practice area is Mergers and Acquisitions.

He specialises in private equity and venture capital financings, domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, demergers, strategic investments, joint ventures and corporate partnering transactions.

He represents public and private companies, private equity funds and venture capital investors in the technology, media (including digital media), telecommunications, real estate, biotechnology, health care, renewable energy, consumer products and other industries. He has led some of the largest private equity investments in the e-commerce industry in India.

He has previously worked with the India team at White & Case LLP and other prominent Indian law firms. He co-heads the Japan desk at CMS INDUSLAW and has been instrumental in developing the Japan practice. He was recently appointed as Vice Chair of the International M&A Joint Venture Committee of the ABA International Law Section for 2023–2024.

His recognition includes being listed by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific for several years as a recommended lawyer for Banking & Finance, Corporate and M&A, and Capital Markets transactions; consistently endorsed by IFLR1000 and asialaw as a highly regarded lawyer and as one of the most trusted lawyers in India in the Indian Corporate Counsel Association's publication 'The Vanguards'; and consistently recommended in India Business Law Journal's 'A-List' of top 100 lawyers in India in association with the Indian Corporate Counsel Association (ICCA).

He is a regular speaker at seminars in India and overseas. His publications include "Article on Investment Prospects for Japanese Enterprises in India: Part 2" (Asia Business Law Journal, April 2024) and the "India chapter on Corporate M&A 2024" (Chambers and Partners, April 2024).

He holds an LL.M. in International Banking & Financial Laws from the School of Law, Boston University (2001), an LL.B. from the University of Buckingham (1999) and is a Company Secretary from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He is an Advocate in India and an Attorney in New York, and speaks English.