Piyush Mishra

Piyush Mishra is a Partner in the Mumbai office of Phoenix Legal. His primary practice area is Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law, and he specialises in restructuring and insolvency, special situations, private credit, aviation finance and structured finance.

He has acted for financial institutions, resolution professionals, bidders, resolution applicants, bondholders and distressed debt funds in pre-IBC resolutions, CIRP processes and liquidations. He has represented clients in complex commercial and securities disputes and litigation, regulatory proceedings and representations, and arbitrations, including appearances before SEBI, IIBI, NCLTs, NCLAT and High Courts. He has advised leading project developers, EPC contractors, investors and lenders in relation to the acquisition of infrastructure projects and cross-border investments.

Before joining Phoenix Legal, he worked with Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India, AZB Partners and Cyril Amarchand & Mangaldas as partner, and with Allen & Overy LLP (London) and Amarchand & Mangaldas as associate. He is recognised as a leading lawyer or notable practitioner by international publications including IFLR 1000, Chambers and Partners and Legal 500.

His recent experience includes advising resolution applicants and bidders on resolution plans and liquidation for GVK Power (Goindwal Sahib) Limited, McNally Bharat Engineering Company Limited, SKS Power Generation (Chhattisgarh) Limited, Lanco Amarkantak Power Limited, Lanco Kondapalli Power Limited, EPC Constructions India Limited, McNally Sayaji Engineering Limited, VOVL and Ruchi Soya. He advised the Committee of Creditors on the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process for some of the largest insolvencies, including Reliance Capital Limited, Bhushan Power and Steel Limited, Monnet Ispat and Energy Limited and Deccan Chronicles Holding Limited.

He has also advised resolution professionals on complex CIRP deals across sectors, including Sintex-BAPL Limited, Indo Global Soft Solutions, Jhabua Power Limited, Punj Lloyd Limited, Educomp Infrastructure Solutions and Marketing Limited and Cox and Kings Limited.

Other matters include advising China Aircraft Leasing and Avenue Capital on the acquisition of various aircraft being operated by an Indian airline; representing clients before SAT on matters relating to LODR, ICDR, PFUTP and ASM; advising strategic and financial investors on the acquisition of various infrastructure assets, including proposed bids for solar assets of Macquarie Group and IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company Limited; and advising on a minority stake sale of an Indian listed entity. He also advised a Maharatna company on internal restructuring.

He acted as legal counsel for House of Abhinandan Lodha in respect of setting up and funding an INR 15 billion (USD 180 million) joint venture with HDFC Capital Affordable Real Estate Fund. He has advised lenders including SBI, PFC, DB, Goldman Sachs and NABARD, and leading corporate houses, on various structured and project finance deals including JSW, KSK Mahanadi Power Company Limited and Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited. He has also advised ArcelorMittal, Adani Group, Vedanta and GWIL on various construction contracts, supply contracts and tender processes, including the grant of mining leases.