Vaibhav Kakkar

Vaibhav Kakkar

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Phone: +91 120 4630603

Offices: Delhi NCR

Membership: Enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi

Practice Area: Fintech & TMT, General Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Regulatory

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"I believe that legal advice must be practical and cognizant of the client's goals and should not be given in a vacuum. I think it is critical to think innovatively and foster solutions rather than stopping at problem spotting."

Vaibhav Kakkar is a Senior Partner of the firm with over 17 years of experience and he also has a seat at the Management Committee of the firm. He exhibits a unique mix of extensive regulatory and transactional expertise and specialises in structuring transactions (especially cross-border), and advising on securities laws, foreign exchange laws, foreign contribution laws, fintech laws, company law, TMT laws and gaming laws.

He also leads the Regulatory practice at the firm apart from being a seasoned and General Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions  lawyer. He has advised several global corporations on appropriate strategies in relation to investments in India. He is also the “go-to” counsel for a host of domestic and multinational clients on significant and complex corporate matters including cross border mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity transactions. He regularly advises and works with the Government on policy issues relating to company law, securities law, exchange control laws, and also looks after the Firm’s advocacy and policy development team.

He has several publications to his credit and he is also a much sought-after commentator on emerging legal issues in India, particularly on FDI and exchange control laws and his views are frequently sought by major news channels, electronic and print media houses. Mr. Kakkar is also a Visiting Senior Fellow at Artha Global, which is an independent policy research, consulting and network facilitation organisation based in Mumbai and London.

Awards And Recognitions

  • Consistently ranked by Chambers & Partners Global Guide 2023 – 2025 for Corporate and M&A practice.
  • Recognised as a ‘Litigation Star’ for Dispute Resolution – Commercial and Transactions by Benchmark Litigation in its Asia Pacific rankings, 2025.
  • Consistently recognised as a ‘Leading Partner’ for Corporate and M&A practice in the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific rankings 2021 – 2025.
  • Consistently Ranked lawyer by Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific guide 2022 – 2025 for Corporate and M&A practice.
  • Recognized amongst India’s Top Lawyers and members of the prestigious A-List for 2024-2025 by India Business Law Journal.
  • Ranked as ‘Highly Regarded’ in M&A by IFLR 1000 Asia-Pacific Rankings for 2023 & 2024.
  • Recognized amongst India’s Top Lawyers and members of the prestigious A-List for 2023-2024 by India Business Law Journal.
  • Consistently been recognised as ‘Distinguished Practitioner’ for Corporate and M&A practice by Asialaw 2022 – 2023 Rankings.
  • Recognised as ‘Leading Law Firm Professional’ in Lawyer Power League 2023 by LawWiser.
  • Awarded ‘Asialaw’s Lawyer of the month’ award, July 2022.
  • Recognised ‘Rising Star’ by Asian Legal Business 2022.
  • Ranked ‘Leading Lawyer’ in M&A by Legal Era Rankings for 2022.
  • Awarded BW Legal World 40 under 40 Elite Club of Lawyers and Legal Influencers of 2021.
  • Recognised amongst India’s 50 Future Legal Leaders by India Business Law Journal.
  • Recognized amongst ‘40 under 40 outstanding legal professionals’ by Asian Legal Business for 2019.
  • Ranked as ‘Recommended Lawyer’ by RSG Report (2019) in corporate and commercial laws.

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