Uma Nagarajan, a Partner at Gagrats, graduated with First Class Honours in Bachelor of Academic Laws and LLB from Bangalore University. She further honed her expertise with an LLM in Business Laws from the esteemed National Law School of India University, Bangalore.

Further enriching her legal acumen, she obtained Post Graduate Diplomas in Intellectual Property Rights from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, and in Aviation Law and Air Transport Management from the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University, Hyderabad.

Uma’s presence reverberates through membership in respected legal organizations like the Bombay Bar Association and the International Bar Association.

Her expertise spans an array of Practice Areas, including Aviation, Capital Markets, Corporate (M&A), Competition Law, Energy, Finance Laws, Foreign Investment, Private Equity, Regulatory Laws, Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Securities Laws, TMT, and White Collar Crimes.

Uma's career is marked by her involvement in numerous significant M&A deals, stake sales, PE deals, Securities Offerings, and cross-border financings. Notably, she has represented leading airlines, publicly listed companies, foreign corporations, and international organizations across diverse sectors.

For several of Uma’s Practice Areas and her work, the firm stands adorned with numerous awards, including the 2024 Outstanding Lawyers Award, 2024 Aviation Legal Experts Award, and Aviation Law Firm of the Year Award, among others.

Uma's contributions are recognized in the international legal community through her inclusion in international publications such as Legal 500. Her involvement in deals, for which the firm has received awards and recognition, has earned her accolades from the India Business Law Journal and Acquisition International.